If you’ve been a freelance writer for a while, you are probably adept at two or three types of writing. If you are a good advertising copywriter, you can probably also write good catalog copy and good promotional copy. A good short story writer can often write good human-interest features. Some good technical writers can […]
As a freelance writer, your job is to create a product that your customers absolutely love. Once you’re in business, you probably want to stay in business, so you can continue paying the bills, eating, and so forth. So here’s a little secret to freelance writing success: it is easier, less time consuming, and less […]
Many writers would prefer to hole up in their little garrets and write and write and write. They’d be happy to never talk to anyone again and live quietly alone with their writing.
Unfortunately in this picture, the writer starves to death.
The reality is that if you’re smart, you will develop good relationships with editors. You […]
So you’ve written an ebook. Now what?
Ebook writing, like book writing, can be a lucrative way to sell your products and services, as well as vary the offerings on your website.
The advantage of selling ebooks is that you can automate the process from start to finish. Once you’ve written your ebook, all you have to […]
Sorry to start a blog with such a gloomy headline but it’s true, every day is the end of the world as we know it. There is no past, there is no future, only the present, the here and now and that now is constantly changing, always has, always will do.
So, the end of […]
You see them everywhere; on the back of books or magazines, listed on websites, on posters if they are films and sometimes whole sites on the internet are geared to listing them for every conceivable product. So, what are they? And, why are they so important?
They are reviews and they are important because they help […]
Visit any networking luncheon or after-hours mixer anywhere in the country, and chances are, if you asked, “Has anyone here ever thought about writing a book?” more than half the hands in the room would go up. Many people - coaches, speakers, and entrepreneurs in particular - have thought about writing books. And the truth […]
Why do people buy non-fiction books? Most readers buy books to solve problems or help with fulfilling a need. For example, when I started speaking for a fee I went out and bought a couple of popular books about speaking. Browsing in the bookstore, I was attracted to Lilyan Wilder’s book “7 Steps to Fearless […]
Did you start writing your book and quit? Yes, I know you’re not a quitter. Like many of us, you may be making some simple mistakes that block your book’s progress and success. Correct the following mistakes; complete your book and prosper:
Mistake 1 Failure to start small
Inexperienced book writers aim too high. Don’t try […]
No, I’m not calling you a pig. Now that I have your attention, I want to talk with you about finishing your book fast and getting it to market faster. Did you start on your book and lose focus? You would love the rewards of a completed book but wonder where you could fit writing […]
