Deliver What Your Audience Expects
When you are asked to speak before an audience, to deliver an article, to produce a guest blog post, or to write a book, be sure you deliver what your audience — and the person or group who hires you...
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I talk about building author platform a lot. I’ve even described and defined author platform. However, fellow author, blogger and speaker Joanna Penn, of The Creative Penn, does a pretty good job of...
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Become an Authorpreneur to Sell More Nonfiction Books
Today Justine Schofield (@heyyojscho) explains why nonfiction writers should become authorpreneurs and how to achieve this goal. Copyright fuzzbones|123RF.comAs a non-fiction writer, you have a unique...
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Finding and Writing for Your (Real) Audience
You’ve heard the advice to “write for your reader,” but first you need to know who that person is. That’s why today book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) delves into the essential topic of finding the...
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How and Why to Use Subheads in Your Nonfiction Writing
Subheads. They’re an essential element in most nonfiction writing. Today book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) explains how and why to use them. Apply her tips to make your nonfiction easier to read....
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4 Ways to Successfully Self-Edit Your Manuscript
When is the right time to hire an editor to look over your nonfiction article or book? Not until you’ve gone through a self-editing process—more than once. But how do you self-edit effectively and...
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5 Self-Publishing Mistakes Nonfiction Authors Need to Avoid
Everyone says self-publishing is easy, but your best efforts to self-publish a nonfiction book will fail if you don’t avoid these five common self-publishing mistakes. Today Emmanuel Nataf...
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5 Ways to Build a Powerful Local Audience for Your Book
Everyone talks about building a platform online and how that impacts book sales. However, you can also build a strong local audience by teaming up with bookstores and libraries in your community....
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Why You Need to Publish Your Writing on Your Website
You can publish your writing in so many different places. However, the place you need to publish your content is on your own website. I’ve said this many times, but it bears repeating: Do not use...
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