Writing and Publishing News

Most authors strive to get book reviews. Book reviews sell books. But it is irritating when your book is misrepresented by the reviewer. Yet, it happens more often than one would think. You see your book in one light—you wrote it with a certain audience in mind and you believe that you spoke to that [...]

There certainly is no shortage of publishing advice. Everyone who has ever produced a book has an opinion and most are willing to share it. I maintain that each of us—from the first time author to the prolific author of many books has had different experiences that can be of value to others. That’s why [...]

“A daily blog? How in the world do you come up with something to write every single day?” People—even writers—often ask this question. The workshops audience I spoke to on Saturday, were curious about this, as well. I think it is easier for those of us who do consulting, speaking and writing on our topics. [...]

I met a cordial group of writers yesterday who seemed to have an insatiable appetite for learning all they can about the world of book publishing. They have been involved in a 6-week workshop on self-publishing and I was invited to top it off by talking about book promotion—the topic of many of my blogs [...]

Many hopeful authors start their search for a publisher after they have finished writing their novel, nonfiction book or children’s book. What’s wrong with this approach? A couple of things: • Too many authors lack knowledge about how to locate publishers and appropriately approach them. So they are rejected by a series of publishers who [...]

I received my new 2012 Writer’s Market this week. It sure has a different look. There are a lot more pages of instruction and guidance, which is nice for many who will pick this book up. In fact, the help material would fill a regular size book. It encompasses over 200 pages. There are new [...]

Which comes first, when creating your book proposal? Generally, it is the synopsis. What if the synopsis has you absolutely stumped and you just can’t get off dead center with it? This happens to some of my online book proposal course students. And I tell them to set aside the synopsis for a while. I [...]

We’re up to around two dozen reviews of my new book, Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low-Cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author. Seventeen of them (at last count) are at Amazon.com. Check out the book page at http://amzn.to/oe56Ia If you have a book in the works or are struggling to promote one, [...]

Are you an astute self-editor? Do you thoroughly check every submission, blog post and email before sending them out? Are you careful to always make a good impression with anything you write? Sure, we all make mistakes. We miss errors and fail to notice problem areas in our manuscripts and email. But I believe it [...]

Two new reviews appeared at my new book’s Amazon page this weekend—both 5-star reviews. Excellent. The book is, “Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low-Cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author.” One reviewer says: “If you’re looking for a combination road map, recipe and shopping list for developing a marketing plan for your book, [...]