Publishing tips, Writing tips Freedom Putting a book together is interesting and exhilarating. It is sufficiently difficult and complex that it engages all your intelligence. It is life at its most free. Your freedom as…
Publishing tips What’s the Difference Between Marketing and Publicity? - by Jana Burson Curious about the difference between marketing and publicity? One of the earliest explanations I remember hearing, maybe even as far back as college, was this: Marketing…
Publishing tips How Long Does it Take to Find a Publisher? - by Christopher Ferebee When discussing the timeframe for securing a publisher, the process can vary greatly from project to project, but below is a basic timeline. My assumption is…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Will It Move? There is a terrific exchange between the great editor Maxwell Perkins – who edited F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, among others – and one of his authors. The author…
Publishing tips What Should I Say in the Bio Section of My Proposal? - by Angela Scheff We were recently asked about what specifically should be included in the author bio section of your proposal. While it does sound a bit foreign…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips How Authors Can Respond to Industry Changes in the Age of COVID-19 by Jevon Bolden https://www.jevonbolden.com/blog/2020/3/28/how-authors-can-respond-to-industry-changes-in-the-age-of-covid-19
Publishing tips How I Became a Best-Selling Author in 72 Hours by Frank Lee I was in the front row at the "Writing for your life seminar when “The” Barbara Brown Taylor told us, "As an author, fame is not…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Why Writing is Important for Faith Leaders – Now More than Ever by Brian Allain https://faithlead.luthersem.edu/why-writing-is-important-for-faith-leaders-now-more-than-ever/
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips The Fluidity of Decentralization Our society is moving away from the rigid order of hierarchy toward the fluidity of decentralization. It is moving from nouns to verbs, from tangible products to intangible becomings. From…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips What Can I Accomplish in Six Months? by Angela Enos Whew, six months have passed since I attended my first Writing for Your Life conference. Many of the knowledgeable speakers left me feeling suitably equipped and…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers http://theconversation.com/academics-can-change-the-world-if-they-stop-talking-only-to-their-peers-55713
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Writing a Business Plan for Your Platform by Angela Enos Attending a WFYL Writer’s conference certainly provides a writer with a wealth of information. And, if you have made the decision to dig your heels in,…
Publishing tips, Writing tips Wildly Controversial Erring on the side of audaciousness – trying to grab the customer by the throat – is partly why a lot of the projects we are talking about were wildly…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips After the Conference – How to Determine Your Brand and Platform by Angela Enos I attended my first Writing for Your Life conference in June 2019. In addition to making new friends, I was inspired by other writers and taught…
Publishing tips What Added Value Items Should You Include in Your Book Proposal? - by Jana Burson Beyond all the standard sections that need to be included (Title/subtitle, Synopsis, Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries, Sample Chapters, Platform) there are some added value items writers can include…
Publishing tips What Should be Included in the Platform Section of Your Book Proposal? - by Christopher Ferebee Everybody hates talking about platform. We get it. We do too. But the reality of…
Publishing tips What Should Your Book Outline Include in Your Proposal? by Angela Scheff As you’re developing your proposal, it’s important to include information about your manuscript, but what exactly…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Impossibilities? Wikipedia has taught me to believe in the impossible more often. In the past several decades I’ve had to accept other ideas that I formerly thought were impossibilities but that…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Positioning, Packaging, and the Pitch Today, in order to even have a chance at people’s attention, your project has to seem as good as or better than all the others. Three critical variables determine whether…
Publishing tips What is the Single Best Way to Develop a Relationship with Your Publisher? - by Jana Burson ONE WORD: COMMUNICATION Just like in any relationship, be it friendship, business, marriage, etc.,…
