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Secrets of Getting Traditionally Published
Jeanne Lyet Gassman
NONFICTION AUTHORS: You love to do research & have great ideas for nonfiction articles, but how do you get them traditionally published? You have written personal essays about your life. Is there a market for stories like these? What about a nonfiction...
over 1 year ago
Traditional Publishing
Submission Process
Gregg Gonzales on the SpeakEasy Method and How It Helps Authors
Gregg Gonzales
The SpeakEasy Method is a connection tool developed by Gregg Gonzales to help individuals become better connected to his or her story. It involves a series of steps around "AI" and the "4 Cs". AI stands for attention and intention, and the 4 Cs stand...
5 months ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
"Did I Ever Tell You?" A mother's legacy through gifts and letters
Genevieve Kingston
Debut author Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston discusses her memoir tracing the gifts and letters prepared by her late mother to be opened at key moments in Gwen's life, as well as the advice and encouragement that led Gwen to create a life filled with joy,...
over 1 year ago
Nonfiction
Finding Your Voice
Self-Inflicted Obstacles to Becoming a Writer and How to Overcome Them - podcast
Lauretta Hannon
As a radio commentator, marketing consultant, teacher, and newspaper columnist, Lauretta Hannon has been in the communications industry a long time. When she considered pursuing writing her memoir The Cracker Queen she faced many internal hurdles and...
over 7 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Author Lauretta Hannon on How Her Brand “The Cracker Queen” Has Captured Readers - video
Lauretta Hannon
What is a "Cracker Queen?" That's the question memoirist, radio commentator, and marketing consultant Lauretta Hannon hopes will peak the interest of potential readers and listeners. It all started when she began sharing her stories about her outrageous...
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Self-Inflicted Obstacles to Becoming a Writer and How to Overcome Them - video
Lauretta Hannon
As a radio commentator, marketing consultant, teacher, and newspaper columnist, Lauretta Hannon has been in the communications industry a long time. When she considered pursuing writing her memoir The Cracker Queen she faced many internal hurdles and...
over 7 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Georgia Lee on Transitioning from Nonfiction to Fiction Writing - podcast
Georgia Lee
Award-winning journalist Georgia Lee believes that her career in journalism has been her best writing teacher. She learned how to ask questions and conduct research to understand the topics she was writing about, all with high standards and under tight...
over 7 years ago
Writing Jobs
Full-Time Writer
Differences in Writing Fiction and Nonfiction
Christina Hoag
Fiction writing and nonfiction writing require two very different approaches, and often, two very different parts of the brain. As a former journalist and now fiction author, Christina Hoag can clearly see how writing a novel differs from writing something...
over 5 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Building on Existing Platforms to Promote a Book Launch - video
Mark Lee
Third Day lead guitarist Mark Lee has spent 25 years working very hard to build his platform and audience as a musician. More recently, as the author of the newly released memoir Hurt Road , Lee has been focusing on building a different kind of audience...
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Getting Reviews and Testimonials Through a Virtual Book Blog Tour
Madeline Sharples
If an in-person book launch event isn't feasible for you, you may want to consider an online launch event such as a virtual book blog tour. Online tours allow authors to spread awareness and excitement for their work by getting featured or reviewed on...
over 5 years ago
Events
Book Tours
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