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Do You “Cut” Your Words with Sheers or a Chainsaw?

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by Justin P Lambert (used by permission) “I before E except after C…” “Eliminate passive voice…” “Start in the middle of the story…” There are hundreds of writing mantras we’ve all heard, and they always come back to haunt us as we pull out that ugly first draft and our trusty red pen to begin [...]

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Writing For Your Target Audience

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By Faye Quam Heimerl (used by permission) How many times have you started reading a book only to get part way through it and think who cares? Does it feel like the author doesn’t care if you care: the author has a story to tell and, by George, she’s going to tell it ― “the [...]

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What Makes a Good Book Subtitle?

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By Susan Kendrick (used by permission) www.WriteToYourMarket.com People work long and hard to come up with good book titles. The subtitle, however, is often an afterthought, something quickly thrown together before moving onto book cover design. Please don’t do this to your book. Your subtitle is not just some front-cover formatting slot to fill. It [...]

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Sam Horn: How to “Pop” Your Book Title

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7 Ways to Make a Book Title “Pop” by Sam Horn (used by permission) A client asked me on Friday, “What are the purposes behind choosing a book title that works – for all the right reasons?” I told her, “Good question. There are 7 things we’re going for with our non-ficiton book title. A [...]

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Rules for Making Your Nonfiction Book Publishing Dreams Come True

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Hopes, Dreams, and Reality  by Jerry D. Simmons Anything is possible in publishing; dream big but follow a few simple rules. First: Write your own story and never worry about a potentially hot category or bestselling style of another writer. Second: Seek professional editorial help, someone you are comfortable with who can challenge you to be [...]

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Who’s This Book For, Anyway?

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by Barbara McNichol Do you admire people who do what so many only dream of—write a definitive nonfiction book on a subject they care passionately about ? These experts also care enough to turn their manuscripts over to an editor for improving structure, tone, clarity, word choice, and more. Yet even with all these elements [...]

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Polishing Your Manuscript

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EDITING FOR SUCCESS! – by Lynnette Baum (used with permission)  Whether you are content editing or line editing, editing is the key to a polished manuscript. Content editing means reading for flow, evaluating the placement of ideas or events and ensuring that point of view is consistent, throughout. Action, stories and events should follow a [...]

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How Books Can Save Us

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by Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE (used with permission) I’ve always believed that books could save me. No matter what problem or difficulty I faced, no matter what I wanted to learn, somewhere there was a book that could provide me with the help I needed. Of course, that isn’t exactly true. Ultimately, it’s what you [...]

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Match Your Book Content with the Right Editor

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by Barbara McNichol Finding the right editor for your manuscript helps you feeling confident you’ve got a good match and comfortable that your editor understands what you want to accomplish. How do you start this match-making process? By first seeking a reputable editor who understands the type of book you have written. If your book [...]

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How Much Time Does it Take to Write a Book?

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by Lisa Tener An aspiring author recently called me to explore writing coaching to help him write his book. He wondered about hiring a ghostwriter. Generally, I’m all about writing your book yourself. I’ve met too many people who’ve hired ghostwriters and been disappointed. And most relatively smart people can develop an engaging (or even [...]

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