Read An E-Book Week

March 8, 2002

Sunday, March 10 marks the start of the first
National Read An E-Book Week.
Rita Toews (http://www.rtoews.homestead.com/) was
just another frustrated e-book author this time last
year. This year she is sponsor of Read An E-Book
Week.
Promoting a book is hard enough, but imagine if you
also had to explain how a book works (“Well, this is
the cover, then if you [...]

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How To Market Your Book To Libraries

October 19, 2001

If you dream of seeing your book on library shelves, spring is the perfect time to contact them.
Most libraries buy books at the start and end of their fiscal years, and for many libraries that year runs from June-July, according to American Library Association figures. That gives you just enough time to whip up a [...]

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Examples of Great Author Bios – Non-Fiction

June 6, 2001

Following on from my article Inventing The Author – Four Steps To Creating A Compelling Author Bio, here’s an analysis of the cover blurbs about five best-selling authors. (My comments are to the right of each blurb)

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Examples of Great Author Bios – Fiction

June 6, 2001

Following on from my article Inventing The Author – Four Steps To Creating A Compelling Author Bio, here’s an analysis of the cover blurbs about five best-selling authors. (My comments are to the right of each blurb)

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Inventing the Author – Four Steps to Creating a Compelling Author Bio

June 6, 2001

The manuscript is finished, now you have to convince people they want it (whether the reader, editor, agent or publisher). Here’s where you turn from writer to marketer and there is nothing harder than selling yourself.  First-time authors and self-publishers (and some more experienced!) need to avoid the common mistakes in writing their author bio [...]

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What Is A Writer’s Retreat?

March 3, 2001

A writer’s retreat is, as you would expect, a place where you can go to finish up work on that novel or short story, in a nurturing environment.

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What Is A Writer’s Conference And Is It Right For Me?

March 3, 2001

A conference is usually broader than a workshop. While a conference may feature how-to workshops on the craft of writing, it may also feature panel discussions and seminars on the business of writing, or on aspects of the craft. These seminars are not designed to give individual feedback but to teach and inform, suggest resources [...]

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What Is A Writer’s Workshop

March 2, 2001

You’re looking for ways to develop your skills, learn about your craft, or perhaps just get out of your draughty garret and meet some like-minded people? Maybe get some feedback on your work?
A Writer’s Workshop might be right for you. (You can read about Conferences and Retreats in the rest of the series, as  well [...]

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Should I Attend A Writers’ Conference Or Workshop?

March 2, 2001

So you want to be a writer. You’ve been writing alone and reading Writer’s Digest but you’re feeling the urge to take things a step further.
You’re wondering whether to take a class; you’re tempted by the writers’ retreats in the classifieds; and you are overwhelmed by the idea of a writer’s conference. What could you [...]

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