platform
November 23, 2009
- You only have to look over your shoulder to lay eyes on a writer. They’re everywhere, sitting at an outside table at Pricilla’s, standing next to you browsing books in Vroman’s, or jotting notes at a Saturday Scriptwriter’s Network seminar. Everyone’s got a story to tell whether through novel, short story, or screenplay.On the one hand, this is exhilarating to talk to fellow writers in ...
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November 22, 2009
- The first time I had the need to research book marketing for myself, a publisher told me to purchase 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer. I immediately purchased a copy of the book and have been referring to it ever since—and telling other authors to do the same. So, when I contacted John to ask if he would be willing to participate as a WNFiN guest blogger this year and he said, ...
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November 16, 2009
- We're half way through the month of November. That means we are also half way through the Write Nonfiction in November challenge. (You should be half way finished with your nonfiction project!) If for some reason you haven’t already chosen a nonfiction project to work on this month, or if you’re working on a book manuscript and want to consider a different format, think about producing an ...
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November 14, 2009
- Let’s backtrack for a day to the all-important topic of pitches and query letters. I just received an expert blog post from agent Katharine Sands, editor of Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye, a collection of pitching wisdom from leading literary agents, and this one makes it well worth revisiting these topics one more time this month. Plus, not only does she ...
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November 7, 2009
- As mentioned in yesterdays WNFiN post, when a publisher or acquisition editor examines a prospective author's nonfiction book proposal, he or she will look long and hard at a number of things that have little to do with that writer's writing. In particular, purchase of a manuscript depends to a great extent upon a proposal section called the "Author's Platform." If ...
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November 6, 2009
- I know we’ve only just hit day number six, but it’s time to get into the real nitty-gritty of nonfiction writing: the business end of book publishing. (I warned you we would!) If you’re going to write a nonfiction book, you must be sure you have a marketable product. (This is true of articles, too, but we're going to talk about books today.) While fiction writers also must be sure their ...
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October 12, 2009
- Leah Komaiko is a marketing consultant who specializes in building platform. Her client list includes huge iconic corporations like Disney, Dreamworks, and Saks Fifth Avenue. But she also works with writers who need to develop a platform in these times when platform is usually what is needed to get books published. Check out her website at: http://www.leahkomaiko.com/index.html. Leah knows about ...
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July 29, 2009
- I became a writer simply because I love to write. However, as a nonfiction writer with aspirations of becoming a published book author, I’m often asked to do something other than what I love to do. I’m asked to speak.You see, typically these days a nonfiction writer like myself needs more than just a good idea and good writing skills to get a book published by a medium or large publishing ...
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April 30, 2009
- There has been much discussion about authors needing to have a platform in order to snag that much-desired publishing contract. This is much easier to attain if one has some sort of hook or built-in audience. It doesn't escape anyone's attention that most novels do not fall into the category of having a platform, especially if they are by a first-time novelist. After all, it's "only" ...
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March 12, 2009
- A great title can capture an audiences' attention...GOTCHA! Now that I have your attention, I'm going to focus today's posts on AUTHOR PLATFORMS-the reason why every writer should spend the time designing a bragging article about who he/she is and what they write. In a bookstore or on the selling page of a site, your book sits among thousands of other books. Your blog/website hovers in ...
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