3 Ways to Make the Most of a Writer’s Conference Before It Even Starts
[guestpost]EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m delighted to bring you this guest post from Christa Hutchins. Christa is a writer and online marketer who specializes in coaching, project management, and administrative support for speakers, writers, and ministry leaders. She’s passionate about moving creative people from vision to action. Christa lives in South Louisiana with her husband in their […]
An Amazing #Giveaway for Writers Who Want to Get Published (Worth $7000)
I confess: I love a great giveaway. One of the reasons I love them is because I’ve been the recipient of free gifts that have made a HUGE difference in my life. I also like the rebelliousness of overturning the typical money-for-service paradigm and just giving somebody a huge gift. To register right now for […]
How Hemingway Kept His Momentum Going and You Can Too
Not long ago my wife and I finished reading Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my son. A great feature of the particular edition we read him was an interview with the author in the back. One of the questions the interviewer posed to Dahl was, “How do you keep the momentum […]
How to Write Your Book in Six Months
Have you ever started writing a book but stalled? Do you have an unfinished manuscript or two on your hard drive? How about an unfinished book proposal? Here’s a question I heard recently: “How do I start my book project in a way that I’ll actually complete it?” That is such a good question. Writers […]
Interview with Daniel Harkavy, a Living Legend
I’m so pleased to bring you this interview with my friend Daniel Harkavy. Daniel is the coauthor of the bestseller Living Forward: How to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want and the author of Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven System for Building Your Own Team of Champions. He’s the founder and CEO of […]
Why a Shorter Book Proposal Is a Better Book Proposal
How long should my book proposal be?” I suspect writers ask this question because they want to know how much work they need to do for a solid chance at a book contract. The good news is often a shorter book proposal is better than a longer one. The bad news is it may take […]
How to Get a Book Published
This is perhaps the most obvious question for a writer to ask a publishing insider: How do I get my book published? Funny thing is, people normally don’t ask it that boldly. More often I get questions like: How do find an agent? Is there some way for me to submit my proposal to you? What […]
7 Simple Steps to Building the Structure of Your Nonfiction Book
Imagine driving around an unknown city for a while when suddenly your phone and all its GPS abilities goes dead. You smack it a few times. You look to the heavens. You yell “C’mon!” Nada. It’s a goner. What would you do next? Many writers find themselves in this situation. Here’s the kind of question […]
9 Books That Changed Everything for Me
What are the books that have made you . . . you? Recently my friend Bob Evenhouse asked me how I got started blogging, coaching, speaking, etc. I immediately started rattling off the books that influenced me. I owe so much to these books and their authors. I thought others might be interested in these nine books (as […]
How to Get Publishers to Beg for Your Book
I’ve been reviewing book proposals for well over a decade, and I’ve noticed that for the most part proposals fall into one of two categories. Either publishers fight each other to publish your book, or they don’t give it much attention at all. That’s an oversimplification, but not as much as you might think. For […]