Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
This video is what you need to go outside and do today. If not literally, do it imaginatively.
It’s important to take the proverbial happy break. And what better way than in a pile of leaves?
The last bit of the video is an illustration of finding the “needle in the haystack!”
Last week, I talked about a few reasons why I don’t plan to write a nonfiction book on style, mainly because I have no desire to develop a presence or platform as an expert on style. But what if you want to write a nonfiction book about a topic you know and love? Let’s look at the list, revised from last week, to help you decide if you should: Are you well-known outside of your immediate circle of …
In my blog post on this site last week, I shared the practices of a number of my wonderful clients who have found the word-processing comments feature useful, not only during the editorial process but even as they write (see that post here). But others take a different tack, for various reasons, as you’ll see in their comments about comments below: I do not use tracking for notes when I write. …
These notes about what we talked about in this episode of the podcast. They are not intended to replace listening to the podcast. Questions: Why should authors pay attention to the business side of writing? What are some common mistakes you see authors make? Do authors need a budget? Let’s talk about business entities. When should authors create an LLC? Let’s talk about estate planning. What …
Business Mistakes Authors Make (and how to avoid them) With Steve Lubae
You can listen to this episode 049 Business Mistakes Authors Make (and how to avoid them) with Steve Laube on Christian Publishing Show.
Can you present your book idea in one sentence?
Can you present that idea in such a way that the reader is compelled to buy your book?
What motivates someone to spend money on a book? It is the promise that there is something of benefit to me, the reader.
Books are generally purchased for one of three reasons:
Entertainment
Information
Inspiration
If your book idea can make me …
A video about an unusual intern’s visit to Penguin Random House. I bet they were paid like a typical volunteer intern, except a little fishier! Enjoy! Makes one wonder what publishers like Blink, WaterBrook, Cook, Tyndale, Lion, Orbit, or Skyhorse could do with this idea!
Whenever I go out, strangers offer unsolicited compliments about some aspect of my appearance, usually my hair or clothing. From this fact alone, I might decide that people like my style. Perhaps I should write a book! But aside from the fact I have no desire to write a style book, there are other reasons why starting this project doesn’t make sense for me: I’m not well known outside of a few …
Today’s writers enjoy some advantages that weren’t available to scribes in the past. One of those is the ability in word-processing programs to track changes and add comments to a document. This is especially helpful during the editorial process. But some writers use that functionality as they write. So I asked my clients if they do anything like that. Here’s what some said: I use the Comment …
What is the difference between a small and large publisher? Should you go with a small publishing house? This has been one of our most requested topics on the show, especially after: 029 Pros and Cons of Traditional Publishing 030 Pros and Cons of Indie Publishing How the Publishing Business Model Works Acts like a VC fund. Taking big risks looking for big pay offs. Those risks are funded by the …
