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The Writing Life

Starting an Author Newsletter Before Winning a Book Contract

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon June 14, 2018
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Writers often wonder how to start a newsletter before their book is released. The process might not seem to make sense when you’re publishing a newsletter to promote yourself as an author. However, since a newsletter is meant to establish a relationship with potential fans, being in communication with readers is a great idea. Here are some strategies:

  • Include personal tidbits. You aren’t an author yet, so think about what you’d say to the new volunteer at church you’d like to get to know better. You can share some personal aspects of your life without disregarding safety and the privacy of others. Perhaps you can share your pet’s antics. Vacation photos shared well after your return may be an option.
  • Promote other authors. Who are your favorites? Authors you’ve been reading for years deserve to be discovered by your newsletter readers.
  • Promote other books. Is an author you enjoy breaking into a different genre? Have you discovered a new author or type of book you like? Let readers know.
  • Share the travails of the publishing process. Talk about your publishing journey.
  1. Having trouble writing proposal or struggling with Chapter Two? People with any day job can relate to toiling on their least-favorite aspect of work.
  2. Anxious about submitting your work to agents? Everyone has been nervous. They’ll get it.
  3. Rejection letters? We’ve all been rejected. Learning we are not alone is one reason everyone enjoys connecting.
  4. An offer of representation? By now, your readers are rooting for you and will be happy.
  5. Sending the manuscript off to editors? Another point of excitement and nervousness. Let your readers feel these emotions with you.
  6. A contract offer! Joy!
  7. Now that you have news about your book, readers will be thrilled to follow along. Now they are invested in you and most will want to read your book because they now feel as though you are a friend.

Your turn:

What is your favorite author newsletter?

What do you like to read about in author newsletters?

Did you start a newsletter before you got a book contract? What tips can you offer?

 

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Category: Branding, Marketing, Platform, Social Media, The Writing LifeTag: Marketing, Newsletters, Platform

What Does Your Reader Need?

By Bob Hostetleron June 13, 2018
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I attend many writers’ conferences, as an author, speaker, and agent. As a result, I meet and become friends with many fine people and outstanding writers. At a recent gathering, I enjoyed a spirited and stimulating conversation with an aspiring author who has a passion for reaching readers with the good news of Jesus Christ. I identify with that. But I’m not sure we ever got onto the same page, …

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Category: Book Proposals, Conferences, Pitch, Pitching, The Writing LifeTag: Audience, book proposals, pitch, Pitching, readers

Author Says / Agent Hears

By Dan Balowon June 12, 2018
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Many aspiring authors communicate things they think are positive, or at least in the spirit of honesty and transparency, but end up being understood entirely different than the intended message. In an attempt to show commitment, an aspiring author says, “I’ve been working on this book for ten years.” An agent hears, “I am an extremely slow writer and once finished, enter a protracted spiral of …

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Category: Book Proposals, Get Published, Pitch, Pitching, The Writing LifeTag: Agents, book proposals, Get Published, pitch, Pitching

Finding Time to Write

By Bob Hostetleron May 16, 2018
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How do you find time to write? You don’t. Non-writers try to find time to write; writers make time to write. A couple lifetimes ago, after having been a pastor for seven years, I took a desk job—the first time in my adult life when my job wasn’t 24/7. But it was also the first time when I had a boss on site, and set office hours. I had written and published a few articles every year during my …

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Category: Social Media, Technology, The Writing Life, Writing CraftTag: The Writing Life, Time

Your Obligation to Your Editor

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon May 3, 2018
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You’ve done all the hard work of writing and pitching a book and now your agent has secured a contract for you. Congratulations! Now you’re set to work with an editor! You may have met the editor at a conference. You may have talked with the editor many times during 15-minute pitch sessions over several years. You may have attended their workshops and spotlight sessions at conferences. This may be …

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Category: Editing, The Writing LifeTag: Editing, Editor, The Writing Life

Twenty-five More Quotes About the Writing and Publishing Process

By Bob Hostetleron May 2, 2018
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In recent weeks I have posted a bunch of quotes about words, writers, and writing. But there are so many that I had to return to this proverbial well once more. Following are twenty-five more quotes, mostly about the writing and publishing process, which have been sent to me by friends hither and yon (mostly yon). “Reading maketh a full man; and writing an exact man” (Francis Bacon). “It’s …

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Category: The Writing LifeTag: Quotes, The Writing Life

Your Part in Your Agent Relationship

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 26, 2018
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Some writers want to work with an agent, but even after securing representation, don’t always take full advantage of the help an agent can offer. Agents appreciate authors not wanting to be high maintenance. However, it’s better to keep us in the loop than to leave us out. The expression, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” applies to so many situations that can occur! Manage …

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Category: Agency, Agents, Book Business, Career, The Writing LifeTag: Agents, Career, Contracts

How to Find Your Perfect Critique Partner

By Bob Hostetleron April 25, 2018
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When I teach at writers’ conferences, the value of good critique partners often comes up. An insightful critique partner can help a writer improve the level of his or her craft, sometimes more than either person would have thought possible. The conversation often leads to the question, “How do I find such a magical being?” Chances are, it’s not your mom. Your spouse is probably not your best …

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Category: Career, Editing, The Writing LifeTag: Career, Critique Partners, The Writing Life

Make Much Ado of Your New Book

By Bob Hostetleron April 18, 2018
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(5 Ways to Plan a Success-Guaranteed Book Launch Event) I am no marketing genius, and though I’ve written fifty books, I still have much to learn about author and book publicity. But I nonetheless had a great time launching my book, The Bard and the Bible: A Shakespeare Devotional, a book of daily reflections drawn from a quote from Shakespeare and a verse from the King James Version of the Bible …

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Category: Book Sales, Career, Marketing, Platform, The Writing LifeTag: Book Launch, Book Sales, Marketing, Platform

Your Obligations to Yourself

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 12, 2018
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Anyone who writes books knows it’s not a sprint, but a journey. Here are some tips for staying on the path: Allow Yourself Time No matter where you are in your career, allow yourself time to write. Making time may be especially hard before you start seeing income from your work if for no other reason, because someone paying you to write is a form of validation. But the more you persist, the …

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Category: Career, The Writing LifeTag: Career, The Writing Life, Writers
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