In the post I discuss the idea of writing your book back to front and also give you 12 ideas for checking that your book idea has [...]
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 expatriate stuffWhen I was a kid I wanted to be a writer ‘when I grew up’. But Miss Butler, my careers’ advisor (who was actually the biology teacher), told me that writing was not a real career, so I shelved my dreams. I was lucky. It took me less than 10 years to get back on [...] bookswhy authors, and indeed, entrepreneurs, need to get interviewed as much as possible by the media. This gets you much-needed publicity. And, may I add – it is [...] expatriate stuffIf you live abroad and are thinking of writing your life story, these ten tips I wrote for Moldova.org could be just what you need. To read the full article, click here. inspiration3) Go ‘quote spotting’. People love to talk about themselves, but sadly, in my experience, about 60% of what they say will not be usable in your article. So keep alert for the good things they say. The really good quotes. If you conduct an interview live, rather than by email, only write down the insightful or fascinating answers. Take your time, write those quotes carefully and [...] booksI have long been a fan of collaboration. I believe that when two people with complementary skills get together the book they produce can only benefit from the meeting of two minds. Better still, once the book is out, when you have two authors you get two networks you can tap into for promotion and two people to work at marketing and selling. During the writing process you can keep each other on track. [...] books“Marketing is something you need to do every single day . . . the best tool long term is blogging, short term is Pay Per [...] booksBetter than a business card, better than a bookmark, find out how writing a tips book could boost your profile and your [...] inspirationIt’s not just because I’m the guest columnist this month that I thought I’d tell you about this great newsletter. Oh no. I’m telling you about this newsletter at Mike’s Writing Workshop because it is crammed with links, ideas, news, contacts and great stuff to help writers. My column is about 10 sure fire ways to [...] inspirationYesterday I ran my Expat Writer – Break into Writing course. I love doing this and have now had more than 600 students, would you believe? This time the students came from as far apart at Argentina, Indonesia, Slovakia and Russia. This class involves a lot of practical writing and the students had to interview [...] |
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