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How Writing a Book Will Teach You Time Management and Productivity
Writing a book can be an intimidating task. Blank pages can stare at you mockingly for long hours that turn into days, weeks, and months before you make headway in your next chapter. That is, of course, unless you work out a plan that has you making progress daily on your book. In fact, writing a […]
Continue readingWriting Books: Real-Life Reasons and Niches
Writing books is not only for the experienced writers in the professional workforce. Writing a nonfiction book is a great way to get press coverage, among other things. Sometimes people talk themselves out of writing with thoughts about how new they are to writing. They might think that they lack enough support staff or enough […]
Continue readingAre You Writing Your Nonfiction Book The Right Way?
As someone who sometimes struggles with the writing process myself, it can be a little intimidating to think about the process involved with researching, preparing, and marketing nonfiction. Nonfiction in general tends to be a bit more unforgiving than other literature genres, and it takes a bold and confident writer to enter this world. If […]
Continue readingWant to Write, but Struggling to Start Your Book?
Part I Do you want to write, but are struggling to start your book? Getting started is the single, biggest hurdle for many writers, especially first time writers. Taking that gigantic leap from saying you want to start my own book and actually doing it is just too daunting and easy to put off. Critical […]
Continue readingHow to Write My First Book
If your mission is to write my first book, you have undertaken a daunting ambition. In short, this is no easy job. Writing anything can be arduous even for writers. You must be diligent and determined to persist through to the finish even when you do not want to. A writer must be meticulous and […]
Continue readingU.S. Supreme Court Holds That Copyrights Must Be Registered
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that copyrights must be registered at the U.S. Copyright Office prior to beginning a lawsuit targeting the infringed work. Before, an application for registration was sufficient. This has heightened the importance for copyright holders to register their property with the U.S. Copyright Office. This is especially important if […]
Continue readingCreate a Nonfiction Book Outline? Oh, Yes You Can!
You’ve got an idea for a nonfiction book that’s too exciting to let go of, but you’ve no idea where to start. Time to make friends with the nonfiction book outline, future author. It’s one of the best and easiest ways to get a project from clever idea to “Can you please autograph my book?” […]
Continue readingCreating Your Own World With Slang
Writers always want to know how they can bring their characters to life and make their world feel more authentic. It’ not hard to find a writing lesson about tips for world-building or character development, but putting it all together can be tricky. In order to truly capture the essence of the world you see […]
Continue readingHow to Write an Author Bio That Will Engage Your Audience
While authors may display stunning imagination and creativity in their fiction and non-fiction books, most of them find it difficult to summarize themselves and their accomplishments. In today’s online shopping and publishing world, your author bio is front and center. Consumers typically read about you before reading an excerpt of your work. So, your author […]
Continue reading8 Ways to Prepare to Write A Nonfiction Book
Whether it is your first time or you already have books written, it is a significant accomplishment to a write a nonfiction book. Many people have great ideas for writing a book but have no idea where to start or how to finish it. To write your nonfiction book, you will need to know the […]
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