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11 Ways to Zig When Everyone Else is Zagging in Social Media

Posted by on November 22, 2010 at 1:03 am

When I tell aspiring authors they must get involved with social media, they almost always cringe.  Much like blogging, they just don’t want to do it. They don’t see the purpose, they don’t understand how to make it relevant to their books and their work as writers, and they see it as enormously time-consuming. Yet, [...]

Go!Write Books Fast AND Build Platform and Promote Them

Posted by on November 1, 2010 at 11:03 pm

Today marks the beginning of the fourth annual Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge and blog. All over America and possibly the world, nonfiction writers are starting a variety of projects—books, e-books, booklets, articles, essays, information projects, book proposals—with the intention of finishing them in 30 days. However, while a few WNFIN participants may simply [...]

Classes and Workshops to Help You Write Your Book and Get it Published

Posted by on February 16, 2010 at 6:44 pm

I just returned from speaking and working as a “book doctor” at the San Francisco Writers Conference. I’ve attended or worked as a volunteer at this particular conference for six years! This was my first year as a presenter. If I could pass along just one bit of information I heard stressed over and over [...]