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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]