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Written by: Terry WhalinUnspoken Yet Important Rules for Book Proposals - Click To Read Article
If you want to get a book published, then you often have to learn the unspoken rules in this process. This article discusses the rules and gives you some short cuts.
Do What You Can Do - Click To Read Article
Some days life is overwhelming. How do you keep moving forward in your business? It's a matter of focus and understanding that you do what you can do. As an overworked editor, I show the downfall of not taking care of yourself and encourage the reader to keep moving forward.
The Value of Amazon Reviews - Click To Read Article
Have you ever noticed that customers can add their reviews to Amazon books? Many books never have a single review. You can add them and increase your own visibility in the marketplace and have many other benefits--like the one mentioned in this article.
Why I Exchange Business Cards - Click To Read Article
It's fun to network but what do you do with the information when you get it? This article gives you some ideas of the worth of the information exchanged and how you can take advantage of it for your business.
Amazon Shorts Connect With Readers - Click To Read Article
Can you use the Amazon Short program to create buzz about a full-length book? I show you how I'm doing it in this article and give you the insight so possibly you can do it for your own book.
Need Inspiration? Get A Deadline - Click To Read Article
If you are looking for inspiration, maybe one of your best moves is to get a deadline from an editor. It will eliminate any time to fool around and waste time.
Shocking News To Would-Be Authors - Click To Read Article
While I had published over 40 books before I worked inside a publishing house, I never realized the drive for the publisher were the business and financial aspects. I just wanted to write good books. I had no conception of my need to market or make money.
What Is Your Book About? - Click To Read Article
Can you pitch your book idea in a sentence or a short paragraph? If you need too many words, then you often need to return to the drawing board and keep working on refining the idea. This article gives a bit of insight of what your acquisitions editor will face as he presents your idea to a room full of jaded publishing executives. For over five years, I filled this role for authors to pitch their books and get them through the traditional publishing process.
The Value of Repetition - Click To Read Article
Do you feel like you are beating your head against the wall to get ahead? I contend there is value to picking a skill and doing it over and over--in spite of the rejection.
Find What You Love - Click To Read Article
Apple Founder Steve Jobs tells students in a graduation speech to do what you believe is great work. It's sound advice for anyone.
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About the Author: Terry Whalin RSS for Terry's articles - Visit Terry's website Terry Whalin is a literary agent at Whalin Literary Agency http://www.whalinagency.com. For five years, he was a book acquisitions editor at Howard Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster and David C. Cook. Terry has been a prolific writer and editor of nonfiction for many years. Terry’s nonfiction writing has appeared in magazines like Christianity Today, Writer’s Digest, The Writer and more than 50 other publications. Terry is active in the leading nonfiction writers group in the United States, The American Society of Journalists and Authors. He has written more than 60 nonfiction books including Book Proposals That $ell, 21 Secrets To Speed Your Success (http://www.bookproposals.ws). To encourage writers of nonfiction and fiction, Terry is the creator of Right-Writing.com at: http://www.right-writing.com. His free ezine is at: http://www.right-writing.com/newsletter.html and his free Ebook at: http://www.straighttalkeditor.com. Also his blog about The Writing Life has almost 900 searchable entries: http://www.thewritinglife.ws Terry and his wife, Christine, live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Click here to visit Terry's website Shocking News To WouldBe Authors The Value of Amazon Reviews Amazon Shorts Connect With Readers Do What You Can Do Why I Exchange Business Cards |
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