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8 ways where or why seminars are usually given (#3 of 15)

This is a very short blog because I will discuss in much greater depth the ways that we identify (and create and present) seminars in later sections of this 15-blog series, which itself is an updating of a workbook that accompanies my How to Set Up and Market Your Own Seminar CD series that will [...]

Friday March 7th, 2014 in , audio CD, editing, Google, kinds of seminars, paid speakers, paid speaking, quotes, research, seminar categories, seminar speakers, seminars, simultaneous submissions, speaker, speaking, types of seminars | Comments Off

How can I syndicate my article or my writing?

Syndication is the goal of many of my writing/publishing seminar attendees, so let me share what I know about it so you can pursue it farther on your own, if you are then still interested. What they mean is usually one of two things: (1) having a syndication (very few still exist) or a newspaper [...]

Wednesday March 5th, 2014 in , article, article selling, article writing, b/w photos, Chicago Daily-News, digital photography, digital publishing, editing, Field Syndicate, freelance writing, interview, magazine article, newsletter, newspaper article, niche publishing, publishing, query letter, query note, quotes, reprints, research, self-publishing, seminars, simultaneous submissions, syndicate, syndication, travel article, writer, writing, writing seminar | Comments Off

Seminar, workshop, breakout, or a conference? (#2 of 15)

I created a four-hour CD program a few years back called “How to Set Up and Market Your Own Seminar.” It was comprised of three audio CDs where I explained the concept and process, plus a downloadable guidebook (workbook) on the fourth CD, in Word, that divided the program into 15 sections. As I update [...]

Sunday March 2nd, 2014 in , audio CD, editing, seminars, speaker, speaking | Comments Off

How to share the heart of your book 35 ways in Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin each!

Sometimes you write a book or some copy that lends itself to being edited into

Thursday January 2nd, 2014 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Facebook, Google, HootSuite, iPad, Kindle, Libkedin, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, query letter, quotes, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, Twitter, writer, writing | Comments Off

Your book needs final, professional proofreading…

What will kill a reader’s fervor fastest? Misspellings, punctuation errors, endless paragraphs, no flow, and nonsense. If somebody asks another, “How was ____ (your) book?” and they respond, “I couldn’t get into it. He can’t spell.” Or they say, “It didn’t make any sense…,” you probably lost that potential reader forever. So you need a [...]

Saturday December 28th, 2013 in , Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writing | Comments Off

Why would you change a book’s title once it’s out for sale?

Our newest book was printed 10 weeks ago and about 400 copies were sold within a few weeks, most to attendees at two late fall 2013 conventions in Illinois, for school boards and K-12 superintendents. We had finished the book under some time pressure because its author, Jim Burgett, was attending or speaking at the [...]

Thursday December 19th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book subtitle, book title, book writing, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Lightning Source, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, SEO, Smashwords, writing | Comments Off

What’s so special about your book’s second draft?

This is what I consider the final-write draft, with (almost) all of the last changes inserted in the file so it can get its final proofreading. Be generous with changes, improvements, double-checked research, interviews, and so on. Last chance to make your book hum. (But don’t dally forever either.) I recall reading Dick Perry (in [...]

Saturday December 14th, 2013 in , article writing, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | 3,071 Comments »

Which sells best: major houses, ebook, or self-publishing?

“What kind of book do you want to sell?” has to be the first question. I’m interested here in nonfiction. That’s because self-publishers don’t publish fiction. It’s almost impossible for them to sell, and I want to compare all three since we can now dip into all three ponds, two directly and the third by [...]

Monday December 9th, 2013 in , Amazon, ancillary publishing, Blurb, book, book writing, cookbook, CreateSpace, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, simultaneous submissions, Smashwords, speaking, writer, writing | Comments Off

Test your book with experts after you’ve finished the first draft

Your book has been written, you have given it a no-nonsense proofing, and it’s just about ready to go to your paid (final) proofreader so it will be properly and correctly written before you submit it for printing. Letting others read your book at this stage is controversial, but probably wise if it’s your first [...]

Saturday November 23rd, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, book writing, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, iPad, Kindle, Lightning Source, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, poetry, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, Scribd, self-publishing, Smashwords, writing | Comments Off

What you must do to properly finish your book’s first draft…

In most of the past dozen or so posts in this blog we have been talking about writing and publishing your own book quickly and properly. And we’re near the gathering, formatting, and end-road prepping of your tome before it is given a last-step review and is submitted to print. It’s like a new home [...]

Sunday November 17th, 2013 in , Amazon, Blurb, book, digital publishing, e-book, editing, Google, Lulu, niche publishing, non-fiction book, novel, product developer, pubit, publisher, publishing, self-publishing, Smashwords, writer, writing | Comments Off

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Empire building by writing and speaking, for writers, speakers, and publishers

Posts tagged: editing

8 ways where or why seminars are usually given (#3 of 15)

How can I syndicate my article or my writing?

Seminar, workshop, breakout, or a conference? (#2 of 15)

How to share the heart of your book 35 ways in Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin each!

Your book needs final, professional proofreading…

Why would you change a book’s title once it’s out for sale?

What’s so special about your book’s second draft?

Which sells best: major houses, ebook, or self-publishing?

Test your book with experts after you’ve finished the first draft

What you must do to properly finish your book’s first draft…

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