In the old movie, “The Secret of Nimh,” one of the animated characters is a crow named Jeremy. Throughout the movie, he is excited by anything shiny and pretty. “Ooh! oh-oh-oooh! A sparkly!” A lot of writers are like Jeremy. Including me. My inquisitive nature could be disdainfully referred to as a lack of focus. […]
How Do You Switch Your Niche?
If you’ve been a freelancer for a while, you’ve probably heard the advice that you need to select a niche. It’s much easier to stand out if you don’t try and be all things to everybody. Many freelancers start off as generalists, and then narrow their focus down to one or two specialties. For example, […]
Create a Workable Book/Ebook Publishing Workflow
At our tiny publishing company, we have established a book publishing workflow that works for us mostly because of one core concept: our book text is separate from the formatting and styles are used consistently
Overcoming Author Fears
In a recent post, I explained that fear is behind a lot of unfinished book projects. Fears related to rejection, failure, and money stop many authors from releasing a book. But all is not lost! Published book authors are just like you. The only difference is that they know that education is the antidote to […]
Five Author Fears
Although many authors start books, few actually finish them. Countless half-finished manuscripts lurk in drawers or obscure hard disk folders never to be seen again. If you never finish the book, your dream of being a book author remains just that: a dream. So what’s stopping you? You may think you’re avoiding the book because […]
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