Reading time: Less than 4 minutes Has the thought of hybrid publishing ever crossed your mind? Here’s why you might want to think twice…. We have hybrid cars, hybrid cuisines (think Japanese-American fusion) and, now, hybrid publishing. Those cars improve efficiency and reduce pollution. And that food is often innovative and delicious. So is hybrid […]
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Reading time: About 4 minutes Writing a book seems like such a demanding job. Why would you want to blog before writing your book? Here are seven reasons…. I blogged for two entire years before I wrote my first book, 8½ Steps to Writing Faster, Better. At the time, I was highly self-critical of my lack
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Word count: 868 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Does the idea of writing a book seem impossibly delicious and ridiculously improbable? I’m here to tell you, you can do it! You can learn how to write a book, if you do it with me. When I first dreamed of writing a book, I had
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Word count: 687 words Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Today I answer a series of questions from a reader who has completed her first book. Does she need an agent? What should she do next? Read on to learn more…. A reader named Hilary submitted the following questions to the Publication Coach: I have
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Word count: 597 words Reading time: About 2.5 minutes Today I answer a question from a reader who is struggling with writing a memoir. His major challenge appears to relate to chronological order. Read on to learn more…. A reader named Richard submitted the following question to the Publication Coach: I want to write in
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Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Are you a voracious reader? (You should be!) And I think the writers we read can give us great advice about their craft. Today, I launch a new feature about writers…. Readers, I’m beginning a new feature in Power Writing — roughly once a month my column will be
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