Publishing Mentor Tip: Submit Your Work Regularly
Submitting your work ensures publishing success. I’ve heard it said that you can’t win the lottery if you don’t purchase a ticket. In much the same way, your writing will never be published if you...
View ArticleHow to get your query or proposal accepted
Do your queries and proposals come back rejected? Do you receive form letters giving you vague reasons why your work isn’t acceptable? Have you considered…changing something? If your work gets rejected...
View Article20 Things To Do Before You Turn in Finished Written Work
As you near the completion of any fiction or nonfiction writing project—book, article, essay, e-book, short story, or blog post—you want to ensure you turn in or publish your best work. What needs to...
View ArticleHow to Write a Query Letter for a Nonfiction Book
You’ve got a great idea for a nonfiction book. You’ve written a killer book proposal. Now you need a fabulous query letter to grab an agent or a publisher so they ask you to send your proposal for...
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Do You Need a Professional Editor for Your Book Proposal?
Most of you have probably heard the adage, “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” Well, sometimes someone gives you a second chance, but in the world of publishing, when you send a query...
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Meeting Your Rejection Quota
Back when I was in my late twenties or early thirties, I learned about something called a “rejection quota.” At the time, that human potential teacher applied the concept to finding a spouse. The idea...
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How to Write a Winning Book Pitch
Aspiring writers come to conferences from all over the country–and even the world–hoping to get in an elevator with an agent and to give their “elevator pitch.” They pay to go to “pitch slam” or...
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Blast Out Article Queries to Get More Writing Assignments in a Month
Not every nonfiction writer dreams of writing a book. Some dream of bylines in glossy magazines or in newspapers or even on popular websites. I know; that was my dream when I began my writing career....
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Nine Tips for Effective Query Letters
If your dream of authorship includes traditional publishing, at some point you will need to approach a literary agent to try and obtain representation. Only small, independent publishing houses accept...
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Research Agents and Submit a Query Letter: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #33
If you want a traditional publishing contract for your nonfiction book, one of the first steps you must take to realize this goal involves writing a query letter. This communication pitches your book...
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