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Writing real life as fiction — without offending

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I never wanted to write a romantic comedy. It’s not my genre. I like spaceships, alien civilizations, dragons, time travel and sword fights in space. That’s more my speed. The decision to write a romantic comedy was pure marketing. It sounds obvious, but the best strategy to selling more books is writing more books. As […]

Four ways to use snippets in marketing your book

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Writers, I am sure you have noticed that the social media interaction on the Internet is getting briefer and briefer. In fact, to get attention on Facebook, the best thing often seems to be putting a short line or two on an image. In our social media marketing, we need to go with the flow. […]

Proposals Part 10 – Formatting

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Formatting Your Proposal You will spend a great deal of time creating your proposal, so you want to present it in a professional manner. Before you send it off, check the website of each agent or publisher you plan to contact. If they have posted guidelines for writing and/or formatting a proposal. If they list […]

Proposals Part 5 – Market Analysis & Audience

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This section has numerous titles, but basically what the publisher wants to know in this section is who your audience is? What segment of the marketplace will be interested in reading your book? Who are your potential readers? It would be nice if we could simply say that we’re writing for everyone. Or maybe we […]

Proposals Part 4 – Author Biography

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The purpose of the author bio is to showcase your writing experience and show that you’re serious about your writing career. The biographical section of the proposal should include your: Publishing History – Mention the title of any books you’ve published, the year it was published, the name of the publisher, and any awards the […]