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How to Write an Engaging Email

I don’t read all my emails. I hardly ever read the stuff that goes to promotions or social or trash or spam. And I skip more than half of those in my regular inbox! Yet, once in a while, I receive a mass email that I can’t help but open and read all the way...  Read more

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How to Get Inside a Reader’s Head (and Write a Book Readers Will Buy)

How do you get inside a reader’s head? Here are 5 quick tips to do just that. 1. ASK THEM What They Want Consider a free survey on Survey Monkey or a similar platform. Keep it short, 3-5 questions max. And ask your readers about their most pressing pain points in the arena of your...  Read more

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Have You Signed Up for the Nonfiction Writers Conference?

The online Nonfiction Writers Conference offers excellent up-to-date information for nonfiction writers. For the third year in a row, I’m one of the featured experts in the “Ask-a-Pro” sessions. So, if you sign up for Gold, Platinum or VIP access, you get up to 3 private one-on-one sessions with experts on: Book writing Publishing PR...  Read more

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Book Proposal Tips: New and Favorites

Several of my favorite book propoal tips came up in recent phone consultations with a couple of emerging authors in my Bring Your Book to Life® Program. As I shared some of my favorite book proposal tips, I found myself offering a few new tips, as well, that have to do with a changing marketplace...  Read more

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Overcoming Overwhelm to Write a Book—and Finish It!

As I’ve been meeting with students in my Bring Your Book to Life® Program, several have had moments of overwhelm: “I can’t believe I signed up to write a book. There’s no way I can do it in the middle of this stressful time.” And I get it. But I also get how writing and...  Read more

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What Puzzles Teach Us About Writing

I’ve been thinking about what puzzles teach us about writing.  Why? As part of my return to health, I’m spending time each day relaxing. That has meant choosing activities that bring me pleasure and nurture my inner child, like doing puzzles. The Gifts of Puzzling The more I puzzle, the more I appreciate the many...  Read more

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How Long Does it Take to Write a Book?

“How long does it take to write a book?” If you’ve asked this question, you’re not alone: I hear some version of this several times a month. You probably know what I’m going to say next: It depends. The Factors How long it takes to write a book depends on the type of book, how...  Read more

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A Nonfiction Writing Meditation for Digging Deeper

The most compelling nonfiction writing goes deep, whether self help (the vulnerability of Brene Brown), memoir (the uncensored, raw and self deprecating humor of Mary Karr) or other narrative nonfiction. Yet, I can remember as a young writer, still in college, wondering how to dig deep. I could do it when I wrote poetry or...  Read more

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Ever Feel Insecure About Writing? Here’s the Cure.

Everyone has moments where they feel insecure about writing. When I wrote my last blog post, I asked my assistant Geri to read it and let me know if it held together. My mind still felt a bit muddy and I had no idea whether it worked in bringing together the different ideas that coalesced...  Read more

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Surprise! Despite Intentions, This Post is Not What I Set Out to Write…

Way back in December 2020, I started writing a post about ditching New Years’ Resolutions and what to do instead (setting intention). That was before I ended up in the hospital and even my intentions, such as a wildly successful book launch, got hit by a tidal wave. Here’s how the original post began…still fitting,...  Read more

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