Write a Spellbinding Sample Chapter
One of the most important parts of every book proposal is the sample chapter. The sample of your writing…
March 26, 2024One of the most important parts of every book proposal is the sample chapter. The sample of your writing…
March 26, 2024The most engaging blog posts have five elements: content, a title, subheads, images, and white space. If you haven’t…
March 12, 2024Every author has a challenge with their submission to an agent or editor. How can your proposal become irresistible?…
February 25, 2024It seemed like such a great idea. Last summer, with four Lead Magnets offered on my website’s Home page,…
February 12, 2024Many would-be authors are surprised to see this element in the component of an excellent book proposal. They think…
January 25, 2024Lead Magnets, those 3-10-page PDF files offering readers a simple yet profound change for free, are perhaps my favorite…
January 12, 2024As the writer of the proposal (and eventually the book), it is your responsibility—not the editor’s or publisher’s—to create…
December 25, 2023Last month I shared Email #1 of my 4-part Welcome email series example. Here are the remaining 3 emails…
December 12, 2023After reviewing countless book proposals, you would be shocked at the large number of authors who include a competition…
November 25, 2023When a new subscriber signs up for a Lead Magnet (those 3–10-page free resources we offer in exchange for…
November 12, 2023As an acquisitions editor and a former literary agent, I’ve reviewed thousands of book proposals. For any writer who…
October 25, 2023Nondescript, the small store named *Joe’s Mattress! lay nestled in between two, more active businesses. Its blandness caught my…
October 12, 2023When you submit your materials, editors, agents and publishing executives prefer to read a well-crafted proposal instead of a…
September 26, 2023A Lead Magnet is a marketing tool. “Lead Magnet” is marketing speak for what is typically a 3-10 page…
September 12, 2023At a small coffee shop, I met Joe Leininger who had traded for ten years in the Eurodollar Pit…
August 25, 2023Are you pleased with your website’s Home page? The way it looks, its design, and most important, its effectiveness?…
August 12, 2023Possibly you are an author who writes nonfiction and fiction. Because I’ve worked in both areas of the market—fiction…
July 25, 2023(NOTE: This doesn’t apply to multiple audiences. They rarely have sustainable, overlapping needs.) Serving multiple audience categories via email…
July 12, 2023You have a burning desire to write a book. Join the crowd. You might be surprised to learn how…
June 25, 2023The age-old question, “I’ve covered everything under the sun! What else is there to write a blog post about?”…
June 12, 2023“The publisher will never use my title.” Or “It doesn’t matter what I call my book because the…
May 26, 2023I heard it every conference. “Build your platform!” Along with the dreaded social media, writers in sessions kept telling…
May 19, 2023This 3-part series focuses on growing your author platform in 2023, specifically, via an online community such as a…
May 12, 2023Most authors are focused on writing the best possible manuscript—an important task. While your writing is important, there is…
April 26, 2023This series focuses on growing your author platform in 2023, specifically, via an online community such as a private…
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