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This page features changing articles on a variety of marketing and writing topics and resources. Some will be free, others available for a small fee. Want to know how to research and write a nonfiction book proposal? A dynamic query letter? How to prepare for your first website BEFORE meeting with a designer? How to start a blog or e-zine, do a blooktour, or mount a blogathon? Want a reading list of writing and publishing resources? Check back in the coming months--

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: All articles on this page are copyrighted by the author. It's fine to print out a copy for your own personal use. Distribution rights are not granted and you must receive permission in writing for that purpose.

PREPARING A NEW WEBSITE, UPDATING AN OLD ONE?
This free article will guide you on your way--

HOW TO TALK TO A BOOKSELLER: A 10-STEP GUIDE FOR AUTHORS - Here's a link to a great article for all authors put out by the American Booksellers Association.

CHECK BACK FOR CHANGING ARTICLES ON WRITING AND OTHER MARKETING TOPICS . . .

 

HERE ARE SOME BOOKS ON WRITING THAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL . . .
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TELLING TRUE STORIES: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. Mark Kramer and Wendy Call, eds. Plume 2007.

BOOK PROPOSALS THAT SELL: 21 Secrets to Speed Your Success, Terry Whalin. Write Now Publications 2005.

ON WRITING: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King. Simon & Schuster 2000.

THINKING LIKE YOUR EDITOR: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction—and Get It Published, Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato. W.W. Norton 2002.

THE COURAGE TO WRITE: How Writers Transcend Fear, Ralph Keyes. Henry Holt 1995.

CLEAR BLOGGING: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them, Bob Walsh. APress 2007.

MAKING THE PERFECT PITCH: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye, Katharine Sands. The Writers Books 2004.

 

 

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