Books/Writing & Speaking

21. About Writing — 2006-11-20
    Here's everything I know about improving your writing, publishing it electronically and in print, and promoting it after the sale. Two questions you should ask: (1) What will it ... »
    
     
22. Give Your Book a Selling Chance Before You Write It, Part I — 2006-09-18
    Imagine thousands of people buying your book all over the world in the coming year. Furthermore, they love it and write you about how it has helped them. They even email all their friends ... »
    
     
23. Creative Fiction Writing - Plotting and Genre — 2006-09-07
    Article 1 - Plotting and Genre Plotting Plotting and characterization carry the other elements of the book. The plotting must be believable, plausible, and interesting. It is a ... »
    
     
24. How Nearly Finished Got Lucky — 2006-09-07
    Lying next to Richard Branson is terrific. There’s a buzz. Everyone wants to touch you. “”Wow”, people gasp, “you and Richard Branson. Amazing. Who would have thought of the two ... »
    
     
25. Writing Fiction That Sells — 2006-08-17
    ACT ONE – The Setup In Act One the protagonist meets all of the characters in the story. We also learn the main problem of the story. Everybody can usually plot Act One because we ... »
    
     
26. The Aramaic Language of Jesus — 2006-08-10
    By Gabriel Sawma BACKGROUND The fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the First Temple in 587 BC, by the forces of king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, mark the beginning of what is known ... »
    
     
27. Write a Winner Book Fast - 8 Ways, p1 — 2006-07-27
    Have you given up on getting your book out of your heart into the hands of your readers? Don't give up. There's an easy way to do anything and a more difficult way. The easy way usually ... »
    
     
28. How to Write a Book and Mine the Gold Called Your Knowledge — 2006-07-20
    Writing can be a joy-filled creative process to some and a drudgery-filled chore to others. According to Roger C. Parker, “Writing is more a process of identification and organization ... »
    
     
29. What makes a good fiction book? — 2006-05-29
    In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been ... »
    
     
30. Are Readers Important To Authors? — 2006-05-29
    Bestselling authors speak of their fans in almost reverential tones, as well they should. A loyal readership that comes back for more, book after book, is the real key to long-term ... »
    
     
31. Career Moves: Take Charge of Your Life — 2006-05-08
    Every day millions of people let their inner fears stop them from creating the life of their dreams. No one will deny that it is scary to step out of your comfort zone, but once you ... »
    
     
32. Make Money With Writing Books on Spirituality and Self Help: 10 Great Reasons To Become An Author Today — 2006-04-16
    It was the first time I overheard someone whisper "she’s the author", as I walked into a book signing, that I suddenly realized that I had achieved something very special. Not only had I ... »
    
     
33. In Search of Real Gardens: A Novelist’s Onsite Research — 2006-04-05
    “A fairytale is an imaginary garden with real toads in it.” I don’t know the source of this quotation, but I take it as my starting point for this account, because the opposite ... »
    
     
34. The Business of Publishing — 2006-01-06
    Congratulations, you're published! But what exactly does it mean to be "published"? Besides the fact that your work is finally in print and your college alumni has asked to interview you ... »
    
     
35. Audio Books ? 10 Frequently Asked Questions ? Part 1 — 2006-01-04
    My friends and colleagues consider me as the audio books expert. They tell their friends that they know an audio books expert and the outcome is that I keep getting dozens of audio books ... »
    
     
36. Audio Books ? 10 Frequently Asked Questions ? Part 2 — 2006-01-04
    The audio books era is already here. I keep hearing phrases like: Audio book rental, free audio books, audio book club, audio books on CD, online audio book rental services etc. Here are ... »
    
     
37. Audio Books ? What?s Hot For 2006? — 2006-01-02
    2006 is already here and many ask me what we should expect of the emerging interesting market of Audio Books. Audio books have been here for over 20 years and they have become so popular ... »
    
     
38. The Blog Factor: Everything you need to know to start blogging - today! — 2005-12-28
    So what is this "blog factor"? Well, what a few thought was a novel idea some years ago has now morphed into something no one expected. There are currently nine million blogs out there ... »
    
     
39. Seven Secrets of Writing a Book That Sells — 2005-12-28
    It's one thing to write a book, it's an entirely different thing to write one that's a saleable, viable, marketable product. Ensuring the success of a book is something even the biggest ... »
    
     
40. Publicity From Thirty Thousand Feet — 2005-12-28
    We all know that marketing a book is a process. But sometimes the process takes longer than we�d anticipated. That�s why it�s nice every now and again to hop aboard the publicity jet and ... »