How to Blog a Book

7 Reasons You Likely Need an Agent to Traditionally Publish a Book

Nina Amir — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:23 +0000

If you have decided to try traditional publishing, you will likely need a literary agent. As mentioned in my last post, this is especially true if you want to approach a mid-sized to large publishing house. Even if you opt to approach a small independent publisher, though, in the end, you may wish you had [...]

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How Books Get Sold to Traditional Publishers

Nina Amir — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:08:19 +0000

If you decide you want to have your blogged book—or any book—published by a traditional publisher, you need to understand the traditional publishing process. Keep in mind the different types of publishers, how they like to be approached, what they look for in aspiring authors. Every publishing house has certain submission criteria. Smaller ones will [...]

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What Type of Traditional Publisher Best Suits You and Your Book?

Nina Amir — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:25:57 +0000

Before you decide to approach a traditional publisher and ask to receive backing your proposed book project, you need an understanding not only of what publishers seek in a publishing partner but also how each type of publishing house differs. You want to familiarize your self with how to contact small independent publishers, mid-sized publishers [...]

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How to Get Your Blogged Book Traditionally Published

Nina Amir — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:27:04 +0000

Many writers who choose to blog books dream of landing a traditional publishing deal. After all, so many successful bloggers have been discovered by traditional publishers because their readership or subscription base made them attractive as authors as well. That’s the foundation of the blog-a-book principle: create a large platform of potential readers for your [...]

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4 Reasons to Choose to Self-Publish Your Book

Nina Amir — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:02:21 +0000

You’ve produced a blogged book manuscript, but after considering the four reasons why you might choose a traditional publisher for your project, you’ve decided this option doesn’t suit your character. Now what? Consider independently publishing your blogged book. Become a publisher in your own right by self-publishing your book. Why might you opt for independent [...]

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4 Reasons to Choose to Traditionally Publish Your Blogged Book

Nina Amir — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:41:35 +0000

You’ve produced a blogged book manuscript. Now what? You can choose two ways to publish your book: with a traditional publisher or independently as a self-publisher. Why might you opt for traditional publishing? Here are four good reasons to traditionally publish your book. 1. You don’t want to be a “project manager.” If you don’t [...]

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Do You Have What It Takes To Become a Successful Author?

Nina Amir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:38:23 +0000

How to Blog a Better Book: Lesson #9 As National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo) 2013 comes to a close, it’s time to ask yourself an important question: Do You have what it takes to become a successful author? If you blogged your book in 30 days, you know you can complete a manuscript. If you [...]

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Does your Blogged Book Have a Reason to Exist?

Nina Amir — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:19:17 +0000

How to Blog a Better Book: Lesson #8 Many writers believe writing a book fulfills a sense of personal purpose or that their book has its own purpose to fulfill. The book’s purpose could be an extension of their own personal purpose as well. In fact, every book should have a purpose. This gives it [...]

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Flesh Out Your Blogged Book Chapters with Post-Sized Bits of Content

Nina Amir — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:08:32 +0000

How to Blog a Better Book: Lesson #7 At this point in the process of planning out your blogged book, you are almost ready to give your book’s spine, which you created with your TOC, some flesh—some real content. Before you begin writing, though, I suggest you take the time to complete three more planning [...]

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Create a Strong Structure to Support Your Blogged Book

Nina Amir — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:20:41 +0000

How to Blog a Better Book: Lesson #6 Before you can turn an idea into a book you must give that book a structure. This structure, known as the Table of Contents, supports your idea much like a human spine supports the body. Later, you put “flesh on the bone” when you determine the content [...]

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