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April 16, 2011 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

Blogging a Book Cures Writer’s Block (Part 2)

In my last post, I explained that a speaker I heard at my local California Writer’s Club branch mentioned a variety or reasons why writers get “blocked.” And I said blogging a book offered a solution to the overwhelm that can cause some writers to feel unable to start or complete large projects, such as […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: fear of going public, overcoming writer's block, writer's block

April 13, 2011 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

Blogging a Book Cures Writer’s Block (Part 1)

Last night at my local California Writer’s Club branch we had a speaker who addressed the issue of writer’s block and how to move through it. A lot of writers, even famous ones, suffer from this malady. As I listened to him speak about the problem and his remedies, it struck me that blogging a […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: blog a book, overcoming writer's block, overwhelm, why blog a book, writer's block

March 29, 2011 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Becomes a Book

Almost three years ago Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog made it’s debute. Now, fans can purchase a book that celebrates the production with the full shooting script, info from the blog, photos from the set, contributions from the cast and sheet music. Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog:The Book (Titan, $19.95) is based on one of the most […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: blog-to-book, Dr. Horrible, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Hollywood Writers' Strike, Joss Whedon

March 25, 2011 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

What the hoohah about e-books means for bloggers

I recently published several posts about indie e-book publishing here, here, and here. Seems lots of authors–mostly novelists–are making big money selling e-books cheaply (99 cents and $2.99). What’s that got to do with blogging a book? If you don’t get noticed by a publisher while blogging your book but you do gain readers, this […]

Filed Under: Create an E-Book, What to Do When You Complete Your Blogged Book Tagged With: CreateSpace, e-book distribution, e-book market, e-books, Smashwords

March 16, 2011 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Good Time to Blog a Cookbook

It seems that Julie Powell of Julie and Julia fame paved the way for food bloggers. Her success has made publishers more likely to scan the blogosphere for other successful food bloggers–and the possibility of turning their blogs into books. However, for food bloggers it seems that holding back some material is a good thing. […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: cookbooks, food bloggers, Julie Powell, Kirsty Melville, Lisa Fain

March 8, 2011 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

10 Things to Do While Waiting for Your Blog to Be Discovered

Let’s say you’ve finished blogging your book. Or not. Maybe you are still blogging your book. In either case, you are still waiting to be discovered. What should you do while you wait? Here are 10 things to keep you occupied and attract attention to your blog at the same time. Tweet about the subject […]

Filed Under: Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: attracting an acquisition editor, publicizing blog posts, recyling blog posts, repurposing blog posts

March 3, 2011 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

What’s Up with How to Blog a Book?

Have you been wondering what up with me and my manuscript or how I’m doing getting How to Blog a Book discovered? Well, here’s the deal. I have to admit that once I was done blogging the book, I did not keep up with posting or promoting–at least for a while. I figured I had […]

Filed Under: News About How to Blog a Book Tagged With: agent, book proposal, how to blog a book, publisher

February 17, 2011 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

A Blog Post a Day is a Book a Year…or More

I’ll be speaking at the San Francisco Writer’s Conference on Sunday. My topic: A Blog Post a Day is a Book a Year. And that’s the challenge to you, my readers. Starting tomorrow, I challenge you to begin writing a blog post a day and to have as your goal to finish blogging a book […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blog a book, blog a day, book in a year

February 15, 2011 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

How a Blog Might Help You Land a Book Deal

So many writers don’t want to blog. I don’t understand why, since I love blogging. I have five blogs. And some writers may not want to blog a book. Maybe you are reading this blog even though you don’t plan on blogging a book–but maybe you’d like to know how blogging will help you land […]

Filed Under: Landing an Agent or Traditional Publisher Tagged With: Alan Paul, book deal, Huffington Post, wsj.com

February 14, 2011 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

What to do if you didn’t plan to blog a book?

Most bloggers don’t set out to blog a book. They don’t even intend to write a book–ever. However, many bloggers discover after many, many posts on one topic that they have enough material–possibly too much material–for a book. Thus, they move out of Cyberspace and into the real world of physically published material. Or maybe […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books, What to Do When You Complete Your Blogged Book Tagged With: blog-to-book, booking a blog, Joel Friedlander, recycling blog posts, repurposing blog posts

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