Collections of short stories and essays make great fodder for blogged books. Why? Because they are…well…short. Seems obvious. A short story does not run the length of a novel. And an essay tends to be shorter than a full nonfiction book. Let’s start with fiction. I don’t write a lot about blogging fiction because it’s […]
How to Blog a Booklet in Less Than a Month
There are some great reasons to blog a booklet-length book, and you can easily do so in a month or less. Booklets may be my favorite form of short book. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, many short books can be printed as booklets. These saddle-stitched (stapled) books come in an assortment of sizes and […]
How to Blog a Prescriptive Nonfiction Book in 30 Days
Most of the books I edit or coach people to write fall into the prescriptive nonfiction category. This means they offer guidance or direction on a particular topic. They might provide 10 steps for better sex, or 8 ways to better parenting or a guide to getting published, for example. The authors might be experts—or […]
How to Blog A Tip Book in 30 Days or Less
I love producing short books fast, and I often teach workshops on this topic. Writers get very excited about becoming a published author in under a month. What better time to try writing and publishing a short book fast than during what I have decided to call National Book Blogging Month (NaBoBloMo). As I said at the beginning […]
How to Create Good Blogged Book Content Fast
When you blog a book, your intention should be to blog a good book. You may be writing fast, producing content in as little as 30 minutes a day. You are creating the first draft of your manuscript. However, that doesn’t mean the writing should be bad. It should be good, as should the content. […]
Blog a Book in a Month
It’s spring. As the natural world seems to give birth to new blooms, leaves and flowers, it’s time to give birth to a new book—to bring that idea inside you into the world on your blog. That’s right. This month we are focusing on blogging a book in 30 days. Call April National Book Blogging […]
Publishing Options for Your Booked Blog
Once your booked blog has been professionally edited, you must decide how you will publish it. You have a variety of options for turning your blogged book manuscript into an actual book. Traditional Publishing If you’ve come this far—spending time and money on professional editing services, you have likely decided not to go the traditionally […]
Choosing the Right Editor for Your Booked Blog
Once you have self-edited your booked blog manuscript, send it to a professional editor for another round of developing and polishing (or two or three). After all, that’s what professional editors are: developers and polishers of manuscripts. They make sure the story or content is fully developed—reader friendly and reader ready—and they polish the prose […]
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