How to Blog a Book

Inspiring You to Build Visibility, Boost Authority and Become an Author Post by Post

Inspiring You to Build Visibility, Boost Authority and Become an Author Post by Post

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Can You Publish Blogged Material As a Kindle Ebook?

One of my clients recently had a bad experience with Amazon as she rushed to get her book to market on a deadline. Part of her manuscript had previously appeared on her blog. In other words, her book is partially a booked blog. Much to her dismay, her book was not immediately approved. Instead, she […]

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Don’t Just Blog a Book–Publish a Blogged Book in November

Lot’s of books get written in November–at least the first drafts. That’s why I declared November National Writing Month in 2009. Fiction writers produce novels during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and nonfiction writers produce a variety of books during National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo) as they take the Write Nonfiction in November challenge. It’s […]

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How to Have Impact with Your Blogged Book

With so many books on the market and so many blogs in the blogosphere, how do you make sure your blogged book actually has impact on anyone? How do you make sure each post you publish gets read and, shared—more than just once but thousands of times? I’ve written many times about becoming an author […]

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Why November is a Great Time to Blog a Book

Halloween is right around the corner. After that, the holiday season comes upon us…first Thanksgiving, then Kwanza, Chanukah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. No time to blog a whole book, right? Wrong. In fact, next month, November, is a great time to blog an entire book from scratch, start to finish.  Why? First, it’s National […]

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How To Pick A Topic For Your Blogged Book

Today’s guest post is written by eBook/Self-Publishing/Internet coach Ellen Violette. Have you ever looked for a solution to a problem and found yourself dissatisfied with those offered? Did you find yourself saying, “I could do this better!”? If so, the solution you devised could be exactly what will sell in the market place. In other […]

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5 Reasons Why Your Blog Readers Will Buy Your Blogged Book

Every day, at least one–if not more–book bloggers have the same moment of panic. Maybe you’ve had it, too.Let me describe the scenario for you. You have a dream of becoming an author, but you know no one will purchase your book unless you begin promoting that book right away–from the first moment you start […]

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What’s the Difference Between a Blogged Book and a Booked Blog?

I must have described the difference between blogging a book and booking a blog here on this blog at least 100 times. I’ve done the same on the phone with prospective clients countless times. I do it every time I speak to an audience. Yet, I can find no blog post here on this blog […]

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Why Readers Matter More than Buyers

In the world of publishing, we talk a lot about selling books. We obsess over promotion and marketing and how to ensure our books sell once they are released. Once published, we turn our focus to how many sales went through registers each week according to Neilson Bookscan (which tracks most bookstore, online, and other […]

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Blurb Offers Ipad Users a Way to Go Blog-to-Book

More and more ways to go literally from blog to book seem to appear all the time. These technologies allow you to get your blog content–your blogged book–off your blog and into a book format. Blurb, a San Francisco-based creative publishing and marketing platform, is the latest to enter the field by giving Ipad users […]

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