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July 29, 2014 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

6 Things You Can Do to Make Your Book Proposal Stand Out

When an agent or acquisitions editor from a publishing house responds affirmatively to your query letter, you better be ready to go to the next stage of the publishing process. You need to have a book proposal written, edited and ready for submission upon request. I’ve written extensively about how to write a book proposal, […]

Filed Under: Book Proposal, Landing an Agent or Traditional Publisher Tagged With: agents, book proposal, traditional publishing

July 24, 2014 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

6 Tips for Submitting Query Letters Successfully

You’ve almost completed your blogged book, but no agents or publishers have come calling yet. You still would like to see if you can land a traditional publishing deal, especially since your blog has shown tremendous growth. In the months since you began blogging your book you’ve developed a strong platform consisting of a large […]

Filed Under: Landing an Agent or Traditional Publisher, Query Letter Tagged With: agents, how to write a query letter, Query Letter, traditional publishing

August 14, 2012 by Nina Amir 41 Comments

Are You Blogging a Book? List it here!

How to gain readers to your blog

Gaining readers to your blogged book represents the keys to success. Whether you plan on self-publishing your blogged book or want to be discovered by an agent or publisher, you must have a successful blog–one with many unique visitors. (If you don’t understand that term, read this post.) That’s your author platform or fan base, […]

Filed Under: Increasing Traffic, Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: agents, blog traffic, platform, publicizing your blog, publishers, readers, testmarket, traffic, unique visitors

July 19, 2012 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

Seducing Readers, Publishers and A Spouse at the Same Time

If you worry about privacy issue or being too personal on your blog, don’t. Just follow Betty Herbert’s lead…all the way to a book deal. The 52 Seductions charts the project Betty Herbert undertook with her husband to seduce each other once a week for a year. The book builds on the original blog but […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books, Booking a Blog (Repurposing Content into a Book) Tagged With: 52 Seductions, agents, Betty Herbert, journalists, Twitter

February 26, 2010 by ninaamir 5 Comments

Why Blog a Book? To Show What You’ve Got…But Not All You’ve Got (Part 10)

A lot of people ask me whether they should include everything in their blogged book. They are afraid to “give it all away.” In fact, no need exists to include all your content if you don’t want to do so. Actually, agents and acquisitions editors like it if you hold back a bit of content […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: agents, content, finished manuscript, give away, publishers

February 25, 2010 by ninaamir 5 Comments

Why Blog a Book? You and Your Blog Might Get Discovered! (Part 9)

  If you think only one or two bloggers’ blogs or blogged books have been found, think again. The numbers are increasing every day. Ever since roughly 2005, publishers have been scanning the Internet to find new writers with great ideas that can be turned into books. Some of those writers actually are bloggers. Some […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: advances, agents, book-to-blog deals, publishing contracts, publishing deals

February 23, 2010 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Why Blog a Book? To Make Sure You Complete Your Manuscript (Part 8)

Many writers start book projects and don’t finish them. This becomes increasingly true for nonfiction writers who want to become traditionally published. Unlike fiction writers who must submit a completed novel along with a brief proposal to an agent or acquisition editor, nonfiction writers must submit only about 25 pages of competed manuscript as part […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: accountability, accountability partners, acquisition editors, agents, manuscripts, platform, proposals

February 15, 2010 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Why Blog a Book? It Can Give You Expert Status (Part 3)

Expert status constitutes one spoke in an author’s platform. Publishers purchase nonfiction books from authors they perceive as experts in their fields. According to Techorati.com 56 percent of all bloggers say their blog has helped them or their companies establish a position as a thought leader within an industry. Additionally, 58 percent say they are […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: agents, expert status, industry leader, platform, publishers, thought leader

February 9, 2010 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Why Blog a Book? You Get Exposure and Build “Platform” (Part 2)

  You Get Exposure and Build “Platform” Many writers enjoy spending time alone in their “lonely garret” with only the company of a hot cup of coffee or tea and a computer (or a pad of paper and pencil). In fact, that’s what most writer’s like best. To become a published nonfiction author, however, you […]

Filed Under: Why Blog a Book Tagged With: agents, platform, platform building, platform elements, Promotion, publishers

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