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May 21, 2015 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

An 8-Point Blog-a-Book Checklist

I’ve been touting the benefits of blogging a book for five years. I’ve written about the process over and over again here and on other sites. I even revised and expanded How to Blog a Book. And I’ve blogged several more books. Hopefully, you’ve decided to blog your book. I realize that, even though the […]

May 19, 2015 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

The #1 Reason Why You Should Blog and Blog a Book

If you want to make a positive and meaningful difference in the world, you need a blog. Not only that, you should write a book. With a blog and a book, you can transform many lives every day. I’ve been blogging since 2006. I’ve had as many as five blogs at one time. I started […]

May 7, 2015 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

How to Blog a Book Using Scrivener

Blogging a book takes organization. You need a blog plan that mimics the structure of your book and helps you know what to write and to publish. Also, you need to create a document that becomes an off-line manuscript—not just a bunch of posts online. One of the easiest and most effective ways to do […]

April 7, 2015 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Speak Your Blogged Book

Many entrepreneurs don’t believe they are writers. However, they want to become authors or bloggers because they know a book and a blog give them expert status. Indeed, becoming an authority or thought leader in your industry will help you grow your businesses. But if you don’t think you can write, this leaves you in […]

March 5, 2015 by Nina Amir 9 Comments

How to Write 12 Books Per Year on Your Blog

Blogging doesn’t have to be an activity that take you away from writing your book. You can blog your book—write, publish and promote it all at the same time post by post on the Internet. If you don’t want to place the first draft of your manuscript on your website, however, your blogging time can […]

March 3, 2015 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

Why Now is the Best Time to Blog a Book

If ever there were a time to start a blog or to blog a book, it’s now. Yes, the blogosphere is crowded and loud. On the other hand, the number of people on or using the internet continues to grow, which creates an enormous opportunity for anyone—including authors and bloggers. Now truly is the best […]

February 3, 2015 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

7 Tips for Turning Your Blog into a Book

As the blog-to-book trend continues on its upward curve, more and more bloggers see their blogs as gold mines filled with nuggets of content waiting to be extracted, refined and cast into books. Writers, on the other hand, historically have balked at becoming bloggers. Many aspiring and published authors turn to blogging simply because this […]

January 27, 2015 by Nina Amir 4 Comments

Plan Your Book Content to Write Quickly and Easily

An ongoing debate exists in the writing world about whether or not to plan out a book prior to typing that first word. The “mappers” or “planners” say, “Plan it out! It’s more effective!” The “pantsers,” on the other hand, say, “Write by the seat of your pants! It’s more creative.” I tend to be a […]

October 23, 2014 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

How to Turn Your Blog Into a Book-Production Machine

If you have a blog, you produce a lot of content every year—valuable content that could be used for more than just blog posts. Indeed, with the right focus and planning, your blog can become a book-production machine. Many busy writers, authors and entrepreneurs don’t feel they have time to write a book, especially when […]

July 3, 2014 by Nina Amir 8 Comments

How to Blog a Novel

Blogging fiction isn’t as easy as blogging nonfiction. The process poses some inherent challenges, but they are just that—challenges. They aren’t obstacles. Therefore, if you want to blog a novel, you should go ahead and do so. How to Begin Blogging a Novel As with any other book you write, you should begin blogging your […]