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September 18, 2018 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

7 Things You Need to Do to Build Your Platform

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A platform can mean the difference between landing or not landing a book deal. It also can make the difference between successful on unsuccessful book sales. Today, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) provides seven effective ways to build your platform and increase the likelihood of your blog and book succeeding. Building a robust platform is one of […]

Filed Under: Publicizing Your Blog, Success Strategies Tagged With: author platform, blog-to-book deal, blogging, book sales, platform, Promotion, publishing deal

August 22, 2017 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How a Book Review Led an Introverted Blogger to a Book Deal

Every author should know why they want to write a book—and why they are writing a particular book. That’s the author’s mission statement. However, every blog or book should have a mission as well. The mission of Jenn Granneman’s blog, Introvert, Dear, is clearly stated on the site: To let introverts everywhere know it’s okay […]

Filed Under: Success Stories - Blogged Books Tagged With: blog-to-book deal, blogging success, booked blog, how to blog a book, Introvert, Jenn Granneman

July 11, 2017 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How a Blog Helped Emily Benet Achieve Her Dream of Successful Authorship

If you want to hear a classic blog-to-book success story, this is it. Emily Benet is one of those bloggers who was “discovered.” But she set out to create her dream of successful authorship–first as a blogger. Born in London to a Welsh mother and Spanish father, Benet moved to Barcelona at 13, where she […]

Filed Under: Success Stories - Blogged Books Tagged With: blog-to-book deal, blogging success, booked blog, Emily Benet, Hen Party, how to blog a book, Shop Girl Diaries

June 13, 2017 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

What Happens When a Publisher Thinks Your Blog is Your Best Book Idea

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Sometimes a blogger doesn’t realize his blog content might hold the content to his next book—until someone points that out the blog represents his best book idea. In 2009, Larry Brooks (@storyfix) launched his blog, www.storyfix.com, to deliver core fiction writing craft tips, teaching, and perspective for writers at all levels. He had built a […]

Filed Under: Success Stories - Blogged Books Tagged With: blog-to-book deal, blogging success, booked blog, how to blog a book, Larry Brooks, Storyfix

September 13, 2016 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

How to Get Traditionally Published with Low Blog Readership

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You started blogging to build a platform and land a traditional publishing deal. But you’ve got a problem. You’ve been blogging for while—a year or more—and you still don’t have a lot of readers. You’ve been sharing posts on social media sites, blogging often and in a focused manner, but your efforts just haven’t paid […]

Filed Under: Landing an Agent or Traditional Publisher, Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: author, blog traffic, blog-to-book deal, blogger, driving traffic, how to bloggers get publishing contracts, landing a traditional publishing deal, traditional publishing

July 26, 2016 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Tien Chiu on Mastering the Craft of Blogging a Book

Tien Chiu started blogging her book Master Your Craft: Strategies for Designing, Making, and Selling Artisan Work in 2012. I remember distinctly the day I met her. She had just started blogging her book, and she had come to a California Writers’ Club meeting to hear me speak on the topic of how to blog […]

Filed Under: Success Stories - Blogged Books Tagged With: blog-to-book deal, blogged book, blogging success, crafting book, how to blog a book, Tien Chiu

May 17, 2016 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Joe Ponzio on Going from Book to Blog to Book

Joe Ponzio started his blog as a way to build platform for the book he planned to write (not necessarily blog). When his blog readership exploded, he sealed the success of his book. After going book to blog to book, he reports, “the book and the blog go hand-in-hand.” In the case of Fwallstreet.com, both […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books, Success Stories - Blogged Books Tagged With: blog-to-book deal, F Wall Street, Joe Ponzio

March 24, 2015 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

Lizzie Skurnick on Going from Blog to Book: Shelf Discovery

Lizzie Skurnick’s blog-to-book success came from her regular Jezebel.com feature column, Fine Lines. This blog consists of her meditations on favorite, old-school YA (young adult) novels from the late ‘60s to the early ‘80s—books much beloved by now-grown-up women. Skurnick says, “The book resembles the blog, but I added twice as many columns and organized […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: blog-to-book, blog-to-book deal, LIzzie Skurnick, success story

January 15, 2015 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

Going from Blog to Book: The Daily Coyote

Since Shreve Stockton is a professional photographer who “writes on impulse,” it’s not surprising that her blog, The Daily Coyote, is primarily a photo blog. When her photos and stories of her life with Charlie, an orphaned coyote who she’d raised since he was ten days old, caught the interest and imagination of people world-wide […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: blog-to-book, blog-to-book deal, coyote, Shreve Stockton, success story

March 27, 2014 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Paul V. Vitagliano’s Born This Way Blog Attracts Agents After Two Weeks

When I saw Paul V. Vitagliano’s blog-to-book story, I was intrigued by both his story and the stories he had published on the blog and in the book, Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up. I immediately asked him if I could feature him here. He conceptualized and launched the Born This Way Blog […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: attract literary agents, blog-to-book deal, blogger success story, booked blog

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