Although some writers feel stressed out and self-conscious when they know their writing will be read by others, blogging provides a format that actually can reduce the amount of writer’s block produced by fear of exposing your work to the world. Yes, when you blog you do show your work to the whole Internet community, […]
How to Write a Book Proposal for Your Blogged Book
When a literary agent or an acquisition editor from a publishing company contacts you about making your blog into a book or publishing your blogged book, you want to be ready. Ready equates to having a book proposal written. Many aspiring authors and bloggers have no idea what goes into a traditional nonfiction book proposal. […]
Start Blogging a Short Book Today
A few months ago I self-published a short book based on 10 blog posts. In fact, I booked the blog posts — I repurposed the material I had already published on my blog. However, you can easily blog a short book starting today. This is a great idea if you already have a blog and […]
Propel Your Blogged Book With More Content
One of the thing writers do really well is produce content–especially bloggers, who produce content all the time. That’s a great thing in today’s online market, because the best way to promote blogged books comes down to producing great content and lots of it–and placing it on the Internet. By strategically using content in cyberspace, […]
How to Tie General Blog Posts to Your Blogged Book
I often get asked a question about how to tie blog posts in general into a blogged book you might be writing. Whether you are writing a blogged book, a printed book or an e-book, your blog provides a great way to generate interest in that book. Each post offers one more opportunity to drive […]
How to Blog a Book Gets Disovered and Lands a Book Deal!
As you may know, the whole idea behind this blog revolves around creating a strong and unique blogged book idea with a large or niche market, writing great and consistent posts, and promoting your blog well so you either: get discovered while blogging your book, build enough platform to become attractive to an agent, an […]
Use Your Expertise to Blog a Short Book
In my last post I told you how I created a short book out of 10 blog posts and published it…FAST! I promised I’d give you some tips on how to get going on a similar project of your own. Here’s how you start: What do you know? Are you an expert on getting your […]
Joel Friedlander’s Tips and Reasons for Booking a Blog
On Friday when I reviewed fellow blogger and book designer Joel Friedlander’s new book, A Self-Publisher’s Companion, Expert Advice for Authors Who Want to Publish, I promised I’d publish the four questions I asked him about his experience booking a blog. (If you don’t know what that means, please refer to this post.) You see, […]
New How to Blog a Book Audio Program Now Available!
I’d like to take a commercial break to announce the newest in my line of How to Blog a Book Products: The How to Blog a Book Audio Course. It’s a short course — 1.5 hours — that gives you the nitty gritty details on how to get started blogging your book. Plus, it comes […]