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April 26, 2022 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

The Pros and Cons of Turning Your Blog Into a Book

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Should you or shouldn’t you turn your blog into a book? Only you can answer that question. In today’s post, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), offers some pros and cons to help you decide. Many successful bloggers have gone on to turn their blogs into books. For example, Bryan Collins produced The Art of Writing a Non-Fiction Book, […]

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January 7, 2020 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How a Blog Fulfills One Man’s Dream of Authorship

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Many writers begin their journey to authorship after reading a children’s book. However, not all of them become bloggers and end up writing and blogging books. At the age of six, Bryan Collins, a nonfiction author from Ireland, read BFG by Roald Dahl and became enthralled by the idea of a Big Friendly Giant who […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books, Booking a Blog (Repurposing Content into a Book), Success Stories - Blogged Books Tagged With: blog-to-book process, blogging, blogging a book, booked blog, how to book a blog, nonfiction writing, success story

January 8, 2019 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Ideas for How to Best Reuse and Repurpose Your Past Blog Posts

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Out of blog post or ebook ideas? No worries. You can reuse, repurpose and recycle the posts you have already published in a variety of ways. Today, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) gives you some ideas for how to do so. Does the thought of having to come up with another new topic to write about make […]

Filed Under: Writing Posts/Chapters Tagged With: blog post ideas, blogged book, booked blog, recycle blog posts, repurpose blog posts, reuse blog posts, tips for bloggers

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 […]

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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

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

February 13, 2014 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

Creative Uses of Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress Ends in A Blogged Book Deal

Anyone who has anyone ever seen me do a presentation about how to blog a book has likely also heard me mention Kevin Cotter and his blog-to-book deal for 101 Uses for My Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress. I have always been quite taken by this touching, story of a many who turned his anger and depression […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: blog-to-book deal, booked blog, Kevin Cotter, success story, used wedding dresses, uses for wedding dress, wedding dress

January 21, 2014 by Nina Amir 6 Comments

Adoptee Issues Land Author a Traditional Publishing Deal

For those bloggers and writers pursuing their passions or interests—especially personal ones, this blog-to-book success story proves how you can develop a following in any niche and inspire others with your story. Almost always—maybe not always—the world contains other people who want to read what you have to say and connect with another like-minded person. […]

Filed Under: Blogs Turned Into Books Tagged With: adoptee issues, blog-to-book, booked blog, success story, traditional book contract

November 29, 2012 by Nina Amir 7 Comments

How a Blog Series Created Reader Demand for a Booked Blog

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When Angela Ackerman and I started The Bookshelf Muse back in 2008, we had no intention of turning its content into a book. Mostly, we just wanted to help and encourage other writers. As critique partners, we knew that our characters tended to repeat body cues for certain emotions (mine were always shifting their feet […]

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