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, […]
How a Blog Fulfills One Man’s Dream of Authorship
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 […]
Ideas for How to Best Reuse and Repurpose Your Past Blog Posts
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What Happens When a Publisher Thinks Your Blog is Your Best Book Idea
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
How a Blog Series Created Reader Demand for a Booked Blog
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 […]