writing books

Book Writing Advice: Don’t Be Boring. Be Alive!

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. — Howard Thurman, civil rights leader When you write a book, write what makes you come alive. Do that. Don’t be boring. Be alive. — John Kremer When […]

Writing versus Editing by Arthur Plotnik

Arthur Plotnik on Writing and Editing

You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you, and we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. – Arthur Plotnik, author, Spunk & Bite: A Writer’s Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style U write to communicate to the hearts & minds of others what’s burning inside U. […]

Book Writing and Book Marketing Articles

Here are a few articles and blog posts I’ve come across in the past few days. Most feature great tips on how to write your book. The last article features a new tool that could revolutionize book marketing. Seven Great Writing Tips from Seven Great American Writers – http://inktank.fi/seven-great-tips-from-seven-great-american-writers How to Write a Story – […]

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Book Marketing: It Is Hard!

During the past few days I’ve had a number of authors write me to complain how hard it is to market a book. Well, gosh, it is hard. It’s hard to write a book. It’s hard to publish a book. It’s hard to carry out a book marketing plan. It’s hard to do Internet marketing. […]