For the Love of Bringing Books to Life: Write, Publish, and Be Known
Book Writing: How to Get the Writing Done
On a call with my mastermind partners today, I suggested we use the 5-question format I use with my book writing students for accountability (courtesy of my mentor and friend Mitch Feigenberg): What did I say I’d do? What did I actually do? What worked? What didn’t? What’s next? Out of my 3 commitments, I’d completed 2. I’d already scheduled commitment 3 in my calendar, so just scheduling again for this week wasn’t going to work. Instead, I decided first to be realistic. 8-10 hours just wasn’t happening–too much to do to support my Bring Your Book to Life participants.[...]
Your Book Pitch: What the Experts Think
What would it be like to look at your own book pitch with the eyes of a professional in the field—an agent, editor or publicist? By reviewing the pitches—and our expert comments—from the “Pitch Your Book to Life” contest, you can: 1. Learn to write a compelling book pitch. 2. Get a sense of what might be missing from your book pitch 3. Receive the stimulation to come up with new ideas for your book. On April 5th through April 19th (2012), we hosted the “Pitch Your Book Life” contest. Participants had the chance to submit a 3-5 sentence “elevator[...]
Pitch Your Book to Life: Congratulations!
It’s been an inspiring several weeks, reading the 44 compelling book pitches (50 counting revisions). Congratulations to everyone who entered and shared your passion for your subject. And to our hundreds of voters. You’re all winners. And The Official Winner Is . . . Kate Forest, RYT for her entry Self Care Yoga: Short Healing Lessons for Body, Mind & Life! Here’s what book publicity expert Rusty Shelton had to say: “This pitch, to me, seemed most ready for book form. I like the market for this book–busy professionals and others looking to give yoga a try without a huge[...]
Pitch Your Book to Life Contest: Feedback on a Few We Missed and…
Whoops, As I reviewed the inspiring entries in our Pitch Your Book to Life Contest, I realized that a few did not make it onto the blog. So, here is my feedback on several more inspiring and terrific entries. Title: The Cheater Whisperer: Inside the Minds of the Unfaithful by Abby Rodman Pitch: According to some statistics, nearly 80 percent of married men have cheated on their spouses. The percentage of women isn’t far behind. As a psychotherapist, I have years of specialized experience working with the unfaithful. Why do people cheat? What drives their behaviors? What makes it so hard for[...]
How to Write a Book: Video Answers to Your Book Writing and Publishing Questions
When you’re writing a book, many questions crop up—from those first steps to get started to more specific issues like whether to collaborate with a co-author (and how to find one) to whether it’s worth getting an agent or traditional publisher. Over the past week and a half, I’ve answered 6 of your questions via video on my book writing page on Facebook. Responses have been terrific! I look forward to posting a couple more videos and giving you some of my most effective tips for starting and writing a book on the “Birth Your Book” call, March 7.[...]
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