Special Sales: Think Creatively and Sell Your Book in Bulk!
“I think this book is a great idea—a fun idea. I can already imagine which publishers would respond to it.” My morning began on a conference call with my client and a literary agent who has sold several of my clients’ books to publishers, a colleague from Harvard Medical School’s publishing course. The high-powered agent shared her vision for the book and we loved her ideas. They expanded the potential audience and built upon the fun-factor. And I especially liked that she nudged my client in an area of great potential—special sales. Special Sales, Think Creatively One of the agent’s… Read more
4 Quick Summer Writing Tips
Looking for a few summer writing tips? If you’re anything like me, you’re spending time outdoors – reading a juicy novel in a hammock while the birds chirp around you, tching up with friends on a walk around the neighborhood, dancing under the stars. Summer is such a glorious time of year. So, how do you make it work for you when it comes to your writing? Schedule your summer writing time. It’s easy for summer to roll on by rather quickly. As I mentioned last week, when you schedule the writing time–and keep it sacred–you’ll be sure to… Read more
How Do I Finish My Book? 7 Writing Productivity Tips
Susan MacDonald had already written and published one book when she emailed me for support to answer the question, “How do I finish my book?” Susan needed to complete her second book by the December deadline set by her publisher, Gryphon House (an imprint of Kaplan), which had published her first book, Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership, which she had worked on in my Bring Your Book to Life(R) Program. Beyond “How do I finish my book?” Susan wanted help with strategies, to “create a clear focused plan to get the writing done by December.” She knew that she tends to “dive into the… Read more
“Struggling: Should I Work with an Agent? Pitch Publishers? Do I Write the Whole Book First?”
Are you struggling with questions like, “Should I work with an agent or contact publishers directly?” and, “Do I write the whole book first?” I recently received an email from Sue, who felt stuck, partly due to these looming questions. With these questions answered, she expected a breakthrough, and she’s likely correct. Not knowing what steps to take can feel overwhelming. Clarifying direction and steps can be just the thing to open the door to the muse. Since Sue’s questions are fairly common, I figured I’d share my answers with you, too. In addition, I unfortunately seem to have accidentally… Read more
Ghostwriting Advice: What to charge?
This is an updated version of a 2009 post, with updated pricing/fees and other advice. I’m happy to add to the post, so send your feedback and ask more questions! In a comment responding to one of last week’s posts, Jeannie asked several questions that I thought might be of interest to many followers of this blog: 1. I’ve been asked to ghostwrite a memoir. How much can I reasonably ask to be paid? 2. Can I expect royalties if the book is made into a movie (the author is already in talks with a producer) 3. Would you advise… Read more
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