My “Inspired to Write” Channel on Kaiya App: Test Drive My Writing Courses
A little over a month ago, Adena Bauer emailed me to see if I would be one of the pioneering featured experts on a new app and develop a channel for what became “Kaiya.” Inspired to Write was born! A Mobile App Offering World Class Coaching/Training to Achieve Your Dreams Lisa: What is Kaiya? Adena: Kaiya is a mobile app that connects you with world-class coaches and daily guidance to learn or accomplish anything. Lisa: Who started Kaiya and why? Adena: Kaiya was founded by four product enthusiasts and engineers who share an interest in learning and personal development. We found… Read more
How to Speak to Journalists Before Your Book is Published (And Not Give It All Away)
During a lively conversation with a participant in my book proposal course, he asked, “how to speak to journalists and not give my book away before my book is published?” It’s an important question, especially if you are writing nonfiction that draws on new research or offers a fresh perspective. Be generous but not naive. Conversations with journalists can spark friendships and collaboration. You share a common passion about the subject, after all. Such relationships can lead to new exposure, new opportunities (such as speaking on a panel) or new types of collaboration. Yet, you don’t want anyone to appropriate… Read more
Writing Overwhelm? How to Write Your Way Out of “The Messy Middle”
Are you experiencing writing overwhelm? There’s a place in the writing process that my friend and colleague, Stuart Horwitz refers to as “the messy middle,” where you may feel overwhelmed and stuck. For me, that messy middle period can drag out to months or years. It can stop a project in its tracks. The overwhelming messy middle, the bane of my existence as a writer. Writing On the Other Side of Overwhelm Today, though, I’m on the other side, returning to all the holes in my manuscript and filling them in with the perfect random tidbit I’d filed away at… Read more
8 Top Nonfiction Book Proposal Mistakes (& How to Fix Them)
Nonfiction book proposal mistakes can get your proposal tossed into the circular file before the agent or publisher even gets past page one. Agents and acquisitions editors are some of the busiest people I know. They’re looking for reasons to move on, as much as they are looking for the next book they want to represent or publish. Your job in writing a book proposal is twofold: a) hook agents and publishers with exactly what they want to see and b) avoid the red flags that would make them move on. 8 Top Nonfiction Book Proposal Mistakes I See A… Read more
What Makes a Book Proposal Compelling to Agents and Publishers?
I’d already started writing this post on what makes a book proposal compelling to agents and publishers when this email hit my inbox: “Friday I signed my book contract! Thank you Lisa for helping me to get to this place. I still can’t believe this is happening. I have a feeling this will open so many doors for me, things I never even thought possible. Thank you so much Lisa for all your thoughtful guidance!” This is “Jane’s” first book and she received a healthy advance on the high end of the five figure spectrum with a dream publisher. Yay. And… Read more
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