Publishing Coach
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Teleseminar
Replays
August
28, 2008
Questions answered on this
call:
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What is the first step in writing a
book?"
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What are some good strategies for determining
market interest as well as gaps in the existing
book market?"
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"When you're building a platform, how
do you step it up and get noticed by a publisher? An
acquisitions editor said earlier this year I don't
have a big enough platform. When can you go back and
say look at what I am working on? What kind of
information do they want?"
The Tip of the Call built on the answers
to those three questions, and talked about how to survey to
find out what your market wants.
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September
4, 2008
Questions answered on this call:
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"
What do you think of virtual book tours? Do you have a
recommendation as to who to hire to help
promote?"--
Debbie
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I need a refresher on how to make outlines. Although I like
the freedom of straying from the outline, to have something
organized on paper helps me focus, yet I run into
difficulty making that outline."--Margaret (I shared my
mindmapping technique that I use for virtually everything I
plan, that will give you an outline for your book in
minutes.)
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"I have sent submittals to 6 publishers, got turned
down by 4 and accepted by 1- Tate Publishing. But
they want $3,400 up front to do
'everything.'
Is it normal for publishers to want money up
front?
I need understanding on
the best route to take with publishers by knowing what
is the norm and what is more of a
scam."--Cindy
The Tip covered 5 questions to
ask yourself to determine whether self-publishing or mainstream
publishing is the best path for you.
Teleseminar
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September
11, 2008
Questions answered on this
call:
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"Are there any ways
to test the idea(s) one would have for a book? No
sense working hard on a manuscript if it wouldn't
have market appeal."-Barb
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"What are some good
strategies for determining market interest as well
as gaps in the existing book market? I'm especially
interested in the children's market."--Lynne
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"Should
self-publishing be a last resort after trying
mainstream book agents or is it a worth while first
option?"-Clive
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"If you were to write
a book, how would you rank the most important
things to spend time and money on? (Topic would
sell or not, market, title, cover, content,
etc.--not marketing, website, etc.--just the
book...)"--Johnny
I also talked about why this is
the BEST time to be an author, and what the most important
quality is for becoming successful as an author. (Hint: It's
related to this article.)
Teleseminar
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September
18, 2008
Quote of the Call:
"I learned that
you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a
mountain top, but like a child stringing beads in
kindergarten - happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead
on after another."--Brenda Ueland
Questions answered on this
call:
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"What do I do if I
feel that I need to write some kind of book (etc.)
but don't feel that I enjoy writing?!"
(Nicole)
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"My book manuscript
is almost complete. At what point should I try to
protect my manuscript from misuse by others (get it
copyrighted, get an ISBN #, etc.)? I'd hate to send
it to editors,
publishers without protection." (Eric)
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""I've written an
eBook on a subject for which I am an expert. Now,
how do I market it?" (Ron)
The Tip was all about silencing the
Critical Voice and making writing fun.
Teleseminar
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42:07)
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November
25, 2008
"How to Be a Successful Author in the New Era of
Publishing"
Quotes of the Call:
"If publishers had sat down 10 years
ago and tried to figure out something that could connect
them to their customers, share their information, allow them
to develop deep, targeted, meaningful, individual
relationships, and sell product with less friction all at
the same time, they couldn't have invented anything better
than the Internet, which as a reading medium has given rise
to an epistolary culture that we never could have imagined.
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"The Internet was designed for us
[publishers and authors]. WE couldn't have made something
any better, and I think precious few publishers have taken
aggressive advantage of all the ways in which a good
Internet strategy can spread the world about their products,
bring them closer to their customers, and help them drive
sales. Retailers tell us all the time, people find out what
they want to read online. . Every publisher [I would add,
author] should be thinking of their digital strategy as
really beginning with the Internet, and branching out from
there." --Michael Cader, editor of Publisher's
Marketplace and Publisher's Lunch
"You don't make money writing books,
you make money explaining books."--Alex Mandossian,
teleseminar expert
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