• How New Authors Can Keep Their Manuscripts Coherent by Marvin Cloud - In large publishing houses, many manuscripts penned by first-time authors, never make it past the "first reader" who for all practical purposes is a gatekeeper of sorts. This person's job is to weed out manuscripts that do not fit certain established submission criteria. ^pop

• Prologue, Dedication, Introduction, Prelude, Preface, Forward and Acknowledgements - How to Choose by L. Winslow - When writing a book whether it is a book of fiction or non-fiction, novel or petite eBook the author must choose which general information to include in the beginning. ^pop

• WRITING THE BLOCKBUSTER BOOK PROPOSAL: HOW TO SELL YOUR NON-FICTION BOOK by Britt Gillette - You did it. You crafted the perfect query letter for your non-fiction book, and as a result, an editor at a large publishing house has requested a full book proposal. At this point, you have a 50/50 chance of seeing your work on a bookstore shelf. The difference maker will be a strong book proposal that exhibits knowledge of your audience, what that audience needs and wants, and how that audience can be reached on a cost-effective basis. ^pop

• 10 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR BOOK ENDORSEMENTS by Gregory A. Kompes - Endorsements, sometimes called "Blurbs," are wonderful and often witty comments about your book provided by respected authors, journalists, entertainers, and industry experts connected to your topic. They're also one of the strongest sales tools an author has in their book sales toolbox.

• 12 WAYS TO RESEARCH A HISTORICAL NOVEL by Ann Roscopf Allen - Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs or if they’ll give it a pass.

• 7 Book Title Templates That Grab Your Book Readers By the Collar - Is your book title the best it can be? Could it use some work to do its job effectively? Don't let your book get lost in the sea of information streaming into your reader's consciousness each day.

• 7 Profitable Reasons to Write a Book and Grow Your Business by Earma Brown - Are you ready to add a new profit stream to your life? Write a book this year and discover new ways to get extra money. What could you do with extra money? I have a few ideas.

• 7 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR NONFICTION BOOK by Bobbi Linkemer - There are as many reasons to write a book as there are books. Whether you are truly an authority on a subject or not, just put that subject between book covers, and people will assume you must be. If you do a good job of promoting your book, you may actually make money on it.

• 7 REASONS WHY YOUR NOVEL NEEDS A BOOK PROPOSAL by Patricia L. Fry - Do you have a novel in the works or are you contemplating writing one? Wait! Before you finish that potential bestseller, you have a little business to take care of. You really must write a book proposal.

• BEWARE OF WORKING TITLES by Dan Poynter - Be careful what you make permanent. Working titles are dangerous. They can become too familiar to us while being misleading or meaningless to potential customers.

• Book Cover Layout Tips by Brian Scott - A survey cited by "The Wall Street Journal" says that a person who surfs the book store actually spends more time looking at the front book cover before he reads the back cover.

• Book Publishing - How to Design A Book Cover Yourself by Glen Ford - There are many elements of publishing a book yourself that is easy for a new self-publisher to do. There's little fear in such tasks as formatting your book for sale. Or in obtaining an ISBN. Or even in designing a website.

• Chapter by Chapter: Ten Self-editing Questions Every Writer Needs to Consider - Whether you’re working on a narrative or instructional manuscript, self-editing skills are important to your success as a writer.

• Choose Book Titles Based on Metaphors to Sell More Books and Find More Readers - Book titles that find more readers and sell more books are often based on metaphors. Adding metaphors to your book titles helps the title immediately communicate the essence of your book.

• COVERS SELL BOOKS by Dan Poynter - Packaging is everything. Each year, corporations spend more than $50 billion on product packaging and design. $50 billion, not for the products themselves or for the wrapper but $50 billion just for the design of the wrapper.

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