Better ways to write (almost) everything
Please welcome expert PR coach Laura Perkes of PR With Perkes – sharing her advice on the best ways to get publicity for a new nonfiction book. Over to Laura …
Now that the hard work of writing the book is over it’s time for the fun to begin, to elevate your expertise and create a successful launch that will not only boost sales of your book but will inspire people to make the life-changing decisions to take them from stuck to unstuck.
Is it your dream to write your story to share with the world? Do you have a precious fund of knowledge that readers will find invaluable? If you’ve been through some difficult times, will a book about your experiences help others in the same circumstances?
Don’t forget that whatever you want your book to achieve, it has to be good.
One of the best things about the current spread of media and publication options is the fact that the basic content from your print and/or Kindle book can be shared in many more different ways than was the case 20 or even 10 years ago.
Repurpose, reuse, recyle … and max up your book’s earning potential
Please welcome once again my good friend and colleague Tsufit, from Toronto, whose emails are always interesting and this one, in particular, grabbed my attention. Swearwords are a hot topic in communications of all kinds today and Tsufit – as always – hits the nail right on the head…Sz.
Saw this book on display in a small local library.
Love it or hate it, one thing is for sure. [Read more…]
When my former business partner, a rigid academic, tried to edit my forthcoming book – How To Write A Brilliant Nonfiction Book – he made a great fuss over the fact that the chapter about “marketing” at the end of the book only ran to 3,000-odd words.
“But you’ve only written 3,000 odd words about marketing” he yelled gleefully down the phone to me.
If you think I’ve been making all this up about unscrupulous publishers fiddling the Amazon Sales Ranks to create instant Amazon number 1 bestsellers, have a read of the following.
I tripped over this chirpy email the other day while decluttering my old email archives, received from – I’m ashamed to say – a publisher who did three of my own titles (without scams). Here it is, with only the names and date redacted…
Hi Suze
As the last email stated, we have a plan for making
(book’s title) a bestseller on www.amazon.co.uk [Read more…]
Suzan St Maur
Here on How To Write Better, you'll learn how to improve your writing of...
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--------------------------------------------------------The no-bullsh*t guide to writing blogs that boost your brand, business and customer loyalty..."At long last, some common sense writing about how businesses can use blogging effectively." Written by Suzan St Maur.
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--------------------------------------------------------Great little book for anyone who enjoys dining out and wants to learn the right issues to write about in reviews for Trip Advisor etc. Written by the late Sam Worthington, superb chef, restaurant critic and bon viveur...
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