On Writing: Who Tells The Story? By: Harry Bingham | - If it's a first-person narrative there is unlikely to be a problem. You probably had a clear vision of this character narrating when you first had the idea for the book. With a third-person narrative you have more options open to you. We rarely use the God-like overview of Victorian novelists now. The viewpoint usually narrows down to one specific character, with only a partial view of what is going on. Should it be the chief protagonist? A lesser character who can bear witness to these events, ... Tags:How to write, Writing Tips, Writing courses, Fiction, Non-Fiction, first-person narrative
Writing Great First Sentences By: Harry Bingham | - If you've ever attended a workshop or class on how to make your fiction manuscript more marketable, chances are you've heard the presenter stress the importance of a first page that grabs the reader's attention and refuses to let go. I would take this a step further and say that the very first line of the story must be something really special, something that is uniquely yours. This is especially true when one is submitting work to a potential literary agent or editor. Like most aspects of cr ... Tags:writing, opening lines, first sentences, feedback, writers, novel, fiction, non-fiction, manuscript
Writing A Non-fiction Synopsis By: Harry Bingham | - The trouble is that there's also a good chance that your synopsis will also be the last thing a literary agent or editor will read. The things easy to get wrong. It's hard to know what to write - and hard to know how to write it.
If you're struggling, take some compensation from the knowledge that you aren't alone. I hate writing the things. So does nearly every other author I know. And we nearly always leave the synopsis until the last minute - not because we don't think it's w ... Tags:non-fiction, literary agents, how to write, book, proposals
How To Get The Most From Feedback On Your Writing By: Harry Bingham | - To start with, an admission. When we run writing events, we always make sure that writers get the chance to have one-to-one feedback on their work from a professional book doctor. And after these events, we're exhausted. I won't name names, but at least two of my team got up well after 1.00 pm on the Sunday following our most recent event. And one member of our team - no names - spent her day eating M&S ready meals and watching Mutant Ninja Turtles on the telly, because it seemed like too much w ... Tags:writing, feedback, writers, novel, fiction, non-fiction, manuscript
How To Get Feedback On Your Writing By: Harry Bingham | - Most events for writers (including the ones we run) have at their heart a set of Book Doctor sessions. Those sessions, if you don't already know, work something like this. You send in 5,000 words of your book, including covering letter and synopsis. The book doctor reads your work in advance and then, in the course of a fifteen minute face-to-face meeting, goes through their thoughts and comments on your book, including a set of written feedback.
How To Cope With Writer's Block By: Harry Bingham | - You know how it is. You've spent ages thinking about what you're going to write, anticipating it, feeling frustrated because other things are getting in the way of it. Finally, you clear a couple of hours from your busy schedule, switch on your computer or get out your pen and paper and... nothing. The words won't come, or they seem laughably trite or cliched or flaccid. You're gripped by the urgent need to wash the kitchen floor, track down a sock that's been missing for the past five years or ... Tags:novels, plot, screenplay, plotting, fiction, editing, non-fiction, editors, story, writers block
How To Get The Most From Meeting Publishers By: Harry Bingham | - It's not all that often that would-be authors get to meet publishers to pitch their work. Mostly, literary agents will take charge of sending your work out to publishers. Assuming that there's interest in your work, publishers will come back with offers and then, when you do meet publishers face-to-face, they are pitching to you much more than you to them.
How To Network With Literary Agents By: Harry Bingham | - Loads of new writers will be frustrated by the impersonal quality of the typical agent submission procedure. You send off your stuff - spend up to eight weeks waiting to hear something - then get back a preprinted, slightly cold rejection letter. It feels so dispiriting, so unconstructive.
Naturally, you can't really blame agents. They handle a heck of a lot of submissions. They simply don't have the time to respond personally to each one. What's more, in the end, only one thing r ... Tags:literary agents, writers' conferences, fiction, non-fiction
How Can A Literary Consultant Support Your Project? By: Harry Bingham | - Writing isn't, for most authors, a full-time job. Book projects tend to be lumpy and tend to leave quite a lot of free time in between. Consequently, many writers, incuding many good ones, offer their literary skills on a consultancy basis. If you have a literary project you want help with, retaining a consultant may well be a good idea for you. But take care - this is a partnership you need to manage right.
How To Write An Elevator Pitch For Your Book By: Harry Bingham | - Writing is a scary old business but of all the scary things about it, perhaps the scariest is getting the concept right.
I mean, you will spend hours, days, years writing the book itself. Getting the characters right. Tweaking your prose. Labouring with the plot. But what if the whole book is just an unsaleable idea? How do you know before you start?
How To Create Digital Publicity - A Guide For New Authors By: Harry Bingham | - In the good old days, everyone knew how to carry out publicity. A few months before publication, you met with your publicist. You discussed various possible publicity angles (about the book, about your own story, and so on). Your publicist tried to arrange a serialisation deal (where newspapers print extracts before publication). You whacked out review copies to all the major newspapers. Perhaps you hassled around to get a little PR on local or national radio. Maybe even TV.
How To Sell Your Non-fiction By: Harry Bingham | - Here are the things that will go to make a really strong selling package. I'm assuming, by the way, that you've written a fair chunk of the book and have an outline of the rest. Typically, I'd want to see an introduction, the first three chapters and a detailed outline of everything else. That pattern can vary - I've seen book sold with no speciment chapters at all, and ones sold with 50,000 words of polished text - but that intro + three chapters + outline model is a reasonable one to follow.< ... Tags:non-fiction, book, proposals, literary agent
5 Steps To Get Started Writing A Non-fiction Book By: Earma Brown | - Are you looking for non-fiction book writing help? Even experts get help from a coach in their area of expertise. Tiger Woods is famous for his use of coaches to perfect his golfing game. Many best selling authors say they received help from a book writing coach or other professionals.
How To Get The Most From A Ghostwriter By: Harry Bingham | - As an author and manager of a large editorial/writing agency, I've had experience of numerous ghostwriting projects. Some of those have gone on to become national or even international bestsellers. Some of those have proved to be a horrible waste of time and money. So here are our tips on making something work:
First, the book / proposal / idea needs to be compelling. However brilliant the ghostwriter, a poor idea will never fly. You need to be able to take advice on this topic. N ... Tags:fiction, non-fiction, ghostwriting, ghostwriter
Does Your Fictional Or Non-fictional Character Come To Life? By: Linda Weaver Clarke | - There are many ways to bring your character to life. One is an adequate description of the person and another is emotion. Lets begin with the description of characters. We need to see the character with our minds eye, if possible. For example, Melindas description of her father gives you a feel, not only of his physical appearance, but also of his deeper inner self. Read the description of her father and see if you can feel his presence and what he is like deep down inside.
What Is Creative Writing In Non-fiction? By: Harry Bingham | - 'Creative non-fiction' is one of the trickiest terms in writing. Non-fiction means - duh! - being factual. Creative means - duh again! - using your imagination. Isn't that a conflict?
Well, actually, no. Think of non-fiction as a spectrum. At one end, you have the ultra non-creative kind of writing: textbooks, how-to books, academic and professional work of every sort. In areas like this, factual expertise and clarity matters hugely. Imaginative writing and creative insight may ac ... Tags:creative writing, non-fiction, writing
5 Things You Attract More Of When You Write A Non-fiction Book By: Earma Brown | - Are you ready to complete your book and become more magnetic? That's exactly what will happen for you after finishing your book. You will begin to attract better opportunities, better offers, more business and even nicer customers.
Do you think you have to wait on more resources, more talent or more smarts? In Charles Schwab's words, "The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have." Or recently, the words of Gerald Ford moved me to action, "Begin to act boldly. The ... Tags:Write a Non-Fiction Book, Book Writing Tips, Writing a Book
How To Get Literary Agents For Non-fiction By: Harry Bingham | - What are non-fiction agents looking for?
All agents are looking for the same thing: saleable manuscripts - of the kind that might actually make some money. So agents are looking for:
1) anything celebrity-led, and written by or endorsed by that celebrity
2) very strong personal memoir
3) funny & exotic travel
4) popular science
5) narrative-led history
6) biography, if the subject in question is genuinely famous
7) ... Tags:literary agents, non-fiction, literary agent, nonfiction, non fiction
The Best Books Of 2010 By: Michael Rupkalvis | - It will come as no surprise that different organizations ranked books differently last year. In fact, it is hard to state that any particular books were "best" since it is only fair to compare books in the same genre. Comparing a travel book with a work of fiction makes little sense. The goals of each piece of literature are different.
In order to establish some sort of semi-accurate list, it is necessary to at least look at several sources, and find the common elements. So, which o ... Tags:books, best books 2010, non-fiction, fiction, childrens books
How To Put The Power Of Stories Into Your Non-fiction Book By: Earma Brown | - Does your book manuscript have BORING stamped on it? If so, I have good news for you! You don't have to settle for a boring book. I can assure you if it's boring to you, it will most likely be boring to your reader.
My tip for today 'Put the Power of Stories Into Your Book' shows you how to stamp INTERESTING on your manuscript instead. Implementing this tip alone can put your book at the top of your targeted seller's list.
How To Write A Non-fiction Book And Put Your Expert Knowledge To Work For You By: Earma Brown | - Do you have what it takes to write your book this year? I cast my vote that you can with a big checkmark and YES! You see, I believe you already have what it takes to write your book. And like other professionals you can create or increase your passive income stream each month. Your professional competitors wish you would never discover these secrets.
Jumpstart Writing Your Book Stop Waiting And Start Writing By: Earma Brown | - Are you waiting to write a book? There are hundreds of people waiting to do the same thing. They want to get started; yet they wait month after month and even year after year.
For example, with a book writing web cam series I was working on I kept waiting and putting it off. I was waiting for the perfect camera. I was waiting for the perfect mood, the perfect time and then I waited some for the perfect hair day.
Book Review "€" The Immortals Of Meluha By: Sanjay Mathur | - First of all let me tell you what captivated me most it was the cover picture of a man with his back towards the reader, matted hair-locks bearing an unmistaken resemblance to Lord Shiva, with the backdrop of the Trishul (probably one reason, why the figure can immediately be related to Shiva). The story inside thus revolves around the a journey of the beginning of the legend of Shiva, a young mortal and his being deified to the stature of a God or Mahadev due to his Karma.
... Tags:business books, non fiction books, online bookstore, buy books online
Book Review Of A Journey By Tony Blair By: Sanjay Mathur | - Tony Blairs most recent revelation of his political life comes out as a good read, providing real life incidents and insights into his political development towards the major election win of 1997. This was a highly awaited memoir from Tony Blair who stands out in the global arena as a very dynamic statesman and leader who brought United Kingdom to the fore under the Labour government. The book offers readers a from-the-horses-mouth version of Blairs movement in politics leading up to ... Tags:business books, non fiction books, online bookstore, buy books online
How To Select A Business Book By: Sanjay Mathur | - It must have happened to most of us; standing in the business section corner of a bookstore, not sure which book to pick up for a good read. Being able to choose the right books which provide a good insight into the world of business is a herculean task. With so many different kinds of books available, it is sometimes difficult to make the right choice.
Here Are Some Memoir Writing Tips By: Trevor Johnson.. | - The relating of stories is as old as time itself. We read stories about other people all the time because we want to hold onto traditions. We are fascinated with history. We use stories to teach the reader. And we write stories so we can learn more about our subject material. When we write our own story we learn more about ourselves. Here Are Some Memoir Writing Tips
When we write our life story we are able to have a connection with the past the present and the future. With everything ... Tags:writing, non fiction, self publishing
For example, if you wrote a book on cooking low-fat diets, you could post one low-fat recipe a day along with insider tips to ensure the recipe turns out well. Or if you wrote a book on new social media platforms, you could write each post about one new social media platform and probably never run out of new posts.
The Electronic Gateway To Knowledge- Ebooks By: Gaic Conan | - One of the pre requisites for writing, publishing and buying an ebook is to know what these books are and what the basic concept behind them is. An ebook is a book only but is published in an electronic form. Any system which is connected to the internet can get an ebook downloaded. It is just like software that is downloaded for the purpose of reading by the user. This is an interesting and cost effective method of saving a substantial amount of time and money.
If you have a concept and w ... Tags:eBook, eBooks, book, Sell eBook, sell book, publish eBook, publish book, buy eBook, buy book, fiction ebook, non-fiction ebook, novel ebook
E-book Shops- Providing A Great Platform For Readers And Writers By: Gaic Conan | - The love for books can be nurtured online by laying your hands on one of the ebooks. The book lovers can get the quality books online. Internet has not only new horizons for the book readers but also for the writers. The writers can also get support by writing for ebooks. The writers can get a platform for getting their work published online with ease and reach the masses.
Publish ebook options for the writers help them connect to a large number of fans online. The writer is usually rewar ... Tags:eBook, eBooks, book, Sell eBook, sell book, publish eBook, publish book, buy eBook, buy book, fiction ebook, non-fiction ebook, novel ebook
Easy Availability Of E-books For Passionate Readers By: Gaic Conan | - Internet has made easier for us to accomplish any task at a faster speed and also accurately. There is no field of work left out from which you cannot be benefited via online. Internet has also been a boon to the authors. It has made possible for them to publish their books and also operate the books at a lower price. The books are available in the e-book format. E-books are the books available in an electronic format. You can download these books to your PC, laptop, Mac or other kinds of comput ... Tags:eBook, eBooks, book, Sell eBook, sell book, publish eBook, publish book, buy eBook, buy book, fiction ebook, non-fiction ebook, novel ebook
Hilarious New Book Proves That Truth Is Funnier Than Fiction By: Cliff Livingstone | - The universally themed book titled, The Karmic Car Cycles, is a hilarious romp of car related misadventures by the author/protagonist. The book hits the ground running and is still running at the end. Having led one of the wackiest, most unusual, and so far unlikely lives on the planet, the author romps through these awesome and oftentimes unbelievable Karmic Car adventures at the rate of about ten laughs a second.
God giveth and the car taketh away. The car giveth and ... Tags:car, cycles, karmic, books, literature, non fiction, humor, funny, writing, reading, karma,
Want Your Ebooks To Be Downloaded Quickly And Easily? Find Out Some Tips By: Richard O Brien | - The sale of ebooks is increasing with every passing year. It allows modern, busy readers to quench their thirst for reading anytime, anywhere. One can conveniently download ebooks and read it on his/her ebook reading device. The pleasure of reading ebooks on organic LED and LCD screens is similar to what one gets when reading paperback.
Reach A Lot Of Money Writing Books. Which Topics Are Best? By: slivenqxme | - Attain money writing books: which topics are the best? If you are prevailing to writing books for money , you hawthorn be Unsure as to what you should indite about. some prevailing books Writers ask what topics are the wise to indite about? it Depends on a bit of antithetic factors. First , you can desire to ask yourself what you consider to Be the wise. do you desire to reach the nigh money or do You desire to indite authority that are ample and gymnastic for you to Compose? adjacen ... Tags:learning books, school books, reference books, textbooks, cook books, audio, children, cookery, educational, fiction, magazines, non fiction
News You Won't Read In The Newspapers By: Chris Robertson | - Sometimes the important news events are not the ones covered by the media. Mainstream journalism outlets often overlook local events that have significance beyond their immediate geographic area.
Here is an example. During the contentious 2000 presidential race, I volunteered to help with the get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort. Mostly I called voters to remind them to vote and to offer help getting to the polls if they needed it. On a few occasions I went out to people's homes to give ... Tags:news, non-fiction, fiction, contest, journalism, current events, voting, discussion, truth, freedom,
Getting Ahead Of The Game With The Power Of Business Books By: Zac Parker | - Today's world is not only busy and often overwhelming, but time is short. With so much information being utilized for various purposes in this "information age" it is quickly becoming apparent that information is the true power source of success. The more you know the better decisions, the more informed decisions you make.
Never more than now has it been more important to become not only powerfully motivated towards your goals, but book smart in every concievable area surrounding ... Tags:books, business book, non-fiction book, book
The Power Of Business Books In Your Life! By: Zac Parker | - This is the dawning of a new age of education where going to college is quickly becoming the slow and inefficient way to learn. Don't get me wrong school has its place and for the most part it works, however what happens when you want to get an education but don't have all the time in the world to go to classes? What if your not after a degree but just want to learn what you need to know to run a successful business? This is where the intrigue comes in- Business Books.
How To Write A Non-fiction Book By: James R Malinchak | - Do you want to write a fantastically successful non-fiction book?
Do you feel you know how to write a successful non-fiction book?
Many people who feel passionate about a certain topic cannot wait to put words on paper so that they can tell the world about it. They may want to help people improve their health, their lifestyle, their business, hobby or be of help in some other way. In many cases the idea is, that, by writing their book and using their experiences, or knowl ... Tags:how to write a non fiction book, how to write non fiction
Knowledge Equals Money By: Justin Lukasavige | - Five years from today youre going to be the same person making the same money except for the books you read and the people you meet. Charlie Tremendous Jones
Where do you want to be five years from now? How about ten years from now? The first step is to identify your goal. Zig Ziglar says that if you have no goal youll hit it every time.
Write A Book, Be An Expert By: Joan Clout-Kruse | - "Write a book and get recognized as an expert." How many times have you heard that? Hundreds? Thousands? It is a fact that people acknowledge you as the expert when you have put your knowledge in print. It could be a book, a column, a booklet or a white paper that has been published. If people find what you wrote helpful to them, you become an expert!
The good news is you can write about anything and become an expert. It doesn't necessarily need to be something you know right now ... Tags:writing, non-fiction, business, tips
Staying on top of that emotional roller coaster by managing the support of your well meaning friends can serve you well in many ways you may not have considered.
How To Make Your Book Unique By: Joan Clout-Kruse | - Do you remember as a little kid trying to stand out and show off in front of your family and friends? Maybe you danced or sang a song. Played an instrument. Then as teenagers you dressed outlandishly. Maybe even had colored your hair orange--and it wasn't even Halloween! We did lots of unique and different things to stand out and get attention.
The Seven Deadly Sins For Non-fiction Writing By: Gail Richards | - Even the most compelling writing and subject can fail if you let the small irritations get in the way of that connection with your reader. Make your writing worth reading and take it from good to great by avoiding these seven pitfalls.
1. Poor organization. If your reader can't follow your line of reasoning or organization, they will eventually give up. The writer may not have created a beginning, middle, and end that readers get hooked on and want to take to the end. As a wr ... Tags:Non-Fiction, Writing, Organization, Writer, Passive voice, Vocabulary, book, grammar, misspellings, incorrect abbreviations, capitalization, trite phr
How To Get New Ideas For You Non-fiction Story? By: Kawekied | - Imagine the next time you join a discussion about non-fiction writing. When you start sharing the fascinating non-fiction writing facts that it is never easy to write non-fiction story, and your friends will be absolutely amazed on what you have told them. The best time to learn about non-fiction writing is before you're in the thick of things. Wise readers will keep reading to earn some valuable non-fiction writing experience while it's still free. As an author, we are all know that there is a ... Tags:non-fiction, idea for non-fiction, writing non-fiction
Freelance Writing As A Home Business Career? By: james lowe | - There is a large variety of home based online businesses available to the right individuals who are interested in participating in them.
This includes the sale of physical, service and electric goods and services including technology based concepts.
You can do a virtually unlimited amount of service, physical and sales businesses merely by working from your own home office.
Are Free And Low Cost Ebooks Worth Buying? By: John Edmond | - The vast majority of web pages are offering information in text and other formats on subjects as diverse as the structure of DNA and how to make a teddy bear. There are millions of web pages on tens of thousands of topics - and most of it available to read free of charge - so why would anyone want to pay for it?
Ebooks come in three categories - free, low cost and what I'm going to call premium (ebooks costing more than a few dollars or pounds)
Do You Know What It Takes To Sell 1,000,000 Copies Of Your Book? By: Marvin Cloud | - Almost everyone who contacts my office about helping them with their book publishing needs, believe they have the next million-copy seller. Because do not make a habit of stepping on anyone's dreams, I always listen politely before asking the question: "How do you propose to sell 1,000,000 copies?"
