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3 Things to Remember when Designing your Book Cover
Your book cover is the first chance for you to hook readers. It’s like when you walk in a room: you only get one shot at a first impression. So how do you know what to do? There are a few key rules to look at when working with a designer (or doing it yourself, if you have the skill). It has to match your genre. Do your research before you get super excited about
The Top 3 Reasons to Write a Book for your Business
We’ve all heard people refer to books as the new business card, but I believe that they are so much more than that. First of all, if you hand someone a book, they aren’t going to add you on LinkedIn and then toss it in the trash. A tangible item is way more likely to either lay on their desk (reminding them of you every day), be given to a friend who may need it
Key Visibility Components BEFORE you Launch your Book
I had a major epiphany earlier this year. I was at a networking event, and I introduced myself and what I do during the 30-second commercial period. It was pretty standard. I mentioned who I helped and what that’s so important. Dropped the info about being an author of 8 books and the executive editor of Inspiring Lives Magazine. Easy peasy. Later, a woman came up to me and said, “I didn’t realize you had
3 Reasons a Book is a Must for Speakers
Do you ever wonder why all the speakers at every big event that you attend have at least one book in their arsenal? They are sitting at the back of the room with a line of people excited to meet with them and chat about their impactful talk, and many of them are walking away with the book in their hands, eagerly announcing that they can’t wait to read it. But that book is more
The Most Important Elements for Your Book Cover
Humans have been judging a book by its cover since the dawn of publishing. Books have always had a certain look that, of course, has changed over time. Things trend. Styles end. And if we want to be a part of this industry, we have to keep up. When you self-publish, there is a high chance that you will do some of the book yourself, not just the writing part. And if you’re in charge
Why Do I Need a Book for My Business?
Everybody’s got a book for their business. But why? Not only are they great for when you think your bag isn’t already heavy enough, or when you need to fill empty space on an event table. Not only are books great for stacking up to reach the cookie jar . . . Books are great for getting people acclimated to the program they just enrolled in, or are about to enroll in. They are great
Tips and Tricks for Titling Your Book
Are you one of those people who stares at a blank page forever because you can’t come up with the title? Let me start by telling you that this is no way to finish writing a book. The title is NOT the first thing you have to write. In fact, sometimes, it should be the last. When you want something to encompass the depth and significance of your entire work, you need to have at
How to Narrow the Focus When Planning Your Book
Business owners have tons of ideas swirling around in their heads most of the time. Snatching onto a few and putting them in your outline should be pretty simple right? The problem is usually that we pull a lot more than “a few” when we sit down to plan that outline. The nice thing is that you should have plenty of ideas to populate that outline. When you do your brain dump, you can get
What is a Book Editor?
For this post, I’m answering the second half of the question on the differences between a writing coach and a book editor. While they both have a similar goal, helping you get a book published, they handle different parts of the process. To read about what a writing coach does, see the previous post. For the editor portion, see below. When writers think of editors, they often picture someone wearing a black pointed hat, devil
What is a Writing Coach?
This month, I’m tackling a topic that I get asked about a lot: what is the difference between a writing coach and a book editor? Though it seems like they would be doing the same thing, the jobs are very different. For starters, the writing coach’s job is to help you get the book out of your head and on paper, while the editor’s job is to clean up the text and make it publishable.
3 Things to Remember when Designing your Book Cover
Your book cover is the first chance for you to hook readers. It’s like when you walk in a room: you only get one shot at a first impression. So how do you know what to do? There are a few key rules to look at when working with a designer (or doing it yourself, if you have the skill). It has to match your genre. Do your research before you get super excited about
The Top 3 Reasons to Write a Book for your Business
We’ve all heard people refer to books as the new business card, but I believe that they are so much more than that. First of all, if you hand someone a book, they aren’t going to add you on LinkedIn and then toss it in the trash. A tangible item is way more likely to either lay on their desk (reminding them of you every day), be given to a friend who may need it
Key Visibility Components BEFORE you Launch your Book
I had a major epiphany earlier this year. I was at a networking event, and I introduced myself and what I do during the 30-second commercial period. It was pretty standard. I mentioned who I helped and what that’s so important. Dropped the info about being an author of 8 books and the executive editor of Inspiring Lives Magazine. Easy peasy. Later, a woman came up to me and said, “I didn’t realize you had
3 Reasons a Book is a Must for Speakers
Do you ever wonder why all the speakers at every big event that you attend have at least one book in their arsenal? They are sitting at the back of the room with a line of people excited to meet with them and chat about their impactful talk, and many of them are walking away with the book in their hands, eagerly announcing that they can’t wait to read it. But that book is more
The Most Important Elements for Your Book Cover
Humans have been judging a book by its cover since the dawn of publishing. Books have always had a certain look that, of course, has changed over time. Things trend. Styles end. And if we want to be a part of this industry, we have to keep up. When you self-publish, there is a high chance that you will do some of the book yourself, not just the writing part. And if you’re in charge
Why Do I Need a Book for My Business?
Everybody’s got a book for their business. But why? Not only are they great for when you think your bag isn’t already heavy enough, or when you need to fill empty space on an event table. Not only are books great for stacking up to reach the cookie jar . . . Books are great for getting people acclimated to the program they just enrolled in, or are about to enroll in. They are great
Tips and Tricks for Titling Your Book
Are you one of those people who stares at a blank page forever because you can’t come up with the title? Let me start by telling you that this is no way to finish writing a book. The title is NOT the first thing you have to write. In fact, sometimes, it should be the last. When you want something to encompass the depth and significance of your entire work, you need to have at
How to Narrow the Focus When Planning Your Book
Business owners have tons of ideas swirling around in their heads most of the time. Snatching onto a few and putting them in your outline should be pretty simple right? The problem is usually that we pull a lot more than “a few” when we sit down to plan that outline. The nice thing is that you should have plenty of ideas to populate that outline. When you do your brain dump, you can get
What is a Book Editor?
For this post, I’m answering the second half of the question on the differences between a writing coach and a book editor. While they both have a similar goal, helping you get a book published, they handle different parts of the process. To read about what a writing coach does, see the previous post. For the editor portion, see below. When writers think of editors, they often picture someone wearing a black pointed hat, devil
What is a Writing Coach?
This month, I’m tackling a topic that I get asked about a lot: what is the difference between a writing coach and a book editor? Though it seems like they would be doing the same thing, the jobs are very different. For starters, the writing coach’s job is to help you get the book out of your head and on paper, while the editor’s job is to clean up the text and make it publishable.