by lesley | Sep 21, 2015 | Writing a book
If you’ve read the previous blogs on turning your book idea into a plan, then getting the idea into words and finally getting published you just have one very important step to complete now: Marketing! Whether you publish your book through a conventional publishing...
by lesley | Sep 20, 2015 | Writing a book
If you’ve done your research, got your plan worked out and have started writing your book, you’ll need to think about how it will be published. There are a number of options: Get a publishing house interested and get a contract Self-publish Publish it as an ebook and...
by lesley | Sep 19, 2015 | Writing a book
If you’ve read the first blog in this series you’ll be focused on writing a book that actually has a market. So how do you go about putting it together? If you’re a professional writer it shouldn’t be a problem, however, I’ve met a few people who have no...
by lesley | Sep 18, 2015 | Writing a book
They say we all have a book in us somewhere, but how many people actually get that book out and use it to help them establish their reputation for being an expert in their field? This is the first instalment of a guide to getting your book from an idea in your head to...
by lesley | Mar 14, 2012 | Guest bloggers, Writing a book
Jo Parfitt is a cracking editor and taught me most of what I know about editing books – what she doesn’t know about creating, writing, editing and publishing is not worth knowing. This is her advice on publishing a book. I have written 28 books and had...
by lesley | Oct 17, 2011 | Writing a book, Writing Skills
This is a guest post by my friend and writing colleague, Jo Parfitt. I’ve recently read her new book and loved it so much I wanted to let my readers know about a book full of Sunshine! Same, but different As an author, I know how hard it is to write a book. I...