Today’s guest article by Nina Amir is about the best way to get your book sold! And it’s applicable to most endeavors.
I enjoy Nina’s work and admire her expertise. Nina Amir is a seasoned journalist, nonfiction editor, and writing coach and publishing mentor with more than 30 years of experience in the publishing field. She also is the founder of Write Nonfiction in November, a blog and writing challenge and the author of several other blogs, including Write Nonfiction NOW! and How to Blog a Book. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Don’t Write that Book…Yet! 9 Ways to Make Sure Your Nonfiction Book Succeeds Before You Actually Write It.
Amir works with individuals and speaks to groups with the express goal of aiding aspiring writers in realizing their dreams of becoming published authors and offers multiple services, though her company CopyWright Communications.
Although written specifically for authors,
- Nina’s advice may also be applied to interviewing as well as to attracting more prospects and sales.
Marketing-communications, mindset on research first and knowing your audience upfront are all top priorities for achieving your goals.
Nina’s article:
Many aspiring nonfiction authors see a book proposal as a necessary evil. It’s a means to an end. They must write one so their agent can present it to publishers or so they can do so themselves.
In fact, both nonfiction writers who plan to become independent publishers (to self-publish their books) and those who seek traditional publishing deals should consider composing a nonfiction book proposal as a necessary process. By going through all the sections of a nonfiction book proposal and at least composing a draft document, writers not only hone their ideas, they figure out if their proposed book has any market potential, if it needs to be re-crafted or re-angled, or if it needs to be thrown in the circular file (the trash can). Additionally, they get a handle on the market, the competition, and on what they need to do not as writers but as book promoters and business people to help sell their books and make themselves and their books successful.
Once finished with the proposal process, aspiring authors know if they have a book idea with any potential of becoming successful in the marketplace and if they have what it takes to make that book successful. Armed with that knowledge, they then can begin writing a book that will succeed.
If you are thinking of writing a nonfiction book, begin by going through the book proposal process before you write one word. You won’t regret it. In fact, you’ll be grateful, because in addition to giving you clarity on what your book is about the process also will offer you the chance to detail the contents of every chapter. When you’ve gone through all the steps of creating a proposal, you’ll be ready to write a book that sells to publishers and readers.
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