Sit Down and Write! (or Plan Your Escape to Muse 2011)
Today a wonderful word landed in my email in-box, courtesy of the A.Word.A.Day newsletter from www.wordsmith.org. The word, so relevant to anyone who writes, is sitzfleisch, from the German Sitzfleisch -- sitzen (to sit) + Fleisch (flesh). As Wordsmith’s Anu Garg...
Take a Course with Me on Media Releases, Book Proposals, or Blogging
Interested in learning how to write a media release that gets noticed? Need to write a book proposal to pitch your non-fiction book to publishers? Or do you want to improve the content of your business blog? Then come take a non-credit course with me during the...
Workshop on Effective Business Writing
Though shiny new technologies have given us more ways to communicate, the basics remain the same: Be clear, get to the point, banish meaningless buzzwords, and provide key details that convey your expertise, credibility and professionalism to your target audience. On...
Thankful
Thankful… For ideas… For words… For books… For the many ways we can share ideas and words. Thank you to all my clients, supporters, and friends who make it such a pleasure to work with words every day. Happy Thanksgiving!
Fight Writer’s Block With Talk
If you’re having trouble writing, maybe you should stop writing and start talking. Sometimes my clients tell me, “I’d do much better talking about my ideas than writing about them.” I’ll say, “Well, let’s talk it through.” Once we’ve done so, they feel like they have...
Book Promotion in Unusual Places
Once your book is published, traditionally or via self-publishing, you have to promote it. It makes perfect sense to plan readings and book signings at bookstores and libraries, since that’s where you’re likely to find an appreciative crowd of readers and book lovers....
Self-Publishing News: Publishers Weekly to Feature “Sleeping Indie Giants” As B&N Launches eBook Service
In the process of preparing to moderate a “getting published” panel this Friday for the North Shore Business Forum (www.nsbforum.org), two pieces of news stood out. My fellow panelists are two authors, Dyan deNapoli...
Still Time to Register for Courses on Blogging, Press Releases, and Novel Writing
There’s still time to sign up for the non-credit, continuing education courses I’m offering this fall at North Shore Community College (Danvers, MA campus). Learn a new skill that can help you grow your business, or try something just for fun (drafting a novel in 30...
Survey Finds Companies Can Build Trust Through Twitter, Facebook
Here’s something to think about if you’re wondering whether it’s worth your time and effort to do Twitter posts or keep up a Facebook fan page for your company. According to a new survey from Fleishman-Hillard and Harris Interactive, PRNewser...
Should You Copyright Your Book Title?
Aspiring book authors often have questions about how to copyright and protect their material before it’s published. Today’s GalleyCat blog from MediaBistro.com features an interesting article on the subject, with advice from publishing attorney Lloyd J. Jassin on...