Monday’s planning tip
Researching existing books in your field is one of the most important planning tasks. Before moving forward, you have to research currently available books and learn as much as you can about their contents, their authors, and their publishers.
Most of your research can be done online at sites like Amazon.com, Powells.com, Barnes [...]

Bud Bilanich’s brand is “The Common Sense Guy,” and his Success Common Sense blog is one of the web’s most useful resources. I often start my weekdays by turning to it for inspiration and tips.
Bud’s recent posting, entitled “Tips for Better Writing,” is typical of the way that Bud can demystify topics by cutting right [...]

Many authors and would-be authors are unaware of an extremely valuable writing tool built into Microsoft Word for Windows. This tool can help you quickly take a new look at your writing and show you the way to improve your writing skills.
Best of all, this tool is absolutely free, and is available each time you [...]

What kinds of books did you receive as Christmas gifts this year? Were any about book publishing or writing?

What were their titles?
Who were the authors?
Had you previously prepared a “wish list” of books you’d like to own, or were the books surprises?
How satisfied are you with the books you received?

Were there any other titles you [...]

The goal of Published & Profitable’s Step 1, Planning is a book proposal that will make your book irresistible to acquisition editor’s.
For an insider’s look at book proposals, visit Chris Webb’s blog. Chris is a editor at Wiley. Chris deals with proposals every day; he represents the market you’re writing for when you submit your [...]

Published and Profitable members are invited to attend 2 great interviews with successful authors and publishing expert:

Paul B. Brown
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 3:00 PM EST
Paul is the author of Publishing Confidential: What It Really Takes to Land a Nonfiction Book Deal and co-author of Customers for Life: How to Turn that One-Time Buyer into a [...]