Apr

21

New Mindjet Connect to allow authors to share mind maps, book proposals, and drafts with mastermind partners while planning and writing

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Tuesday’s writing tip for authors
The various tasks involved in planning, writing, promoting, and profiting from a book can now be accomplished in a group environment lead by an published author whose 38 nonfiction books have sold over 1.6 million copies around the world.
A few weeks ago, I attended a briefing previewing the next version of [...]

Apr

21

Use mind maps to analyze the contents of existing books in your field, so you can choose a title and write a book that’s distinctly different

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Monday’s planning tip for authors
Mind maps make it easy to identify the contents of existing books in your field, so that you can position your book apart from them. Start by identifying the most important books in your topic area. Search online, identifying important books by using criteria such as their sales ranking and the [...]