Monday’s book planning tip for authors
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Where do I start researching my book?”, you’ll want to attend this week’s Published & Profitable Tuesday Topic teleclass, Author Guide to Case Studies.
I’ll describe a 3-step process for identifying the topics you want to research, locating resources, and organizing the results.
The ideas and hand-outs [...]

Monday’s planning tip for authors
Mind mapping software continues to help users get more done in less time. New features and approaches continue to appear.

I was fortunate when William Reed, an American living in Tokyo, introduced me to mind mapping several years ago.
I now use as a daily planning tool for dozens of tasks involved [...]

If you’re looking for publishers and writing resources, check out 10 Places to Find a Home for Your Writing, in the Accredited Online Program’s blog.
The recommendations cover a lot of ground, both generic and deep into specialized niches, i.e. manga, as well as job postings for freelance writers.
Out of the 10 writing resources listed, I’m [...]

Monday’s book planning tip for authors
Choosing an engaging book title is one of an author’s most important planning tasks. One of the best ways to engage your readers is to arouse curiosity by using words that–at first glance–appear to contradict each other.
The technique works especially well when the subtitle reconciles, or explains, the apparent contradiction.
David [...]

Steve Atlas wants Americans to know that it is possible to avoid high gasoline prices and the increasing traffic congestion associated with many of the  nation’s most popular beach vacation destinations this summer.
Long before the unsustainability of our dependence on automobiles and foreign oil became obvious to others, Steve has exploring and writing about the [...]

Authors looking for proven newsletter marketing tips should study Alan Rosenspan’s Improve Your Response newsletter. It’s an engagingly written educationally-oriented “letter containing news.” Alan has published it for 10 years….with less than 70 opt-outs!
The reasons for its remarkable reader loyalty will be immediately obvious when you review some of the previous issues he has archived [...]