Archive for the ‘My Books’ Category

(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing, 2nd edition, now available

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing (Second Edition), is now available. It's ideal for new writers looking to overcome writer's block or boost their creativity or for experienced writers looking to reignite their creative fuse. With over 50 exercises to get you started and to keep you writing, (re)Discover the Joy ...

The Six-Figure Freelance, third edition, now available

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

The third edition of the The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price, and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments is now available as a paperback book and e-book (PDF file). Revised and improved, the third edition includes more ideas, more detail, more examples, more inspiration and more exercises. When it comes to ...

How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines, third edition now available

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The third edition of the Business of Freelance Writing:How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines is now available as a paperback book and e-book (PDF file). The third edition includes more query letter samples and more article lead examples, as well as an expanded how ...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing (2nd ed.) now available

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

The new and improved second edition of Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing is now available. Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing, combines two books in one: The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments & Business of Freelance Writing: How to ...

Harness The Business Writing Process errors, apology

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

Due to a manuscript approval process misunderstanding, there are a number of technical errors in my business-writing book, Harness The Business Writing Process. This is rather embarrassing for any book--let alone a business writing book. But it happened. The errors do not negate the content of the book and will ...

Two new book reviews have me beaming…

Friday, July 16th, 2010

I must confess that I am beaming right now because of two reviews from The Midwest Book Review. The books reviewed are How To Write A Non-fiction Book in 60 Days and (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing. Here are the reviews: (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing features almost fifty exercies ...

Reduce email overload: write clear, concise, relevant, focused e-mail

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

In the book Fake Work: Why People Are Working Harder than Ever but Accomplishing Less, and How to Fix the Problem, the authors talk about a myriad of seemingly work-related tasks, events, and duties that render many employees unproductive. As you can imagine, e-mail overload is one issue that comes ...

Can you write a non-fiction book in 60 days?

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Is it possible to write a book in 60 days? Yes. I am living proof. I have written 11 books and short reports — each in less than 60 days. Many other writers I know have written books in under 60 days too. It can be done. It is being ...

“How to Write a Non-Fiction Book” audio interview online

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

The How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 60 Days audio interview is now online. The audio interview will start in your browser; no apps to download. The interview was conducted by, and is presented by, Sharon Evans of Book Author Secrets.

What does it take to write a book in 60 days?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

What does it take to write a book in 60 days? It takes an idea: There is no point in trying to write your book unless you have a clear, focused idea. If you have an idea, you can then follow the process required to move from your idea to a ...