Some writers work for newspapers or magazines while others produce books, newsletters articles, advertisements, speeches, screenplays or other similar written materials. Some work part-time or full-time for a company or freelance full-time as writers. Depending on the type of writing that you do (e.g. fiction, non-fiction, articles, and books), you will spend a lot of time alone at your computer or writing …
LUMINA hosts an annual national literary contest in a single genre, whose winners receive publication in the journal and a $500 prize. Submit your best nonfiction piece, 5K words or less. All rights revert to author upon publication. Cheryl Strayed, New York Times bestseller author, will judge. For additional information, visit http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/lumina-nonfiction-writing-contest/.
The passion of writing can be strong for those who really enjoy the creativity of writing books. To be truly successful, you must first determine why you are writing. Where does the spark come from? Are you writing for fame, to promote yourself and your business, to share your message with the world, to make money, or to leave a …
One of the things I enjoy about writing nonfiction articles and books is that they provide the opportunity to learn so many things that I do not already know. This is especially true when I do Internet research. In my search for articles and resources on any given topic, I am inevitably led to other articles and related topic material that I did …
The measure of success for an author is different for each writer. Some people write for money, fame and fortune. Some write out of passion for their topic and a true desire to share their knowledge. Still others write to leave a legacy for those who follow them. No matter what your reason for wanting to write articles and books, …
Every nonfiction author has his or her own style and approach to writing. It does not really matter how you write as long as you DO write on a regular basis. By regular, I suggest daily. Someone asked me not long ago how to go about writing a nonfiction book. My answer was simple: “START!” As I pointed out to …
In these unsteady times where an organization that you might be part of is experiencing downsizing, rightsizing or in some cases, capsizing, as a norm, or in a situation where you are dependent on clients or others, wouldn’t it be nice to have a safety net that you control. This is possible for those who create nonfiction books and associated products …
Many nonfiction authors come up with great ideas for book topics and often have a lot of knowledge, experience and expertise. Even so, they still need to spend some time doing research on their intended content areas in order to be successful. This is because there is typically not a lot of original ideas out there; just variations on a theme. …
Writing is for the most part a solitary activity with you and your computer or notepad sitting alone for hours and days on end. On the other hand, effective marketing requires you to blend solitary efforts (e.g. sending out news releases, creating media kits, writing blogs or developing marketing materials) with contact events (e.g. participating in media interviews, giving presentations, …