by Paula | Sep 4, 2022 | Publishing
How to pitch a book to agents: Client pitched her nonfiction book idea to 10 agents via a query letter. 24 hours passes. First two agents said No. A few more days pass. Third agent said, I’d like to see your proposal. A bit after receiving the proposal, he said,...
by Paula | Aug 11, 2022 | Writing Life
Books take time to write. They require deep thinking and creative energy. It’s okay to take a week off. Wanna know why? You’re writing the book in your head; making connections of one idea to another; creating your book’s first line–the single...
by Paula | Jun 5, 2022 | Writing Books
An outline is akin to having a road map. 🗺️ Sure, you can just start writing random topics that you know will go in your book . . . . at some point and eventually. But an outline. Oh, man, you know what you’re writing and it all adds up to a BOOK. And what does...
by Paula | Mar 13, 2022 | Platform Building
Books: we love to read them! But why write them? Books serve different purposes, so it should not come as a surprise that different books serve different purposes for their authors. For the creative writer, writing a book is an artistic outlet. Politicians write books...
by Paula | Nov 2, 2021 | Writing and Writing Style
In case you’ve never taken Latin, M.O. stands for modus operandi – your method of approaching a task, in this case writing.This articles asks, What is your writing modus operandi? Whether you fancy yourself “a writer” or just someone who makes writing part of...
