Sharon WoodhouseMar 18So, You Want to Write a Bucket List Book?Here’s the whole range of things to consider before you get started...
Sharon WoodhouseFeb 21Creative Financing for Your Book Projects: 4 Models to Cover Your Startup CostsAnd why a book worth publishing requires a real investment. These days it’s quite easy to publish a book with minimal startup costs...
Sharon WoodhouseFeb 14Author Events 101: Promotion and ProfitsNew or established author, self or traditionally published, a primer for getting started in the world of events. What is an author event?...
Sharon WoodhouseFeb 11Indie Bookstores Should Formally Become the Private Clubs They Already AreHear me out…at least SOME of them B-b-b-but democracy and literacy. Books are for everyone. Books and reading and literacy are...
Sharon WoodhouseJan 19Authors and Writing Pros, It’s Time to Lawyer Up9 affordable ways to build legal protections into your writing business. Why would, why should, authors, writers, and similar creatives...
Sharon WoodhouseDec 16, 2021On the Road: Proposing an RV Lifestyle for Writers and AuthorsCrisscrossing the country for inspiration, visibility, camaraderie, and profit — and to capture our times...
Sharon WoodhouseNov 1, 2021Please Don’t Dumb Down Your WritingPlease don't dumb down your writing. 21 reasons that consider you, your readers, your content, language itself, and how they all relate...
Sharon WoodhouseOct 28, 2021Authors and Writers: When the Formula Fails, Follow the TangentsWhen the formula fails, follow the tangents: How the side stories of you, your writing, and your books can lead to solid exposure and sales.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 21, 2021Your ‘How’ Is the Story: Your Writing Process as Media Angle or Speaking FocusAuthors and writers: What is the "how" of your story? Use your writing process or what your learned as a media angle or speaking focus.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 19, 2021Naked Book Contract Signing and 9 Other Ways for Authors to Max Out Their ThemeFind ALL the themes of your fiction or nonfiction book, then max out them all to sell and promote your book.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 15, 202152 Benefits of Being an Author52 benefits of being an author, including community/social, personal/internal, career/business, and financial benefits.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 14, 2021Start Here: All the Things for Pitching Your Nonfiction BookAll the things you need to know for your nonfiction book proposal and an index to the full, free "Pitch What's True" content.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 12, 2021Pitch What’s True: A Step-by-Step Summary for Finding a Nonfiction PublisherA one-size-fits-most , step-by-step cheat sheet for finding the best publisher for your nonfiction book.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 6, 2021Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Your Book's Sales and Marketing ConsiderationsWhat are the opportunities for you, the author; the publisher; your fans; and other vested parties to promote and sell the book?
Sharon WoodhouseSep 28, 2021Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Considerations of You, the AuthorSavvy Author Checklist: How do you fare as a writer, a thought leader, a promoter, and a promotable figure? Prepare your nonfiction pitch.
Sharon WoodhouseSep 16, 2021Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Considerations of Your Manuscript, the BookSize up your work as a print and digital product from the point of view of the publisher before you prepare your nonfiction book proposal.
Sharon WoodhouseSep 13, 2021Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Knowing About Publishing and Specific PublishersWhat general knowledge about publishing and specific knowledge about publishers do you need to find the right book publisher for you?
Sharon WoodhouseSep 8, 2021Lay the Groundwork for a Fruitful Collaboration with a PublisherDo some advance prep work before you pitch your book to publishers to consider the collaborative relationship you want to enter with them.
Sharon WoodhouseSep 7, 2021Local and Regional Topics for Days: Use This Master List of Hooks and AnglesA continually growing master reference list of local and regional hooks/angles for writers, authors, businesses, marketers, and publicists
Sharon WoodhouseSep 1, 2021“Pitch What’s True” and “Get Your Soul in the Game”...What I Know from 10,000 Book ProposalsWhat a publisher knows from 10,000 queries, pitches, book proposals, and manuscript: Pitch what's true and get your soul in the game.