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Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 14, 2022
- 4 min
Author Events 101: Promotion and Profits
New or established author, self or traditionally published, a primer for getting started in the world of events.
What is an author event?...
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Feb 3, 2022
- 8 min
Book Promotion Advice Gleaned from Analyzing a Decade of Reading
What mining my own data taught me as a publisher and what authors and writers can learn from that. As a longtime indie book publisher...
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Please Don’t Dumb Down Your Writing
Please don't dumb down your writing. 21 reasons that consider you, your readers, your content, language itself, and how they all relate...
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
Authors and Writers: When the Formula Fails, Follow the Tangents
When the formula fails, follow the tangents: How the side stories of you, your writing, and your books can lead to solid exposure and sales.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Your ‘How’ Is the Story: Your Writing Process as Media Angle or Speaking Focus
Authors and writers: What is the "how" of your story? Use your writing process or what your learned as a media angle or speaking focus.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
52 Benefits of Being an Author
52 benefits of being an author, including community/social, personal/internal, career/business, and financial benefits.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Oct 14, 2021
- 3 min
Start Here: All the Things for Pitching Your Nonfiction Book
All the things you need to know for your nonfiction book proposal and an index to the full, free "Pitch What's True" content.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
Pitch What’s True: A Step-by-Step Summary for Finding a Nonfiction Publisher
A one-size-fits-most , step-by-step cheat sheet for finding the best publisher for your nonfiction book.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Oct 6, 2021
- 4 min
Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Your Book's Sales and Marketing Considerations
What are the opportunities for you, the author; the publisher; your fans; and other vested parties to promote and sell the book?
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Sep 28, 2021
- 5 min
Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Considerations of You, the Author
Savvy Author Checklist: How do you fare as a writer, a thought leader, a promoter, and a promotable figure? Prepare your nonfiction pitch.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Sep 16, 2021
- 3 min
Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Considerations of Your Manuscript, the Book
Size up your work as a print and digital product from the point of view of the publisher before you prepare your nonfiction book proposal.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Sep 13, 2021
- 5 min
Savvy Author Book Proposal Checklist: Knowing About Publishing and Specific Publishers
What general knowledge about publishing and specific knowledge about publishers do you need to find the right book publisher for you?
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Lay the Groundwork for a Fruitful Collaboration with a Publisher
Do some advance prep work before you pitch your book to publishers to consider the collaborative relationship you want to enter with them.
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Sharon Woodhouse
- Sep 1, 2021
- 6 min
“Pitch What’s True” and “Get Your Soul in the Game”...What I Know from 10,000 Book Proposals
What a publisher knows from 10,000 queries, pitches, book proposals, and manuscript: Pitch what's true and get your soul in the game.
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