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I began by establishing myself with a small business audience, but then also began writing books
for nonfiction authors.
Most agent queries will include a query letter, synopsis and writing sample — and perhaps an author biography
for nonfiction writers.
An author known
for her nonfiction work recently complained that her social media followers hadn't purchased her first novel.
There are some marketing initiatives that work
better for nonfiction and some that work better for fiction.
Blogging for the author is in a way
easier for the nonfiction writer as the genre is already there; the obvious choices are those interests related to your genre of book.
Our eBook conversion
service for nonfiction books is for books that have special formatting needs, such as block quotes, tables, images lists, etc..
She is currently
looking for nonfiction authors with a substantial platform, as well as outstanding contemporary women's fiction, issue fiction, and formula romance.
When selective literary imprint mostly
known for nonfiction buys a debut in a 10 - way auction, the book business takes notice.
They make up a smaller percentage of the market, but readers are often happy to pay
more for a nonfiction book.
I can see how it makes
sense for a nonfiction writer but for a completely unpublished fiction writer without any writing credentials what would your platform even be?
In addition to copyright law, there are other, often more powerful,
ways for nonfiction writers to protect their work and themselves.
Drawing on her 15 years of publishing experience and degree in marketing, she specializes in developing marketing
plans for nonfiction books and helping authors learn how to promote their books online.
In the early days, people always said you should find a niche, but I think that's
mostly for nonfiction writers.
I have finished two projects and begun the sample chapters
for a nonfiction project I hope to submit to agents in a month or two.
Lots of blogs have been turned into bestselling books, and I
think for nonfiction writers, starting your book as a blog is an excellent idea.
With color devices in the hands of an ever - larger percentage of potential readers, is it finally
time for nonfiction to gain a bigger share of ebook sales?
I have often written and spoken about the
need for nonfiction writers and authors to brand themselves and look at their careers from a business perspective.
She is also looking
for nonfiction by authors who are getting their work published regularly and who have a realistic sense of the market and their audience.
Creating a blog is useful for both fiction and nonfiction, but perhaps more
so for nonfiction.
For example, writing a query letter for a fiction book isn't the same as writing a query
letter for a nonfiction book or a magazine article.
So, who do you think is the best literary agent
for a nonfiction golf book like the one I told you about a moment ago?
The blog also provide a way each
year for nonfiction writers to comment on their writing experiences during the challenge.
Writing a
blurb for a nonfiction book is that this incredibly important aspect to the book, is often overlooked and left to the last minute.
Besides opportunities for promoting fiction to the book clubs, it seems to me there's much fertile ground with they myriad other
subjects for nonfiction writers.