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Your Book’s Front and Back Matter

September 26, 2019 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

What's The Matter with Your Book? So you finally finished your manuscript but have you begun to think about the other aspects of your book? For example, have you crafted your author bio? What about your index? Your introduction? Acknowledgments? Outside of your manuscript there are other areas of ... Read More

Filed Under: Authors, Blog, Book, Uncategorized Tagged With: author, back matter, book, book design, book layout, front matter, interior layout, publishing, writer, writing

Genre and Your Book: A Quick Guide to Knowing What’s What

August 23, 2019 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

When it comes to writing your book, genre is an important characteristic to keep in mind. It is the major classification used by publishers to make decisions regarding a book. They will decide what book they want to publish, the editing and stylistic changes, artistic choices, and more. No matter if ... Read More

Filed Under: Blog, Book, Uncategorized Tagged With: author, book, genre, information, writing

Facebook Live Videos Build Your Ideal Audience

October 16, 2018 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

How to Strategically Use Facebook Live Videos to Build Your Ideal Audience Strategically using Facebook Live can build your audience (but there's work involved)! In my last blog, I provided tips on how you can leverage social media to promote your book: build your audience, be consistent, and be ... Read More

Filed Under: Authors, Book, Social Media, Uncategorized, Videos Tagged With: audience, author, books, community, Facebook, Facebook Live, publishing, Self-Publishing, social media, speakers, Video

Your Manuscript Draft is Completed; What’s Next?

May 1, 2018 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

  From Manuscript Draft to Published Book! It was fun being a guest expert onĀ "The Write Hour Podcast" talking with Joyce Glass about the important steps to consider once your manuscript is written. There's a lot of steps in order to turn it into a professionally published book! Joyce and I ... Read More

Filed Under: Authors, Book, Coaching, Consulting, Editing, Marketing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing Tagged With: authors, copyediting, editing, Expert, Guest, Interview, manuscript, podcast, Proofing, Self-Editing, speakers, The Write Hour, writers

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