{"id":14796,"date":"2016-12-27T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T19:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=14796"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:58:33","slug":"top-book-writing-publishing-posts-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/12\/top-book-writing-publishing-posts-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Book Writing and Publishing Posts of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7082\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7082 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/lisa-tener-with-books-bw-big-crop-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book Writing Coach Lisa Tener\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/lisa-tener-with-books-bw-big-crop-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/lisa-tener-with-books-bw-big-crop-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/lisa-tener-with-books-bw-big-crop-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/lisa-tener-with-books-bw-big-crop.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your Book Writing Coach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a book writing and publishing coach, I&#8217;m always looking for posts by colleagues that will help you make sense of the publishing world and share:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u00a0publishers are looking for<\/li>\n<li>Current trends in publishing<\/li>\n<li>The best ways to grow your mailing list and &#8220;author platform&#8221; so that you have a tribe of eager fans ready to buy your book when it launches<\/li>\n<li>Business and marketing advice for authors<\/li>\n<li>Writing tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below I&#8217;ve assembled some of my favorite Book Writing and Publishing Tips\u00a0from the past year\u2014both from me and from my colleagues.<\/p>\n<h2>Book Writing Tips<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/01\/how-to-become-a-better-writer-3-writing-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Become a Better Writer: 3 Writing Tips<\/a>: Looking for something short and sweet you can put into action today? I wrote this short, sweet blog post for you at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/03\/writing-chore-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Write a Book: From Chore to Joy in 21 Minutes<\/a>: If you&#8217;re feeling a bit stuck, this post can help you connect with your creative source, break through resistance, feel passionate about your book and\u00a0enter a state of book writing flow.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"7 Ways to Help You Be Precise in Your Writing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livewritethrive.com\/2016\/01\/22\/7-ways-to-help-you-be-precise-in-your-writing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">7 Ways to Help You Be Precise in Your Writing<\/a>: I discovered this excellent guest post by Dawn Field on C.S. Lakin&#8217;s blog. I often encourage my clients and students to find quirky details to bring their writing to life. Even if you&#8217;re writing a how-to or self-help books, the more &#8220;true to life&#8221; and &#8220;real&#8221; you can make your anecdotes, the more you will draw your readers in. This post has some great tips for how to do that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookarchitecture.com\/the-five-rules-of-flashback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Five Rules of Flashback<\/a>\u00a0Writing a memoir? This post by fellow\u00a0Rhode Islander Stuart Horwitz should help you get flashbacks right, so you add interest without confusing your readers.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Publishing Tips<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13611\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisatener.leadpages.co\/10-tips-to-a-book-proposal-pub-b\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13611 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/10-book-proposal-coversmalll-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download these 10 Tips to get started on your proposal&#8211;and make it your best!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/10\/get-published-traditional-publisher-7-ways-look-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Get Published by a Traditional Publisher: 7 Ways to Look Your Best<\/a>:\u00a0Since publishers and agents are obsessed with an author&#8217;s platform (how many people you reach in a year), I focus here\u00a0on ways to grow your following organically, efficiently and sustainably. That last point means that it doesn&#8217;t just cost money but brings in income as you grow your following.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/03\/5-first-steps-write-winning-book-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 First Steps to Write a Winning Book Proposal<\/a>\u00a0Writing a book proposal can feel overwhelming. Here, we focus on just the first 5 steps. Doable!<\/p>\n<h2>Commitment, Productivity and Follow-Through.<\/h2>\n<p>In this excerpt from her newest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Start-Right-Where-Procrastinators-Perfectionists\/dp\/1608684431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Start Right Where You Are<\/em><\/a>, creativity expert Samantha Bennett shares terrific tips for making the time for creative projects, such as your book.<\/p>\n<h2>Book Marketing Tips<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediajustforwriters.com\/how-to-use-social-media-for-your-book-launch-use-these-9-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Use Social Media for Your Book Launch? Use These 9 Tips<\/a>\u00a0From timing to contests to video, Frances Caballo has you covered when it comes to using social media to launch a book. And her guides to Goodreads, Twitter and social media, in general, are excellent resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/janefriedman.com\/checklists-for-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketing and Publishing Checklists for Writers<\/a>\u00a0Jane Freidman offers an excellent round-up of checklists for website development, book marketing and self-publishing in this post from November.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to share a favorite post of the year with our other readers\u2014something you&#8217;ve written or read elsewhere. And feel free to ask questions as a comment below as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a book writing and publishing coach, I&#8217;m always looking for posts by colleagues that will help you make sense of the publishing world and share: What\u00a0publishers are looking for Current trends in publishing The best ways to grow your mailing list and &#8220;author platform&#8221; so that you have a tribe of eager fans ready&#8230;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2016\/12\/top-book-writing-publishing-posts-2016\/\"><em>&nbsp; Read more<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,24],"tags":[1896,109,1249],"class_list":{"0":"post-14796","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-more","8":"category-writing","9":"tag-book-marketing-tips","10":"tag-book-writing-tips","11":"tag-publishing-tips","12":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278988,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14796\/revisions\/278988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}