Inspiring writers to write and get published

Advice on writing a better cover letter

I asked writers to submit their cover letters and I would offer feedback for free. Book proposals are my thing. I have used the same principles as we apply to our client’s book proposals. These principles are in this post called Writing a Book Proposal.

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Get free feedback on your cover letter

Successful cover letters are tough to write…

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Book Proposal: The most important document you will ever write.

Let’s keep this simple, if you write a crappy book proposal you will not get published – end of story.

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Introduction to RSS

Writers looking to build an online platform need to be aware of other key blogs, what is being written and what new areas of interest are developing. The simplest way to do this is by using RSS. As an added bonus, ensuing your RSS feed is set up correctly will allow other writers to follow your blog with ease

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Online Tools I use every day

I simply couldn’t survive without the internet.

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Improving your cover letter

his post offers real advice on improving your book’s cover letter. Yesterday I asked writers to submit their cover letters and I would offer feedback for free. You see, book proposals are my thing. I have used the principles we apply to our clients book proposal, which are detailed in this post about writing a book proposal.

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Free Cover Letter Feedback

Successful cover letters are tough to write…Rather than being a summary of your book, they are instead a sales document to convince agents/publishers to love your book. I have had years of practice writing book proposals, both as a successful writer and co-founder of BubbleCow.

I am now putting aside some time each Thursday to provide feedback on a few cover letters that are submitted by writers. I will add my feedback to the letters and publsih them the following day for all to see!

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Scott Sigler is a Proactive Writer

Are you a Proactive Writer? Scott Siglar is…

The world of modern publishing has changed. Gone are the days when writers can write a book, submit a manuscript and sit back and wait for the cash. Today, changes in technology and publishing ethos mean that writers need to be proactive in their approach to writing, publishing and promoting.

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You should blog every day

Writers looking to build an effective online presence should blog every day. I say this not to be controversial, but as a simple reality. I have talked in the past about the importance of seeing your online platform as a web, with your blog as the central hub and other platforms, such as Twitter, as spokes that lead back to this hub.

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Google Buzz and Google Wave: Are you missing out?

Come on let’s all be honest, when we first found Twitter we all just didn’t understand. It took time to ‘get’ the value of Twitter. It took experimentation to make it work for us. It took time… Are Google Buzz and Google Wave just like Twitter?

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