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Sharon Woodhouse
Feb 21, 20229 min read
Creative Financing for Your Book Projects: 4 Models to Cover Your Startup Costs
And why a book worth publishing requires a real investment. These days it’s quite easy to publish a book with minimal startup costs...
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Sharon Woodhouse
Feb 3, 20228 min read
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
Oct 15, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20216 min read
“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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