On the Radio!
Have you ever wanted to be on the radio? I have and I decided to do something about it. I enrolled in Wayne Kelly's Radio Class and wow! what fun. I'm learning what it takes to be a great radio guest and how to get on the radio! This week he had two radio show producers on the call who shared with us how to get invited to talk on the air! Homework assignments are fun and easy and I am excited about the possibilities.
For more info or to sign up for Wayne's class, go to www.onairpublicity.com
To Your Writing Success!
Ann
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
I signed my publishing contract today!
Wow! What a great feeling! After many months of editing and rewrites and just not wanting to let it go, I let it go. The contract was actually written up on July 5, 2005 and here it is, 9 months later, that I signed it and sent it in. I feel very proud and excited and in a few short weeks, I will see my book printed and bound! Yay!
Although I have been selling my book in ebook format via my website and have been using it in my Writer's Boot Camps, it feels different now. It feels official. I am using Advantage Media Group (www.amglive.com) to publish my book and they are outstanding. The entire process has been flawless. I love the custom cover they designed for me and I am embarrassed to say, but will, that I can't wait to see myself on Amazon.com!
If you have been procrastinating getting your book done, do it! Push through, it is so worth it! The feeling is unbelievable!
To your writing success!
Ann
Wow! What a great feeling! After many months of editing and rewrites and just not wanting to let it go, I let it go. The contract was actually written up on July 5, 2005 and here it is, 9 months later, that I signed it and sent it in. I feel very proud and excited and in a few short weeks, I will see my book printed and bound! Yay!
Although I have been selling my book in ebook format via my website and have been using it in my Writer's Boot Camps, it feels different now. It feels official. I am using Advantage Media Group (www.amglive.com) to publish my book and they are outstanding. The entire process has been flawless. I love the custom cover they designed for me and I am embarrassed to say, but will, that I can't wait to see myself on Amazon.com!
If you have been procrastinating getting your book done, do it! Push through, it is so worth it! The feeling is unbelievable!
To your writing success!
Ann
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Writing an eBook?
Is anyone interested in writing an ebook? I think they are a great learning tool if you are lucky and find a good one.
While going through the long process of having my book, So, You Want to Write! edited, reviewed, critiqued and edited again (which has taken a lot longer than I anticipated), I turned the book's manuscript into an ebook and made it available for sale on my website. I have been delighted to discover that this is a great way to generate revenue while you are waiting for your book to be published and on your way to becoming rich and famous.
For me, one of the great things about having my book in an ebook format, is that I have been able to continue to update the ebook and add new material. I really like having this "live" document and knowing that it keeps growing and getting richer in content. I plan to continue to update the ebook version of my book, even after the book gets published and is selling on Amazon.com, which should be very soon.
Why? Value. I want to make sure that everyone who purchases my ebook feels they received an extraordinary value. Not a good value, not an excellent value. An Extraordinary Value.
I downloaded 4 ebooks in the last month, 2 for free and 2 that cost $29 each. All four were written by professionals in the book writing, internet marketing, blogging and publishing industry. One of the free ebooks is very good, the other freebee is excellent - both had great content and provided excellent value. I learned things and got several ideas that I could apply to my business. I was very excited and more importantly, I would buy more of their material.
Is anyone interested in writing an ebook? I think they are a great learning tool if you are lucky and find a good one.
While going through the long process of having my book, So, You Want to Write! edited, reviewed, critiqued and edited again (which has taken a lot longer than I anticipated), I turned the book's manuscript into an ebook and made it available for sale on my website. I have been delighted to discover that this is a great way to generate revenue while you are waiting for your book to be published and on your way to becoming rich and famous.
For me, one of the great things about having my book in an ebook format, is that I have been able to continue to update the ebook and add new material. I really like having this "live" document and knowing that it keeps growing and getting richer in content. I plan to continue to update the ebook version of my book, even after the book gets published and is selling on Amazon.com, which should be very soon.
Why? Value. I want to make sure that everyone who purchases my ebook feels they received an extraordinary value. Not a good value, not an excellent value. An Extraordinary Value.
I downloaded 4 ebooks in the last month, 2 for free and 2 that cost $29 each. All four were written by professionals in the book writing, internet marketing, blogging and publishing industry. One of the free ebooks is very good, the other freebee is excellent - both had great content and provided excellent value. I learned things and got several ideas that I could apply to my business. I was very excited and more importantly, I would buy more of their material.
The two ebooks I purchased for $29 (+tax) were HORRIBLE!!! I was very disappointed. Both authors had transcribed a coaching call and a teleseminar, slapped a great cover on it, wrote phenominal sales letters and began selling. When I saw that my $29 had simply purchased a transcribed dialog between 2 and 3 individuals on a telehone call, I felt as if I had been tricked. Not only was the information promised hard to find or non-existent, the transcript had not been edited and the format was difficult to follow. Sadly, I will never buy anything from them again.
Selling an ebook can be a very good thing business-wise and $$$-wise, but as you can see from my experience, it better be good or you will lose credibility. I offered my ebook for free until I was convinced, by feedback, testimonials and several completed books, that it offered extraordinary value.
So, do you want to write an ebook? The teacher in me decided it would be fun to write an ebook on How to Write an eBook. I will be offering it as a complimentary mini ecourse on the website. Look for it on April 15!
To Your Writing Success!
Ann
P.S. I will send you my ebook in exchange for a review.
I love being a Writing Coach
I arrived in in Phoenix today to attend the Ice Escape Writer's Conference. (http://www.iceescape.com/) I'm pretty excited about being here as I will be sharing the stage with some pretty prominent speakers and have the opportunity to do two presentations.
As I was looking at the meeting room and exhibition hall, I met and spoke with a couple of the attendees who came to learn how to write a book. They too, were excited about being here and after a few minutes of talking about their book, they asked the magic question, "How do we get started?"
That began a 45-minute mini-lesson on preparing to write, giving them my book with a homework assignment and a promise that they would come to my session on Saturday. They both gave me a hug and had big smiles as they went off to get started on their book. It was so wonderful to see that look on their face, the look that says "I got it!" "I can do this!" The "I'm really going to write my book!" look. It reminded me of why I started my company in the first place, to help people turn their book writing dreams into reality. I love my work!
To your writing success!
Ann
I arrived in in Phoenix today to attend the Ice Escape Writer's Conference. (http://www.iceescape.com/) I'm pretty excited about being here as I will be sharing the stage with some pretty prominent speakers and have the opportunity to do two presentations.
As I was looking at the meeting room and exhibition hall, I met and spoke with a couple of the attendees who came to learn how to write a book. They too, were excited about being here and after a few minutes of talking about their book, they asked the magic question, "How do we get started?"
That began a 45-minute mini-lesson on preparing to write, giving them my book with a homework assignment and a promise that they would come to my session on Saturday. They both gave me a hug and had big smiles as they went off to get started on their book. It was so wonderful to see that look on their face, the look that says "I got it!" "I can do this!" The "I'm really going to write my book!" look. It reminded me of why I started my company in the first place, to help people turn their book writing dreams into reality. I love my work!
To your writing success!
Ann
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