There’s a new review posted for my book The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book.
I located Dan Shaurette’s blog through my Google Alerts a few weeks ago. Google Alerts come to your email box once a day, bringing you information about posts and articles related to your chosen topics. The blog post that caught my interest related to Dan Shaurette’s book recommendations for authors. I visited his blog to learn that my book was not listed among his recommendations.
I contacted him and asked if I could send him a copy of my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book and he graciously accepted. Not only did he write a glowing review of my book, he conducted an online interview with me, which will be posted around the first of April. Here’s the link to the book review.
http://danshaurette.com/2008/03/06/right-way-review
There’s a free gift in it for those of you who visit Dan’s site and read the review. After reading the review from top to bottom, email me at PLFry620@yahoo.com and tell me where Dan suggests that this book “deserves†to be. Put “Patricia’s Book Review†in the Subject Line. Include your mailing address and expect to receive something in the mail within a week or two.
I was working on the SPAWN Market Update yesterday, which means I spent most of the day reading, studying and researching. I came across a comment from someone in something I read somewhere. (I’m sorry, I tried and can’t retrace the source. If it was you, contact me for proper credit.) This professional suggested that when writing your blog, you should avoid being too formal and professional. They recommended lightening up and making your blog site fun. Gosh, it occurred to me that too many of the blog sites I visit are cutesy, silly, without substance or purpose.
I guess it’s a good idea to offer something in between these two extremes. I don’t know—I have fun being silly with my friends and talking about my cats and their antics, sharing funny stories about mundane daily activities, telling about my day in the garden pulling all of the weeds the rains brought and encountering a gigantic grasshopper, etc. But I feel that when you come to my blog site, you are seeking information, resources, guidance. Am I wrong? PLFry620@yahoo.com.
One more thought: it’s obvious that the economy is taking a downturn. Many of you are curbing your spending and, for reasons unknown, when we cut back, we start eliminating the things that are most meaningful to us. We put our dreams on hold. And for many of you, that dream is to be published.
I maintain that this is a good time to pursue that dream of seeing your articles or stories published in magazines or producing that book you’ve been working on. If you approach these activities with knowledge and know-how, you could be investing in your future. Maybe now is the time to study the world of article/story-writing. Read A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles. Perhaps this is the time to learn about the publishing industry and the process of producing a book. Read The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book. Take this knowledge and information and make the right choices and you could create your own better economy.
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Be sure to order your copy of The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book and the companion Author’s Workbook at
http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html