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Free “Ask Sally Stuart” Teleseminar
Jan 21st
In my last post, Start the New Year with Sally Stuart, I hope I convinced readers that Christian writers must own a copy of the latest edition of Sally Stuart’s Christian Writers’ Market Guide. Near the end of the post, I provided a link to the “Ask Sally Stuart” teleseminar hosted by Terry Whalin of Intermedia Publishing. More >
Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams by Terry Whalin
Jun 17th
When you want to learn how to do something, you want to learn from someone with experience and expertise in the field, right? Well, if you want to know how to get your writing published, I can think of no one more knowledgeable and experienced than Terry Whalin, author of Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams: Insider Secrets to SKYROCKET Your Success.
Terry is a professional writer/journalist who has also been an acquisitions editor and a literary agent. He has written over 60 books, and his articles have appeared in more than 50 magazines. He has recently joined Intermedia Publishing as Vice President and Publisher.
Jumpstart is a writers’ conference in one volume. Whalin provides a complete overview of how the publishing industry works these days. Because so many beginning writers don’t understand the business from the publisher’s point of view, he gives details on book sales to help writers understand why publishers are hesitant to take a chance on a “newbie.”
New writers, if you want a shortcut to getting your work published, you need to read this book carefully and understand that this man knows what he’s talking about.
Published writers, things have changed in the publishing industry in recent years. Maybe it’s time to take a fresh look at how your work fits into today’s publishing scene. Terry’s book can help you do that.
It will be the best money you’ve spent lately. Get more details and/or buy the book here.
Book Proposals That Sell by W. Terry Whalin
May 25th
Subtitle: 21 Secrets to Speed Your Success
Do you have a great book idea? Are you ready to look for a publisher for a book you’ve already written? Regardless of where you are in your quest for publication, you need the information contained in this book. Plenty of writers have had great book ideas that didn’t come to fruition because the writer didn’t know how to market his or her work to publishers. Terry Whalin tells you exactly how to prepare your proposal and lay the foundation for a successful sale. 
Whalin knows what he’s talking about. He has written more than 60 nonfiction books himself, and he’s been an editor, a literary agent, and now a publisher at Intermedia Publishing Group. The book is endorsed by publishing giants like Michael S. Hyatt of Thomas Nelson Publishers, Leonard Goss of Broadman & Holman, Sally E. Stuart (publisher of the Christian Writers’ Market Guide), and literary agent Steve Laube.
You can find information online about how to write a book proposal, but Whalin’s book goes the extra mile, giving you insider secrets that you won’t find anywhere else. For more information on Whalin, visit his site, http://terrywhalin.com/. To buy the book, go to http://www.right-writing.com/ways.html.
Mastering Online Research
May 24th
Living and working in the information age isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. There’s just too much information available, and I get frustrated trying to sort through it. How do I find the proverbial needle in the haystack? How do I even find the right haystack? I’m so glad I’ve found Mastering Online Research: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective and Efficient Search Strategies. Published in 2007, it’s by Maura Shaw.
I added this book to my Amazon wish list and later bought the book after I read a review of it in Terry Whalin’s blog. In fact, I borrowed the photo from his blog for this review. This is not a book that you would read all curled up in your easy chair with your hot chocolate at hand. This is a reference book that will help you learn how to search the Web in ways you never heard of before. The techniques described are useful to writers whether they write fiction or non-fiction. Shaw covers Internet searches, from simple to advanced. You’ll learn how to judge the quality of your search results and how to handle attribution and copyright issues. There are chapters specifically about searching for people, news, images, audio, and video files. One chapter applies to online research for writers. It’s easier to read and absorb if you read a couple of chapters in a sitting. I plan to keep my copy at my desk alongside my dictionary, my style manuals, and my phone book. I’ve already found it useful in a number of ways.
