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It takes a lot to make me angry. This did…

September 9, 2021 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

I write a lot of answers on Quora (I was a Top Writer in 2018, and have kept contributing since then, but Quora grew bigger and bigger and I became a smaller and smaller fish in comparison). I like answering questions that others find exasperating, trying to do justice to the curiosity behind the “dumb” […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: academic writing, fiction writing, writers as humans

AudioBookCup is a piracy ring

August 31, 2021 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

Audiobook Cup logo, as of 2021

I don’t spend much time on social media (I might be the only person in America who really should spend more time on it), but I’m glad I was checking notifications this morning. Tom Lennon posted this in a private Facebook group for audiobook narrators about five hours ago. I’ve put Tom’s words in italics […]

Filed Under: Blog, Publish Wisely Tagged With: indie publishing

The Elusive Logline

August 23, 2021 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

At a recent PRESS session, an author was trying to hammer their book description down into a proper logline. This can be more challenging than it might seem, especially because a book description and a logline differ in a subtle but fundamental way. A book description is just that: it describes, to a greater or […]

Filed Under: Blog, Publish Wisely, Writing Tagged With: find your fans, marketing

Selling Your Book In Person: Keep It Simple and Friendly

April 11, 2021 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

As vaccination rates are rising and folks are preparing again for in-person large-scale festivals, conventions, conferences, and symposia, I am starting to hear questions about how to sell books at a book table at one of these events. There are several important things to consider, but here’s one question from a person who just discovered […]

Filed Under: Blog, Creative Entrepreneurship Tagged With: book festival, convention prep, writers conference

What do you want from me?

March 31, 2021 by Nic Nelson 1 Comment

I’m thrilled to be one of the speakers at BookFest 2021, coming up in April 17-18, and Black Chateau Enterprises has asked me an interesting question. I have some ideas, but I thought I’d turn to you for your input. Their question to me is: “Do you have something free to offer BookFest attendees and […]

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Academic Self-Editing: Quick Tips for Discussion Posts and Brief Essays

February 28, 2021 by Nic Nelson Leave a Comment

Most of my academic clients come to me for help with big things: a final paper, a thesis, a dissertation. But undergraduate and grad students, and even doctoral candidates, must deal with at least ten minor writing assignments for each big scary writing assignment that comes along. Those minor assignments (things like online discussion posts […]

Filed Under: Academia, Editing, Writing

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