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How to Be a Writing Maverick

April 22, 2010 by · 1 Comment 

Author Sophfronia Scott says there isn’t a better time than now to experiment with new book writing approaches because these days “what’s usually done” in the publishing world isn’t working.

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The When, Why and How of Book Proposals

April 8, 2010 by · 2 Comments 

Author Sophfronia Scott shares all the details on how to write a solid book proposal.

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What Are You Willing to Do to Market Your Book?

April 1, 2010 by · 2 Comments 

Author Sophfronia Scott discusses how book marketing can be started months in advance, as author Rebecca Skloot did for her book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”

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The 18 Absolutes of Book Publishing and Marketing

November 25, 2009 by · 2 Comments 

Author Sophfronia Scott shares the writing, book publishing and marketing advice of Pat Williams, senior vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic and author of 55 books.

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Can You Be Your Own Book Publisher?

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Author and Book Coach Sophfronia Scott encourages new writers to avoid becoming “victims” of publishing companies by becoming better informed and making better choices.

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An Important Book Publishing Conversation

July 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott Can I share something with you? I had a conversation recently with an entrepreneur eager to grab one of the handful of chapters remaining in my anthology, “How the Fierce Handle Fear: Secrets to Succeeding in Challenging Times”. It turned out to be one of those talks where I thought you might [...]

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Book Marketing By the Numbers

July 17, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott I met with a client recently to discuss his marketing ideas for his upcoming book. These ideas mainly consisted of sending press releases and focusing on media contacts. That’s great and I told him so. But I felt he was overlooking the potential of other tactics that could be just as effective [...]

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Ghosts of Anthologies Past

July 7, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott Did you miss last week’s teleseminar, “Co-Authoring Your Way to a Bestselling Book: The Secrets to Gaining All the Benefits of Being a Published Expert with Just a Fraction of the Work“? That’s okay. It was such a short week and we were all busy with the holiday weekend. But today I’m [...]

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Questions About Your Publishing Independence? Answers Here…

July 4, 2009 by · 3 Comments 

By Sophfronia Scott On this beautiful day the word “independence” is on the minds of many. Are you thinking of it as well? You might, for instance, be wondering if it would be worth your while to publish a book on your own, independently, or if you would get more out of joining a group. [...]

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The Rise of Self Publishing

July 2, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

By Sophfronia Scott Our local newspaper recently featured an area Realtor on the cover of its magazine supplement. It was a large story including a photo of the woman on the top of the newspaper’s front page teasing the story and referring to her as a book author. I was curious to know more about [...]

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