You're a businessperson. You may not think of yourself as a writer, but you know that writing well can boost your results and your career....
Book Publishing
The Writing Edge for Business Writers: 1/27/17
You're a businessperson. You may not think of yourself as a writer, but you know that writing well can boost your results and your career....
Ransom Note Desktop Publishing and Your Self-Published Book
Here we go again. Back in the mid-1980s, PageMaker gave ordinary folks power over the appearance of their documents that they never had before. Many...
Picking a publisher – promises or proof?
“What do you think of this outfit?” My client’s manuscript would be done within the month and he had reserved time with a professional business book...
In Memoriam: Dan Poynter
Dan Poynter died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 77 after a remarkable life of contributions in many areas. His first love was parachuting. You...
3 questions about the future of publishing
Predicting the future of publishing It's easy to predict the future. The hard part is getting it right. We only know two things about the future for...
Business books are different
The future of which books? The Economist published a thoughtful essay on the future of books and publishing. I like it because of the sensible...
The Future of Books and Publishing
The Economist has published a thoughtful essay on the future of the book, publishing, and authorship. One reason I like it so much is the historical...
What’s a book to do?
I've been a guest on Jim Blasingame's Small Business Advocate show for more than a decade. I enjoy the banter, but a big reason I keep going back is...
Self-Publishing: Two books that will help
When clients ask me about self-publishing, I point them to two books. APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki and...