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Book Business PaperclipPost #29 – Women’s Memoirs, Book Business – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler

For more than a month now, Matilda and I have been writing about leverage, as it applies to marketing and selling your books. More recently, we’ve introduced the concept of a memoir writing platform. Now it’s time to start putting together a plan of action that will bring these concepts together in order to help you market and sell your memoirs.

Having a platform for our writing is a critical component to getting book deals. Now, if you’re a celebrity (e.g., politician, actor or athlete) you have a built-in platform. The very fact that any of these public figures publishes a memoir is enough to spur some percentage of their fan base and a curious public to buy the book. [click to continue…]

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Helen Ginger Reports on “Getting Published” Panel

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 12, 2010
Helen Ginger Reports on “Getting Published” Panel

We enjoyed such a positive experience on the Story Circle Network conference panel “Getting Published” that we asked panel moderator Helen Ginger to summarize the advice. This was a powerful panel, full of great ideas.

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Deep in the Heart of Story Circle Network Conference

by Kendra BonnettFebruary 6, 2010
Deep in the Heart of Story Circle Network Conference

Stories From the Heart V conference notes from roving reporters, workshop leaders and panel participants Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett.

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What Julie & Julia Tells Us About Publishing and Marketing in 2010

by Kendra BonnettJanuary 1, 2010
What Julie & Julia Tells Us About Publishing and Marketing in 2010

Women’s Memoirs wraps up its analysis of the Julie & Julia phenomenon with a study of how “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” changed two women’s lives and helped them find careers. We also find the takeaways for memoir writers considering publishing and marketing their books in 2010.

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Editor & Publisher Shut Down After 125-Year Run

by Kendra BonnettDecember 11, 2009
Editor & Publisher Shut Down After 125-Year Run

Nielsen Business Media reports selling off more magazines but the big news is the shuttering of Editor and Publisher. What does this mean to the industry and to writers. This will be a major focus for Women’s Memoirs’ Book Business section in 2010.

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The Word(s) is Independent Publishers

by Kendra BonnettNovember 23, 2009
The Word(s) is Independent Publishers

Authors frustrated by the big publishers should take a look at smaller, independent publishers. Here’s a list of indie resources. Also a reminder about the Getting Published panel at the Story Circle Network Conference in Austin, Texas, in February 2010. And your invitation to pose questions for consideration by the panel.

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2010 Will Begin Our Big Push Into Book Business

by Kendra BonnettNovember 21, 2009
2010 Will Begin Our Big Push Into Book Business

Women’s Memoirs sets its sights on expansion for 2010, most specifically with regular posts on book business, including marketing, public relations, publishing and sales.

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