How to Successfully Self-Edit Your Nonfiction Book
Your book draft is finally finished! Congratulations! Give yourself a pat on the back and a much-needed break—at least for a few days, anyway. You accomplished something most people will never do! But the work isn’t over yet. It’s time to move on to the next stage of the process—the editing. What’s the difference between editing and proofrea...
May 30, 2019 READ MORE
5 Reasons Nonfiction is Important for Children
We all know that learning to read is an important step in brain development and language acquisition. Whether it be a novel or a fashion magazine, reading of any kind helps us to understand the world we live in and learn how to function in everyday life. Unfortunately, though, there are many countries in the world where learning to read is a luxury, reserved for only th...
May 29, 2019 READ MORE
MANAGING THE RFP PROCESS — BEST PRACTICES FOR WRITING PROPOSALS
Congratulations! The RFP seems like a perfect fit. Your company has decided to submit a proposal, and you’re the project lead. Whether you’re managing the process in-house or working with a team of professionals like The Writers for Hire, here are some tips to help you maneuver the process successfully. FIRST, DO YOUR HOMEWORK Read the RFP from top to bottom, end...
May 28, 2019 READ MORE
How to Schedule Your Nonfiction Book Project In 4 Easy, Practical Steps
Now that you’ve decided to write a book and have identified your book’s angle, the real work begins! Make this work easier by using the four steps below to create a clear schedule for your project. Schedule Your Book Project in 4 Steps Step 1: Identify what needs to be done and how long it will take There can be many variables involved when deciding on t...
May 27, 2019 READ MORE
8 Great Ways To Find Time To Read
You wish you could read more, but you just can’t seem to find the time. Does this sound familiar? According to this article from Harvard Business Review, you actually do have time to read. In fact, a study done by the University of California shows that the average person is actually reading more than 100,000 words per day. The trick is, though, to stop readin...
May 23, 2019 READ MORE
How to Effectively Roll Out an SOP
Rolling out a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a big deal. You are, after all, changing the way employees handle the processes in your company. A successful SOP rollout includes testing the SOP and troubleshooting it, training your employees, and updating it as needed. As complicated as the process can be, nearly every growing company occasionally has to c...
May 22, 2019 READ MORE
In Writing, The Adverb Is Not Your Friend
If you ever played Mad Libs as a kid, you probably have a fond recollection of adverbs. They are the words (usually ending in -ly) that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs: slowly, contemptuously, angrily, mysteriously… Well, according to famous horror author, Stephen King, adverbs are NOT our friends. In fact, King believes that adverbs, like the passive voic...
May 21, 2019 READ MORE
Lost in a thicket: How to avoid overwriting
In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart acknowledged that certain words and concepts – in this case, pornography – were difficult to define in a precise manner. He hastened to add, though, that he could rely on his gut feeling, declaring: “I know it when I see it.” Likewise, defining overwriting is not simple. It’s a phenomenon that readers encounter oft...
May 20, 2019 READ MORE
Finding the Best Angle for Writing Your Nonfiction Book
Whether you’re writing a how-to, biography, memoir, or even a family history, you want your nonfiction book to stand out and be successful. And, most importantly, you want it to be interesting and enjoyable to your target audience. One of the first steps on the road to crafting an engaging, enjoyable, informative nonfiction book is to find a great angle for your book...
May 17, 2019 READ MORE
A Flashback to 1993 and the Information Superhighway
I belong to that technologically in-between generation. The first half of my childhood I spent time locating library books using card catalogs, calling my friends using our home’s land line, and learning to type on an electric typewriter. By the time I reached middle school, though, computers had taken the place of typewriters. And by high school, most households had an ...
May 16, 2019 READ MORE
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