Articles

Bobbi Linkemer's ArticlesWelcome to a growing collection of articles for authors, aspiring authors, marketing consultants, and writers in all genres. Articles will be added periodically. You are welcome to reprint any of them, without changes, if you include the information About Bobbi Linkemer at the end. Please let me know where and when the article is published it. If there is a subject you would like to read about, please contact me at 314-968-8661 or bobbi@writeanonfictionbook.com. Thanks for your interest!

Main topics:


How to Write a Nonfiction Book

5 Mistakes New Authors Make

5 Rules Every New Author Should Follow

7 Guidelines for Writing a Nonfiction Book

7 Questions to Ask Before You Write Your Book

7 Ways to Research Your Nonfiction Book

Between the Covers of Your Nonfiction Book

Do you have a book in you?

How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal

It Takes a Team to Publish a Nonfiction Book

The one sentence every author must complete: "My book is about ...."

Theory vs. Practice When You Write a Nonfiction Book

What Every Author Should Know About Saving Book Files

Ya Gotta Have a System

Your Life is a Story. Tell it in a Memoir.

How to Publish a Nonfiction Book

7 Keys to Foolproof Nonfiction Book Proposals

7 Publishing Options for Nonfiction Authors

7 Questions to Help You Find the Perfect Literary Agent

What Every Author Should Know About Literary Agents

What Every Author Should Know About Print-On-Demand (POD) Publishing

What Every Author Should Know About Self-Publishing

How to Market a Nonfiction Book

5 Reasons to Become a Blogger

7 Ways to Promote Your Nonfiction Book

7 Ways to Get Your Blog Noticed

Marketing Basics for Beginners

Coaching

7 Ways a Book Coach Can Help You Write Your Nonfiction Book

7 Ways to Work Well With a Book Writing Coach

How a Book-Writing Coach Help You Plan Your Nonfiction Book

How a Book-Writing Coach Helps You Organize Your Nonfiction Book

How a Book-Writing Coach Helps You Promote Your Nonfiction Book

How a Book-Writing Coach Helps You Publish Your Nonfiction Book

How a Book-Writing Coach Helps You Write Your Nonfiction Book

What to Expect When You Hire a Book-Writing Coach

Ghostwriting

7 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Ghostwriter

Ghostwriting Isn't for Sissies

The Savvy Ghostwriter: 30 Smart Questions to Ask About Payment

The Savvy Ghostwriter: 7 Smart Questions to Ask About the Book

The Savvy Ghostwriter: 7 Smart Questions to Ask About the Client

The Savvy Ghostwriter: 7 Smart Questions to Ask About the Process

What it Takes to Be a Ghostwriter

Why Hire a Ghostwriter?

Freelance Writing

7 Ways Successful Freelance Writers Juggle Work & Life

7 Powerful Reasons for Writing Articles

7 Ways to Carve Out Your Niche as a Freelance Writer

7 Ways Your Deadlines Can Be Derailed & What To Do About It

10 Steps to Managing Your Finances When You Are a Freelance Writer

An "Uncommitted Independent" or, what it means to be a freelance writer

Every Writer's Dream: Doing What You Love, Loving What You Do

Essential Writers' Tools: Curiosity & Imagination

How a Writer Finds Work

Life is a Marketing Call

Putting on Your Business Hat

The 5 Cs of Juggling Jobs

The Right Way to Write a Feature Article

The Secret of Professional Image for Writers: Everything Counts

To Generalize or Specialize: That is the Question

What You Should Know Before You Become a Freelance Writer

What it Takes to Be a Writer

6 Steps to Tackling a New Learning Goal

Looking for the Right Way to Write? Here are 7 Ways to Find It

Mind Like a Macintosh

Mind Like a Sponge

Professionalism in Writing: You Know it When You See it

The Art of Interviewing

The Secret of Professional Image: Everything Counts

Think Like a Winner: Why a Writer Needs Courage

Trust the (Creative) Process

Two Sides of a Coin: Attention Span & Focus

Why a Writer Has to Stay in Shape

Why a Writer Needs People Skills

Why Every Writer Needs an Editor

Professional Speaking

The Four Ps of Public Speaking

The Making of a Professional Speaker

Technology

7 Steps to Keeping Up With Technology

Truth in Advertising

Consulting

7 Ways a Consultant Can Help You Get Your Message Across