by Pat Iyer | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog, Blogging
An actively updated blog does wonders for your search engine optimization. Recently I attended a conference of women entrepreneurs. Of the approximately 75 people present, about one third of them had blogs. Only two people in the room, including me, blogged once a...
by Pat Iyer | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, Publishing
Whether people are browsing on Amazon or another bookselling platform or in their local bookstore, a book’s cover is the first element to attract them. That’s why a good book cover is vital to your book’s selling success. Whether you are self-publishing a book or...
by Pat Iyer | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog, Writing Skills
Is there fat you can trim from your writing? Is it time to put your writing on a diet? Deleting redundant phrases makes your writing more professional. I wish I could say that one of the most dramatic signs of amateurish writing is using redundant phrases....
by Pat Iyer | Nov 28, 2019 | Blog, Book writing, Writing process
The biggest reason I hear would-be writers give for why they don’t write is “I don’t have time.” The secret of time is that we can make time for writing. Earlier this year I Interviewed Seth Greenwald for Legal Nurse Podcast. He wrote his book while commuting back and...
by Pat Iyer | Nov 21, 2019 | Blog, Publishing
You may think your undertaking to write and publish your book is very different from sending a manuscript to a greedy publishing house whose main purpose is to profit from your desire to write, but you have other doubts. You may question: do you deserve to be a...
by Pat Iyer | Nov 14, 2019 | Blog, Writing process
The Internet is loaded with misinformation. Make sure you keep your credibility – always check the facts. Professional speakers share stories of people in their audiences who are fact checking them, and raising their hands to refute something the speaker just...
