http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/ en Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:40:01 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox Pro 1.2.5 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/what_would_william_shakespe.html <p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">About two dozen folks showed up at the Howe Library in Hanover, New Hampshire on Thursday night to participate in my workshop on publishing options for entrepreneurial authors. I call my two-hour…</span></span></p> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:19:16 -0500 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/what_would_william_shakespe.html http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/passion-free_publishing.html <p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">I'm giving my "What Would William Shakespeare Do?" workshop tonight at the Howe Library in Hanover, NH. I've done various versions of this workshop on publishing for years, changing my information…</span></span></p> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:12:44 -0500 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/passion-free_publishing.html http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/target_your_queries.html <p> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">Did you know that it takes less than a minute for an agent or editor to make a decision about whether to accept or reject an author's query? It's true.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">Did you also know that more than 80% (no one…</p> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:14:40 -0500 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/target_your_queries.html http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/chocolate_and_vanilla.html <p> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">I was at a party (with great chocolate) on Saturday night and among the conversational knots I joined was one dedicated to blogs. "I don't really read them," one woman said, "because I don't know…</span></p> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:27:25 -0500 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/chocolate_and_vanilla.html http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/the_best_marketing_always_s.html <p> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">When asked by beginning writers, I used to say that local newspapers were the place to get started on a career. <br /> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">But news in print, even on the local level, is getting harder to find. But local…</p> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:25:52 -0500 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/the_best_marketing_always_s.html http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/when_a_blog_should_be_a_boo.html <p> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">When does a blog become a book? </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">When the subject is compelling, has a wide appeal or answers the particular needs of a poten</span></span>t niche market, and is well written. </p><p style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px;">Here's an example. Writer and editor…</p> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:55:52 -0500 http://www.sonjahakala.com/the_book_coach/when_a_blog_should_be_a_boo.html