A Few Brief Tips To Deal With Writing Rejection

What to do when you get rejected You’ve just finished your book, sent out query letters and was rejected. What’s left to do? You could give up, but I wouldn’t suggest this. Here’s some brief tips on how to deal with rejection. 1. Take a breather- You’ve probably been wondering and rattling your brain as to why you got rejected. Take a break, not a long one…some time for a breather. If you continue to constantly analyze why you were rejected, you’ll drive yourself crazy. Plus…if you decide after rejections to continue sending out new query letters, they may not be your best work. Why you ask? Because you may not produce your best work under all the stress you’ve put yourself under over the rejections. You wouldn’t want more rejections because you didn’t have the energy to send out your best sales pitch. 2. Self-esteem- Failure is not an option You might be down in the dumps…this is...
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32 Point Copywriting Checklist to Bulletproof Your Copy

As a direct response copywriter, I (naturally) go through a set process to ensure that my copy hits the mark. A vital part of this process is performing “checks and balances” to ensure that all the important elements are there AND that there are no redundant or response-draining elements. With that, I put together a 32 point copy checklist which I consult religiously. Here’s a version of the checklist I use. I hope you find it to be as helpful as I do. 1. Does the headline in your body copy and/or the opening paragraph include the word ‘you’ or at least imply it? 2. Does it attract attention and shout out strong, “specific” benefits? 3. Does it relate to the needs of your reader? 4. If you are marketing to a specific group, have you flagged that group in the subject? 5. Does the subject header include the person’s name? 6. Does the body copy begin with “Dear...
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25 Ways to Promote Your Writing Business

1. Start with a change you’ll need to make if you plan to be successful: Get over being shy. 2. Have the mindset to consistently take initiatives. Never stop. It’s not enough to create one brilliant direct mail campaign. Repeat the mailing to your list two or three times. And never, never, never take an initiative without following up. 3. Plan one marketing effort each day. Every Sunday evening or Monday morning choose a theme for your week and mark that theme in your calendar each day for the coming week. 4. Develop a PR plan for you and your business. Work with a publicist to land features and interviews. Create a simple press kit that contains your mission statement, a warm and friendly letter including company bio, press coverage, personal testimonials, and a professional b&w photo of you. 5. Show up a lot — be seen. Tell everyone what you’re up to. Always have a book, a press...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Writing a Novel

No one is born a novel writer. But do you believe that we all have the capability to be writers? Impossible as it may seem but the answer is yes! If we have the passion for it and if we strive to make it happen, novelwriting can be as easy as writing ABC. Writing is actually not a very complicated thing. It is just like drawing, painting, and even cooking. It is an art! Your imagination is all that it takes to get it started. What makes it hard is not writing itself but how people make it hard than it really is. The first key to writing a novel is the ability to dream and imagine. Think back to when you were a little child and dreamed. Your imagination took you to places you’ve never been before. It made you do things you never thought you could do. Having superpowers…being in strange places…the conditions are limitless. Writing a...
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15 Key Questions About Writing Your Own Tips Booklet

Everyone has something they want the world to know about and a tips booklet is a great way to do that. More than 500,000 copies in three languages of a tips booklet called ’110 Ideas for Organizing Your Business Life’ have been sold, all without spending a penny on advertising. Here are some questions to get your tips (and cash) flowing. You can mine your own field of gold by looking at any promotional literature you have created, audio or video tapes you have produced, press releases or articles about or by you, your product catalog and even your business card. 1. What is the single most important subject from your experience or knowledge that you want the world to know about? If there are several topics, which one is most compelling to you right now? 2. How would you narrow that subject down into segments? Do those segments create additional booklets to develop a series? 3. What do...
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12 Tips for Writing Articles on the Internet

I have compiled a list of 12 tips I think should be helpful when you are writing articles on the internet. 1. Use lots of white space. People like to read in ‘chunks’ of information so have lots of space in your background. 2. Use short paragraphs. Following on from tip 1 keep it short and let your visitor read little pieces of information at a time. 3. Use the occasional exclamation mark (!) to get your readers attention. But please do not over use this as many people now appear to be doing. 4. Ask a question so that your visitor will read on to find the answer. This keeps the readers attention focussed. 5. Put a lot of thought and effort into your heading. If the heading does not get the visitors attention straight away then they will just move on and not even read your article. Try ‘The 7 Secrets to Successfully breeding Cane Toads’ rather...
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