In search of the perfect book
Books are deceptively simple things. Front cover, back cover, pages in between. What can be so hard about making one? Turns out, plenty....
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Sally Collings
- Sep 1, 2020
Interview tip #6: Choose your words carefully
Sixth in a series of seven blog posts on interviewing techniques for nonfiction authors. Even the smallest words you choose in your...
Sally Collings
- Aug 24, 2020
Interview tip #5: Why you should include a trust fall in every interview
Fifth in a series of seven blog posts on interviewing techniques for nonfiction authors. “[When a guest is hesitant], I say, hey, our...
Sally Collings
- Aug 16, 2020
Land a Literary Agent in 2020 With Three Fundamental Attributes
In 2020, I’ve collaborated on three nonfiction book proposals. All three have been picked up by leading literary agents within one week...
Sally Collings
- Aug 13, 2020
Interview tip #4: Ask all the stupid questions
Fourth in a series of seven blog posts on interviewing techniques for nonfiction authors. Maybe you are concerned that if you interview...
Sally Collings
- Jul 26, 2020
Interview tip #3: interviewing colleagues can be awkward
Third in a series of seven blog posts on interviewing techniques for nonfiction authors. In your nonfiction book, you will often want to...
Sally Collings
- Jul 19, 2020
Interview tip #2: Throw away your list of questions
Second in a series of seven blog posts on interviewing techniques for nonfiction authors. In the first article of this series, we...
Sally Collings
- Jul 13, 2020
7 tips for conducting great interviews
First in a series of seven blog posts on interviewing techniques for nonfiction authors. #1: Find out what makes people tick You may be...
Sally Collings
- Jun 30, 2020
Put your book to the “lying eyes” test.
You can't hide your lyin' eyes And your smile is a thin disguise I thought by now you'd realize There ain't no way to hide your lyin'...
Sally Collings
- Jun 23, 2020
Run your book through the “so what?” machine
Where can you find some of the best big game hunting in the world? It's a place that may surprise you. Tonight, we're going to take you...
Sally Collings
- Jun 15, 2020
Do you have the tools for the job?
The water dispenser in our fridge has been leaking for over a week now. Drip, drip, drip. You can imagine that one drip per second adds...
Sally Collings
- Jun 9, 2020
Do people want what you’re offering?
When you think about launching your nonfiction book, you may have in mind a grand opening, where you dazzle the planet with the...
Sally Collings
- May 31, 2020
Books are bridges in disguise
If you’ve visited my website or my Teachable course page, you may have noticed a recurring theme in the images I choose. Bridges. ...
Sally Collings
- May 25, 2020
Smug alert
Warning: this is the equivalent of a “happy dance” celebrating my clients’ achievements. If you don’t want to know about it, look away...
Sally Collings
- May 19, 2020
Finding creative focus in the midst of chaos
Today I want to tip you off to a couple of very timely webinars from the good folks at Gotham Ghostwriters. (Disclaimer: I’m one of...
Sally Collings
- May 18, 2020
To write a book, you need to plan for dragons
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near him.” —JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit Honestly? I’m not even...
Sally Collings
- May 18, 2020
Publishing choices: it’s more than an either/or
The word on the street is that in these times of Covid-19, #literary agents have more time to consider new projects, so it’s a great time...
Sally Collings
- May 18, 2020
Are you a speaker, not a writer?
I’m a lover, not a fighter… A speaker, not a writer. Four out of five people who contact me about writing a book or a #book #proposal...
Sally Collings
- May 18, 2020
Even Superheroes Mess Up
Here is a story that would have made no sense three months ago. I’m writing this in week four of the “shelter in place” phase of the...
Sally Collings
- May 17, 2020
Are you a huddler or a strider?
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who divide everything into two groups, and those who don’t. (See what I did there?) ...
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