Writing: Plain speaking –- 4 secrets for getting your book purchased

Plain speaking –- 4 secrets for getting your book purchased

Written by Terry Freedman

What can be more infuriating to a potential purchaser of a non-fiction book than chapter headings which give no clue as to their contents? After all, if someone is looking in repparttar

non-fiction section of a book store, it implies they want facts, not a fancy and “clever” table of contents! Here are 4 sure-fire ways to make your text grab repparttar 128555

reader’s attention:

1. Make sure repparttar 128556 text on repparttar 128557 front and back covers is compelling. It should state plainly and simply what repparttar 128558 book is about. For example: “Buy this book, and learn how to master repparttar 128559 craft of teaching in 15 lessons”.

2. Why should anyone buy repparttar 128560 book from YOU? Don’t waste limited space on repparttar 128561 back cover telling repparttar 128562 potential reader about your 3 cats – unless it’s a book about cats, of course! Write something like: “The author has been a practising teacher for 13 years, and writes regularly for repparttar 128563 Teaching Times.”

3. Organise repparttar 128564 table of contents so that repparttar 128565 chapters fall into easily-identifiable sections. For example: “Section 1: Before you face your first class; Section 2: The first year” and so on

Win More Clients, Projects and Freelance Jobs By Making Three Small Changes

Written by Shelley Wake

I've spoken to hundreds of editors, employers, and project managers about how they choose a freelancer for a job. Whether they were reviewing job applications or considering project bids, they all had one thing in common. As every one of them started to look at repparttar

applications, they had their skeptic's hat on.

How a Project Manager Thinks

Here are a few quotes from project managers and employers to show you exactly how they think.

1. Jaime, Editor - "The First Elimination"

My process of judging proposals is one of elimination. The first step is about a general impression. If it's vague and unconvincing - eliminate. If it's fluffed up but with no substance - eliminate. If it has real details and seems credibale - keep. Many times this process only leaves one person. That's how easy it is to get a job - be credible and convincing.

2. Jacob, Project Manager - "I only believe what I see for myself."

I read every proposal while questioning what I'm being told. Some people make things up. Most people exaggerate. Many people think they're better than they really are. I've been working with contractors for a long time and I've found that repparttar 128553 only way you can judge a person is by what they do.

3. Randy, Project Owner - "Don't Tell Me, Show Me"

Don't try and impress me with ramblings. Lots of positive words strung together does nothing for me. You know, "I am keen, reliable, prompt, easygoing, articulate, generous, kind, competitive, athletic..." I have no reason to believe you're any of those things. If you want me to pick you for repparttar 128554 project, you have to do more than just tell me. You have to prove it to me.

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