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I can't believe that it's already September! Seems like I was just watching my tulips bloom, and now I'm watching the leaves fall. Before you know it, it'll be time for New Year's resolutions! Don't wait for an ideal time to take that trip, spend time with friends or write your book. The ideal time is now.
Enjoy this month's newsletter, Deborah
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1. Five Steps to Selling Your Non-Fiction Book - Part 5
2. Secrets of a Great Resume eBook
3. Out of the Past
4. More Tech Tools
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| FIVE STEPS TO SELLING YOUR NON-FICTION BOOK - PART 5 |
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Now for the fifth and final step - Submit your Manuscript.
Here are some basic formatting rules to follow:
- Use 12 pt Times New Roman (or similar) font
- Include 1 inch margins all around
- Double space and indent the first sentence of each paragraph
- Include a cover page with your book title centered halfway down the page, and your name, contact information and the word count underneath
- Start every chapter on a new page with the title centered halfway down
- Include your last name, title (or part of it) and the page number at the top of each page starting with page 2
When it's time to submit your manuscript:
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Tenses (past, present and future) come in three types: Simple, Perfect and Progressive.
Simple Past - A past state or action.
She walked to the park.
Her train left last night.
He called her on her cell phone.
Past Perfect (Pluperfect) - A completed action that has occured in the past, formed using "had" and a past participle.
She had walked in the park that morning.
They had taken the train the night before.
He had called her on her cell phone.
Past Progressive - A state or action ongoing in the past, formed using "was" or "were" and a present participle.
They were walking in the park.
She was taking the train.
He was going to call her last night.
What's a participle?
A participle is a verb form. In these examples "walked," "taken" and "called" are past participles. "Walking," "taking" and "going" are present participles.
From Bartleby.com
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. -L.P. Hartley, writer
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| SECRETS OF A GREAT RESUME eBOOK |
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My new eBook, "Secrets of a Great Resume" will save you time, save you money and show you how to create a totally professional and polished resume. Bonus: five sample resumes are included!
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Click here and request more information on how to order and download.
Also, don't forget to stop by the Women For Hire Network for my posts on the "Career Changer" blog and the The Hidden Gate for my posts about career transitions.
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Need to convert a file to pdf format but don't have the software? Go to PDF Online for their free pdf conversion tool.
PDF Online.
Use Backpack to keep your calendars, to-do lists, notes and reminders easily accessible online. Make them private or share them.
Backpack
Blurb allows you to make your own books by downloading the BookSmart software and using it to design your book layout. Professional printing and binding of your book is included in this print on demand (POD) service. Good for cookbooks, business books, wedding pictures, blogs, poetry, etc. Books can be created in softcover or hardcover.
Blurb
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ithout even being read. Keep a list of your submissions and good luck!