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Sally Collings
Dec 18, 20201 min read
I have the best clients.
I've been honored to work with some remarkable clients over the years: smart, driven, funny, passionate. I can't wait to work with more...
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Sally Collings
Oct 6, 20205 min read
Book proposals are simple to write. But never, ever easy.
I’m not really a step-by-step kinda person. I’m suspicious of any book, course, guru, or product that promises me any of the following:...
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Sally Collings
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Interview tip #7: Give people a magic wand
The last in a series of seven blog posts on #interviewing techniques for #nonfiction authors. Toward the end of every interview, I love...
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Sally Collings
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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 2, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Aug 17, 20203 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jul 20, 20203 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jul 14, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jun 30, 20203 min read
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'...
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Sally Collings
Jun 24, 20203 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jun 16, 20204 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jun 10, 20203 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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. Golden...
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Sally Collings
May 26, 20203 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
May 19, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
May 19, 20202 min read
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...
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Sally Collings
May 19, 20202 min read
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...
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