{"id":785,"date":"2014-03-21T07:02:08","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=785"},"modified":"2014-03-21T07:02:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T14:02:08","slug":"guest-blogger-nina-amir-and-writing-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/guest-blogger-nina-amir-and-writing-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blogger Nina Amir and writing goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is from Nina Amir’s Blog, Write Nonfiction Now<\/i><\/b><\/a>. Nina posts writing prompts on Fridays.\u00a0 I really enjoyed Prompt #10 and thought you might like it, too.<\/p>\n

Create Book Ideas to Support Your Goals: Nonfiction Writing Prompt #10 by Nina Amir.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to write and publish books, the first step involves developing ideas. You may be a nonfiction writer with just one book idea <\/a>or with many. However, if you have nonfiction writing goals<\/a>, your book ideas should support your goals.<\/p>\n

I have many book ideas. Despite the fact that some of them really excite me, I have put quite a few on hold. I have them queued up in a logical order, one following the other so they help move me toward my goals.<\/p>\n

Sometimes those goals could be simple, such as get a traditional publishing deal. That may not sound \u201csimple,\u201d but, for example, I put aside some projects of mine that were outside my area of expertise to pursue that goal. I used my expertise to accomplish it. With traditionally published books under my belt that have performed well\u2014a track record\u2014I can move into other categories more easily, should I want to pursue traditional publishing for my other ideas. I can also pursue self-publishing now more successfully.<\/p>\n

Your goals could be to:<\/p>\n