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6 REASONS TO WRITE A BOOK, 10 GOOD TYPES
Fellow book coach / writing partner Steve Harrison wrote me an excellent eletter that gives six good reasons to write a book: 1. Generate free publicity.2. Increase sales leads and referrals.3. Obtain speaking engagements.4. Justify higher fees.5. Help your "dream" customer find you.6. Open up new possibllities for your future. His email to me is at my blog,http://douglaswinslowcooper.blogspot.com and it discusses these points as well as detailing the following ten relatively easy books to write: 1. Mistakes to avoid.2. How-to.3. Question / answer.4. # ways to do something.5. How to hire someone.6. Interviews with X, Y, and Z..7. Story collection.8. Memoir or biography.9. Jokes or quotations.10. Your collected writings. Steve's contact information is at my blog [above], but if you and he do not pair up, consider working with me. I'm local, here in Orange County, smart, patient, humorous, capable, and I only charge $25 per week to…See More
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PUBLISHING'S "LONG TAIL"
“More nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” That need not describe the modern would-be book author. The publishing world has been changing, giving newcomers a greater opportunities for being published, while making it less likely that their books will have large audiences. Let me explain.Imagine creating the following graph: list the books published in the preceding year from 1 to whatever, in the order of their sales for that year, and plot the sales against that rank ordering. The best-selling book’s sales would be plotted high, at position 1, the second-best-selling book’s sales, somewhat less, at the number 2 and so on. The curve would fall continuously, but would go on and on, reaching values just somewhat larger than or equal to one. This kind of curve is said to have a “long tail,” staying above zero much farther than most common mathematical curves would. There were several hundred thousand new titles published 2010, I have read, and the…See More
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MEMOIR / BOOK WRITING COACH FEES
MEMOIR / BOOK WRITING COACH FOR $25 PER WEEK By Douglas Winslow Cooper, Ph.D. A memoir is the story of your life, as you saw it, as you understood it. It is less formal than an autobiography or a biography. Reasons for writing a memoir include: self-understanding and self-expression, explanations to others, history-preserving, giving thanks. In an earlier blog entry, I have discussed these motivations more fully. Helping would-be authors is for me a hobby that may become a business. I have decided to charge $25 per week [or $100 per month] for several reasons: 1. People often value what they pay for more than they value what they get for free. 2. Would-be authors who are serious about their writing should be willing to pay this small fee. Those who want more than the initial consultation for free are not as serious and could be wasting my time [and theirs]. 3. My setting aside an hour or two a week [consultations, meetings, proofing, related research] for each author at this…See More
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WRITE YOUR MEMOIR WITH A COACH
A memoir is the story of your life, as you saw it, as you understood it. It is less formal than an autobiography or a biography. It tells the truth, not necessarily all the truth. Reasons for writing a memoir include:1. Self-understanding: Some facts will speak for themselves. Some will need interpretation. Some will reveal what was unclear to you then. Some will give you more insight into yourself and into those who influenced you.2. Explanations to others: Your audience can be your spouse, your family, your friends, neighbors, colleagues, the world. You had reasons for the choices you made. Explain them. You learned from the outcomes. Share those lessons. You may want to take credit or accept blame. Do so.3. History: You will not be available forever to tell the stories that deserve to be told. Your memoir lives on. You may choose to add leaves and blossoms to the bare branches of your family tree. An occasional knot-hole or broken limb may deserve mentioning and…See More
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Self-publishing success story -- http://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-i-became-a-best-selling-author-.html
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Write Your Book --- with Me
Should you write a book? Quite possibly so.Your life is a story that has both triumphs and tragedies, tears and laughter, lessons learned and a few of them re-learned. Family, friends, neighbors, and associates might find your story valuable. You can praise some and criticize others, as appropriate. You can promote values you hold dear.Through modern publishing techniques, a high-quality book can be published more rapidly and less expensively than ever before. Furthermore, the Internet can broadcast your writing to the world, if you choose.How did you start? Where have you gone? Why? What has your family done, enjoyed, endured? If you have traced your ancestry, who were your ancestors and what did they do? How has your past shaped your present? These are possible avenues to explore in your book. Once finished, it will be available not only to this generation but others to follow.A second type of book you could write would be one about your business or profession. Your book can be even…See More
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Book Talk, Douglas Winslow Cooper, Ph.D., TING AND I: A MEMOIR...
All are welcome to this talk and book signing at the Walden, NY, Josephine-Louise Library, 5 Scofield Street, Thursday evening, 15 December 2011, from 7-8PM. Our inspiring memoir reveals an interracial love story of nearly half a century duration, which includes nineteen years of separation and twenty-seven years of marriage, the last fifteen involving home care for Tina Su Cooper, paraplegic and then quadriplegic from multiple sclerosis. More information about the memoir is available at http://tingandi.com. See More
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- Non-fiction writing: technical, commercial, editorial.
- About Me:
- Ph.D., Engineering, Harvard, 1974.
30+ years in environmental science.
100+ technical, refereed publications.
Author of book, TING AND I: A MEMOIR....
Semi-retired.
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Douglas Winslow Cooper, Ph.D.
Physicist, Retired
Freelance Writer
264 East Drive
Walden, NY 12586
douglas@tingandi.com
SUMMARY
Douglas Winslow Cooper is a retired physicist, currently helping to manage at-home nursing care of his wife, Tina, who has multiple sclerosis and is ventilator-dependent and quadriplegic. Cooper earned his A.B., with honors, in physics at Cornell, then he served at the U.S. Army biological warfare labs at Ft. Detrick, MD. Subsequently, he returned to school, obtaining an M.S. degree in physics Penn State and a Ph.D. in engineering from Harvard. His professional life centered on environmental issues. He was the author or co-author of more than 100 technical articles published in refereed journals. He was elected Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Sciences. He recently wrote a memoir, Ting and I. Writing the book encouraged him to return to work, part-time. He is available to do technical writing, copy writing, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.
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Ph.D., Engineering, Harvard University, 1974.
M.S., Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1969.
A.B., Physics, Cornell University, 1964.
POST-PH.D. EMPLOYMENT
Physicist, GCA / Technology Division, Bedford, MA. Conducted air pollution research, 1973-76.
Assistant, and then Associate Professor of Environmental Physics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Taught environmental management and aerosol science and assisted in teaching introductory biostatistics and a health policy course. Performed research related to air pollution, industrial hygiene, and nuclear reactor health effects modeling. Became Director, Environmental Health Management Program, 1976-83.
Research Staff Member, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. Carried out research and did internal consulting and training on topics related to contamination control, measurement and analysis, often involving statistical analysis and mathematical modeling, 1983-93.
Director, Contamination Control, The Texwipe Company, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Performed research and wrote technical articles on contamination control to support the company’s technical reputation. Managed contamination-related quality control aspects of production. 1993-2000. Then, retired.
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6 REASONS TO WRITE A BOOK, 10 GOOD TYPES
Posted on January 28, 2012 at 2:22pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Fellow book coach / writing partner Steve Harrison wrote me an excellent eletter that gives six good reasons to write a book:
1. Generate free publicity.
2. Increase sales leads and referrals.
3. Obtain speaking engagements.
4. Justify higher fees.
5. Help your "dream" customer find you.
6. Open up new possibllities for your future.
His email to me is at my blog,…
Continue PUBLISHING'S "LONG TAIL"
Posted on January 8, 2012 at 5:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
“More nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” That need not describe the modern would-be book author. The publishing world has been changing, giving newcomers a greater opportunities for being published, while making it less likely that their books will have large audiences. Let me explain.
Imagine…
Continue MEMOIR / BOOK WRITING COACH FEES
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 8:30am 0 Comments 1 Like
MEMOIR / BOOK WRITING COACH FOR $25 PER WEEK
By Douglas Winslow Cooper, Ph.D.
A memoir is the story of your life, as you saw it, as you understood it. It is less formal than an autobiography or a biography. Reasons for writing a memoir include: self-understanding and self-expression, explanations to others, history-preserving, giving thanks. In an earlier blog entry, I have discussed these…
Continue WRITE YOUR MEMOIR WITH A COACH
Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:54pm 1 Comment 1 Like
A memoir is the story of your life, as you saw it, as you understood it. It is less formal than an autobiography or a biography. It tells the truth, not necessarily all the truth. Reasons for writing a memoir include:
1. Self-understanding: Some facts will speak for themselves. Some will need interpretation. Some will reveal what was unclear to you then. Some will give you more insight into yourself and into those who…
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