New Releases by Linda Formichelli

If you've dreamed of being a journalist, or if you just want to supplement your income by writing for magazines and websites, this guide is for you. Writing articles can be a great way to make a living as a writer, and it also helps train you for writing and promoting your full-length books, building platform and growing your readership. This guide features: - How to break into journalism - How to write a lead that hooks - How to write different types of articles - Effective query letter structure and contents - What to do (and what not to do) when pitching an article - Interview techniques - AP Style cheat sheet - How to maximize your income from your articles The revised and expanded edition of the Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Writing and Publishing Articles includes four new chapters. Plus, several original chapters have been revised and expanded. The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guides are edited by Nina Amir, an author, blogger, journalist, author coach, transformational coach, Certified High Performance Coach®, and founder of the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge and Nonfiction Writers' University. Each guide includes tips from bestselling authors, seasoned writing coaches, and publishing experts and teaches a unique aspect of becoming a successful nonfiction author. The series informs and motivates aspiring and published authors, businesspeople, and even non-writers to create publishable products based on their expertise and passion.

Learn to start and run your own coffee bar with tips to brewing success The caffeine-lover in you has always wanted to start your own coffee bar--and all the guidance you'll need is right here in your hands! Order up a double shot of success with this guide packed to the brim with all things coffee and business. In it, you will find expert advice on selecting the best coffee beans and cafe treats, foolproof methods for tracking sales and inventory, straightforward suggestions on developing effective marketing strategies, helpful tips on negotiating contracts with employees and suppliers, and so much more... So tie that apron, grind those beans, and get started on that dream!

What would you do with an extra $1,040 this year?Like most coffee drinkers, you probably think nothing of dropping $4 (or more) at the coffee shop for your daily caffeine fix. Lattes, macchiatos, frozen mochas...heavenly deliciousness, every day of the week. The surprise comes at the year¿s end, when you realize you spent enough at cafés to fund a luxury vacation, a car down payment, or an emergency savings account! However, the alternatives¿toting around sludgy, lukewarm homemade coffee or quitting altogether¿aren¿t very appealing. So Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell mined their experience as frugal coffee connoisseurs to write The Latte Effect. You learn: -The real reason café coffee is so expensive.-How to brew coffee at home that¿s as good as coffee shop java¿without draining your bank account.-How spending $20 on a pound of coffee beans can actually save you money.-The secret to making supermarket coffee taste like premium brew.-Delectable, taste-tested recipes for a 70-cent white chocolate mocha, a 45-cent pumpkin spice latte, and more...no fancy equipment required.-Tricks to save cash when you do visit your local cafe.-And much more!With The Latte Effect, you¿ll enjoy cafés occasionally, create delicious coffee drinks at home easily and pocket major savings.

"We have exciting goals and dreams, but we feel stuck. We spend a lot of time thinking about what we should do, but don't take action. Our day-to-day lives overwhelm us, and our dreams languish. We settle for lives of mediocrity and regret instead of the happiness, joy, and success we really want. Thinking small consigns us to a life of what-ifs and if-onlys. So if we have big dreams, we need to go after them in a big way. That's what Commit is all about."--Page [4] of cover.

We show you how professional writers sell their article ideas to magazines read by millions. Maybe you're a budding freelancer who dreams of seeing her byline in a magazine like Redbook or Women's Health. Or you're a mid-career writer who can't seem to break out of the pack and clinch the assignments that other writers seem to nab with ease. If you want to start scoring assignments from top magazines like Smithsonian, Inc., mental_floss, and Fitness-not to mention trade and custom publications-From Pitch to Published: How to Sell Your Article Ideas to Magazines is the guide you need to take you there. You'll learn how to craft winning article pitches that pique interest from editors and lead to lucrative assignments. Included are over 20 actual pitches that sold to magazines such as Women's Health, Parenting, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Entrepreneur, and more plus interviews with the writers and their assigning editors. You'll learn from these insiders: - What every editor is looking for in a story pitch...and if you think it's a list of your writing credits, you're wrong. - Why your writer's voice is more important than you think. - How to sell your idea to a national magazine even if you've never been published before. - What to do if you have no clips, samples, or credentials. - How to stand out from the competition with your very first sentence. From Pitch to Published also includes a comprehensive Q&A about the art and science of selling article ideas to magazine editors...everything from how to structure a winning query letter to how to sell a "killed" article. If you're a beginning writer, you'll learn how to land your initial assignments with more ease and less angst, and if you've been around the block a few times, you'll find dozens of tips to help you improve your sales ratio. Written by two top freelance magazine writers who authored the freelancing classic The Renegade Writer, From Pitch to Published will guide your way to freelance writing success. Note: This book was previously published as The Renegade Writer's Query Letters That Rock. It has been revised and updated for 2017 to reflect changes in the publishing industry over the last ten years.

What would you do with an extra $1,460 this year? Like most coffee drinkers, you probably think nothing of dropping $4 (or more) every day at the coffee shop. But at year's end, you'll have spent enough cash to fund a luxe trip, car down payment, or emergency savings account! The alternatives-toting around crappy homemade coffee or quitting altogether-aren't tasty, so Linda and Diana mined their experience as frugal coffee connoisseurs to write MONEY SHOTS. You'll learn: The real reason cafe coffee is so expensive. How to brew coffee that rivals coffeehouse java. Delectable recipes for a 54-cent latte, a 69-cent pumpkin spice latte, and more. How buying $20 coffee beans can still save you money. How to make supermarket coffee taste like premium coffee. Tricks to save cash when you do visit your favorite coffee shop. And more! With MONEY SHOTS, you'll enjoy cafes occasionally, create delicious coffee drinks at home easily-and pocket major savings!"

You want to do, see, and experience everything you can to create a rich, memorable life. Travel. Volunteer work. Athletic events. Entertaining. Reading, learning, and trying new things. And you want to look and feel great while you do it. In fact, your favorite saying just might be "Life is not a dress rehearsal." BUT: Read any blog, magazine, or book aimed at women and the common refrain is, "You have SO much to do! You need to simplify your life and say 'No' to things you really don't want to do. Oh, and ask your husband to clean the bathroom, you poor thing, so you can have 15 minutes to yourself. Now, take out your gratitude journal and write about how grateful you are that you can walk and breathe." I call BS. In How to Do It All: The Revolutionary Plan to Create a Full, Meaningful Life - While Only Occasionally Wanting to Poke Your Eyes out with a Sharpie, you'll learn: Why stress should be welcomed, not avoided. The importance of living a do-it-all life. Why you shouldn't expect support from your family...and where to get it instead. Why you should shower less, sleep less, talk to yourself, and be inconsistent - and how this can help you live a more memorable life. How you can get it all done even when right now you have no time, no money, and no motivation. The revolutionary plan to accomplish everything you dream of doing in your life (includes free worksheets!). Let's do this thing.

"[This book] travels through the past and into the future to explore how humans have measured the passage of time."--P. [4] of cover.

Love helping other people improve their physical fitness? Become a certified trainer, start your own business, and grow your client base with this user-friendly and practical guide Want to turn your passion for fitness into a lucrative career? Each year, more than 5 million Americans use personal trainers to take their workouts to the next level—and this plain-English guide shows you how to get in on the action. Whether you want a part-time job at the gym or a full-time personal training business, you’ll find the practical, proven advice you need in Becoming a Personal Trainer For Dummies. If you want to become a certified personal trainer and start your own business—or if you’re a certified trainer looking to grow your existing practice—you’re in the right place. This practical guide has a thorough overview of what it takes to get certified and run a successful business, complete with expert tips that help you: Find your training niche Study for and pass certification exams Attract, keep, and motivate clients Interview, hire, and manage employees Update your training skills Expand your services A user-friendly guide with unique coverage of personal trainer certification programs, Becoming a Personal Trainer For Dummies includes tips on selecting the right program and meeting the requirements. You’ll learn to develop your training identity as well as practice invaluable skills that will make you a great personal trainer. Inside you’ll discover how to: Choose the right fitness equipment, for you and your clients Create a business plan, a record-keeping system, and a marketing campaign Perform fitness assessments Develop individualized exercise programs Advance your clients to the next fitness level Manage legal issues and tax planning Train clients with special needs Complete with ten ideas to expand your services (such as adding workshops or selling equipment or apparel) and a list of professional organizations and resources, Becoming a Personal Trainer For Dummies gives you the tools you need to be the best personal trainer you can be. Grab your own copy to get the most out of this fun, fabulous career.

Shows how to clean every room in the house quickly, thoroughly, and efficiently using non-toxic products and environmentally-friendly techniques.

Discusses how people told time before clocks, how present-day clocks and calendars were invented, and how to make simple timekeeping devices at home.

Complemented by an A-to-Z treasury of practical tips and techniques, a comprehensive guide explains how to clean every room in the house quickly, thoroughly, and efficiently. Original.

FORMICHELLI/CIG START RUN COFFEE BA

Brew up your own business. This is a step-by-step guide to realizing what for many people is a cherished dream: opening a successful coffee bar. The Complete idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar includes the dirt on what it's really like to work behind the counter and information of everything from how to build a business plan, to how to make the drinks and how to price them. - Only series book of its kind - The specialty coffee business is still growing - Small businesses create 7 out of 10 new jobs in America - Susan Gilbert has started and run five successful coffee bars.

This text teaches freelance writers how to break into previously attainable markets by eschewing the old way of doing things. It explains that freelancers can negotiate for more money and better terms, without risking their careers.