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Hire a ghostwriter to help you write a book? If you want to hire a ghostwriter, ask yourself these four questions first. Know that type of assistance you need. You may not need a ghostwriter so much as...
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Did you miss Let’s Talk About Books today? I addressed: –getting over the perfectionism that keeps you futzing endlessly, and why this will trip you up –why you should NOT try to get instant feedback...
View ArticleWrite a Memoir, Novelization, or Self-Help Book Based on Your Experiences
Want to write a memoir, novelization, or self-help book based on your experiences? Writing for an audience that has its own needs is different from writing for yourself. Does it feel right to do a...
View ArticleThe Secret to Finding Your Voice As a Writer
Often, aspiring writers are concerned about creating a unique voice in their writing. They want to sound like no one else, to express themselves in a way that thousands or even millions of people will...
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Thinking of self-publishing? Should you choose the editing or editorial evaluation package from the self-publishing arm of a publisher, or from self-publishing houses such as Xlibris and Author...
View ArticleGet Started Writing Your Book (You Can Do It!)
Is your resolution to write a book this year? Good for you! I believe that the act of writing a book is in itself an important expression of creativity. You will learn more about yourself and your...
View ArticleFive Keys to Making Your Self-Help Book a Huge Success
Wrapping up a book project is always bittersweet for me. As a developmental editor, I’m like a book’s “midwife”: I’m happy to see the baby born into the world, but sad that my role in helping the...
View ArticleSelf-Help Book Contents and Structure: A Handy Guide
A handy guide to remembering the six parts that make up a self-help book. When you're structuring self-help books, start with these six parts and fit the chapters (usually 12 to 15) into these...
View ArticleConceptualize a Memoir or Self-Help Book Based on Your Story of Overcoming...
“What’s in it for me?” That’s a key question on the mind of a potential follower/book buyer who is interested in mind/body/spirit nonfiction, the type of book I work on. (Editors, like ghostwriters,...
View ArticleBrand Yourself With a Book
Branding yourself with a book is an excellent way to expertise yourself and convey to potential clients, followers, and fans who you are and what your message and work is all about. Maybe you will give...
View Article3 Ways to Energize Your Writing
Writing a memoir or nonfiction book but afraid you’re not a “real” writer with a broad enough vocabulary and an ability to create elegant metaphors? Banish that fear. I can offer you three ways to...
View ArticleWriting Prompts for Memoir Writers Who Don’t Know Where to Start
Often, aspiring memoir writers ask me how to get started. Do they just hire a ghostwriter and pay for phone time to start telling their stories and getting them into documents? That’s one way, but...
View ArticleHow to Write a Book Based on Your Life
We all have a book inside us, and we may even have several, but if you want to write a book based on your life, are you clear on the type of book you would like to write? I have seven options for...
View ArticleGet Started Writing Your Book (You Can Do It!)
Is your resolution to write a book this year? Good for you! I believe that the act of writing a book is in itself an important expression of creativity. You will learn more about yourself and your...
View ArticleFive Keys to Making Your Self-Help Book a Huge Success
Wrapping up a book project is always bittersweet for me. As a developmental editor, I’m like a book’s “midwife”: I’m happy to see the baby born into the world, but sad that my role in helping the...
View ArticleSelf-Help Book Contents and Structure: A Handy Guide
A handy guide to remembering the six parts that make up a self-help book. When you're structuring self-help books, start with these six parts and fit the chapters (usually 12 to 15) into these...
View ArticleConceptualize a Memoir or Self-Help Book Based on Your Story of Overcoming...
“What’s in it for me?” That’s a key question on the mind of a potential follower/book buyer who is interested in mind/body/spirit nonfiction, the type of book I work on. (Editors, like ghostwriters,...
View ArticleBrand Yourself With a Book
Branding yourself with a book is an excellent way to expertise yourself and convey to potential clients, followers, and fans who you are and what your message and work is all about. Maybe you will give...
View Article3 Ways to Energize Your Writing
Writing a memoir or nonfiction book but afraid you’re not a “real” writer with a broad enough vocabulary and an ability to create elegant metaphors? Banish that fear. I can offer you three ways to...
View ArticleWriting Prompts for Memoir Writers Who Don’t Know Where to Start
Often, aspiring memoir writers ask me how to get started. Do they just hire a ghostwriter and pay for phone time to start telling their stories and getting them into documents? That’s one way, but...
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