Your Story Matters
Does Your Memoir Need to Be Edited?
The short answer is YES.
The longer answer is that there are many different kinds of editing that are important at different stages in your writing journey.
Developmental Editing
Developmental edit...
The #1 Key to Writing a Memoir That Works
I once heard an editor from one of the Big 5 publishers say: “I’m looking for books that are both completely unique and exactly the same.” And she laughed.
I laughed too.
But now I've come to belie...
Don’t Read the Comments
I’ve finally arrived as a writer because now I know why they say “Don’t read the comments.”
Insert sad face.
If you’ve read my latest newsletters or you follow me on social media, you know that I h...
So You Want To Write A Book: The #1 Enemy to Creativity
You want to write, but you aren’t writing. You say tomorrow will be different, but it’s the same story, different day. There’s a battle going on inside you, and the wrong side is winning. There’s a cr...
Choose A Working Title
Choosing a working title is a clarifying exercise that helps you define your book idea before you’ve even written a single word of your manuscript.
Some quick dos and don’ts:
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So You Want to Write a Book? Join the Club!
An astonishing number of Americans say they want to write a book someday. The most often quoted statistic comes from writer Joseph Epstein who said that “81 percent of Americans feel that they have a ...
Deadlines Are Your Friend
The dreaded deadline
I'm working on two books with two book coaches and have two deadlines to meet in the next four weeks.
Part of me wants to scream "I CAN'T DO IT!" and plead for an extension. P...
The Number One Reason People Don't Get Their Books Written
Last week I shared "The 4-Step Solution to Getting Your Non-Fiction Book Out of Your Head and Onto the Page." Over the next four weeks, we're going to dig into each of these steps in detail.
Step 1...
The 4-Step Solution to Getting Your Non-Fiction Book Out of Your Head and Onto the Page
Introduction
How many times have you heard someone say they have a book inside them? Somewhere between 80-90 percent of Americans have said they want to write a book “someday.” I’m guessing that numb...
Books Change Lives
Books change lives.Â
Even when you least expect it.
I pulled the red shiny package out of my mailbox late last December and spied the return label. That was sweet of Nicole.
Nicole, as in Nicole L...
