Let’s cut to the chase. You want your book to be good. Of course you do. You want it to be moving, beautiful, polished—at the very least good enough that you don’t flinch when you read it back aloud. Maybe you imagine a future reader crying at just the right part, or laughing because your…
Writing a manuscript is an accomplishment to be proud of, but transforming your first draft into a polished final draft requires careful editing and revision. Here are some tips to guide you through these crucial stages. Take a Break After finishing your first draft, take a break. Partly because you deserve it, but also because…
Balancing your writing routine with your other everyday responsibilities can feel like juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle. As a budding novelist, tell me if this sounds familiar: you wake up at dawn, prepare breakfast for the kids, commute to your full-time job, and then squeeze in a few moments to write before collapsing…
In Part One, we discovered that a ghostwriter can indeed make your work sound just like you wrote it yourself. Part Two answered the question, ‘who owns the finished product, the author or the ghostwriter?’ In Part Three, let’s talk about three simple reasons why you will use a ghostwriter. Lack of time: Not many…
In our first look at the misconceptions surrounding ghostwriters, we discussed voice. If someone else writes your work, will it sound like your voice? Short answer: yes. So now that we know the work sounds like you, we need to know, does it actually belong to you? No matter what you hire a ghostwriter to…
Part One: Whose Voice Is It, Anyway? Most people are naturally scared of ghosts. Unfortunately, some businesspeople are naturally scared of ghostwriters as well. Are you? Some professionals think: If I use a ghostwriter, will the work sound like mine? If someone ghostwrites my material, is it my work or theirs? Is using a ghostwriter…
Okay, so you’ve made the decision. You want to write a book. You know you need to write a book. It’s been floating around in your head for a long time, and you know all of the good things that will happen to you and your business if you write a book (and if you…
Every time you sit down to write a blog or e-newsletter, you feel like you’re walking into a torture chamber. You spend valuable time each week or month agonizing over the “right” words for your piece. So, is it working for you? Is your blog getting you a loyal following? Are you getting phone calls,…
How many times have you read something—a book for pleasure or copy for a website—and found an error? Maybe it’s something minor, but still, it’s an error. Of course, no one is perfect, and mistakes are going to happen, but even the smallest goof can cause big problems. Mistakes in your content can hurt your…
You’re a business expert. You know your stuff in your chosen industry. You’ve had years of experience. Why not share your knowledge with potential clients? There’s no better way to do that than to write a book. Here are just a few ways a book can help you: A book will position you as an…
