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Publishing

The 4 Phases of a Book Project

Too often authors approach me about developmental editing after having their manuscript copy and line edited. More than once I've been approached by an author

January 10, 2018 No Comments

Branding

Own Your Space

TAKING SPACE Some people take space. When they enter a room, they make sure everyone knows it. People who take space have no boundaries and

December 13, 2017 No Comments

Book Marketing

Who Is Your Ideal Reader, and Why Does Your Book Matter to Them?

This post will help you to define your ideal reader by asking you to identify your book’s highest level of contribution, who wants to hear

December 6, 2017 No Comments

Platform Building

Net Neutrality: We're Asking the Wrong Questions

THE WRONG CALL TO ACTION I'm going to start this post on the topic of net neutrality, but this post is about more than that.

November 29, 2017 No Comments

Best Practices

The Difference between Doing a Job and Serving a Role

*While I am specifically talking about editing and editors in this post, much of this applies to ghostwriting and ghostwriters as well. When my son

August 8, 2017 No Comments

Nonfiction

Tracking and Citing References for Your Nonfiction Book

*originally posted spring 2017, updated 2019 Before we dig into the nuts and bolts of tracking and citing sources, it's important to understand the legal

May 5, 2017 No Comments

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