by Casey Demchak Congratulations! You’ve written a nonfiction book and now you’re ready to get it into the hands of a lot of people and make a big impact in the world. You may even have plans to repurpose content from your book to create an online course. Sell a lot of books, develop an […]
Whether your book is fiction or non-fiction (business, memoir, how-to), its “gold” is what will garner the serious consideration it deserves in the marketplace, and its obstacles are what will send it to the circular files of publishing professionals. An Analysis and Recommendation report (A&R) by a Certified Ghostwriter will show you both. After you’ve […]
As a ghostwriter, the one thing that breaks my heart is to watch someone with a great story lower it to a plebian level by Writing it themselves when they aren’t writers, or don’t have time and passion to do it well Publishing an unedited—or poorly edited—manuscript Choosing a schlocky cover HOW TO MAKE […]
What’s the first memory that comes to mind when I say, “wet shoes” ? For me, it’s the time I lived in a South American country during the drenching winter rain season.Two hours before my flight left for Spanish-speaking lands I’d packed new black leather pumps for the required “office attire” of my upcoming job. Little did the shoes […]
All publishing options have benefits and constraints Modern publishing options offer a breadth of choices. The best one for you is based on your budget time energy commitment understanding of registrations and how to get them in-place marketing network or contacts development. Each publishing path differs in upfront costs control of the publishing process speed at […]
by SP Turgon No matter if you self-publish or contract with a traditional publisher, your book sales ultimately lie in your hands. The more media streams you use, the wider your promotions—and the greater possibility of increased sales. But throughout every media promotion, your core message platform needs to be consistent and pack a punch. […]
by SP Turgon In non-fiction, keeping your target audience in mind is critical to good communication: you gotta speak their language. Is your target audience your industry peers, or do you want to educate a new group of curious learners? Writing to peers is easy. But for many experts, writing for curious beginners is […]
By SP Turgon One of the hardest things to see in your own manuscript is where it is its own worst enemy—where it encourages your reader to stop reading. But a structural edit helps prevent that. Whether it’s non-fiction or fiction, a book’s success hangs on pulling the reader through. From sentence to sentence. Paragraph to paragraph. Page […]
By SP Turgon Scream! Sob! Accuse! Lament! Rage! Reveal! It’s where you get to yell at everybody, cry your eyes out, sling accusations willy-nilly, and bring up every stored-away-for-the-right-moment injury that happened throughout your lifetime. Or, if you’re holding family grudges, maybe the inciting incident didn’t even happen in your lifetime. Maybe it’s cherished like a […]
By SP Turgon Traditional Publishing vs. All the Other Methods of Getting Your Book Out There to Your Future Readers Easy Comparison Chart for Publishing Options Many of us dream of being a big author like JK Rowling or Stephen King or Diana Gabaldon, successfully marketed through traditional publishing. We dream of the big advance, […]
