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Turning Points, Not Tell-Alls A memoir is not a biography; it’s a story that makes meaning from experience. “I can’t understand why God wanted me to write it. All the time and effort I put into it…” Nearly a year after I finished a manuscript for a client, she hired me to help her with […]

What Every Author Should Know Before They Launch When you hear the words “book launch,” what comes to mind?  A party? A bookstore signing? Lots of social media? Becoming an Amazon bestseller? Autographing books for adoring fans? Those are all things people associate with a launch. And they can all be part of one… but

The challenge isn’t coming up with a great idea—it’s turning that idea into a finished manuscript. “Vision without execution is hallucination.” — Thomas Edison One thing I love about being a ghostwriter and writing coach is people’s reaction when they hear what I do. “That’s so cool!” is a comment I get a lot. Then,

What’s the most common writer’s block I see in authors? Often, it’s not that they’re short on ideas. Or even discipline. What many of them struggle to find is uninterrupted space – space between client work, meetings, emails, family needs, and the constant pull of everything else that has to get done. I get it.

The editor who didn’t have much to do Do you need developmental editing after hiring a ghostwriter? What founders and thought leaders need to know before paying for unnecessary rewrites. “He was disappointed with the editing process.” Oops. My heart sank a bit. I’d sent one of my ghostwriting clients to an experienced colleague who

What it really means . . .  “I started a book a while back. But then I stopped, and well—I haven’t gotten back to it.” I nodded with what I hoped was an understanding smile at the lady who’d just spoken next to me at the Bible study. “You’re not alone,” I told her. And

I’m almost done with my book—take a peek! Finishing the writing part of the author’s journey is exhausting—but so satisfying! I’m so excited! Last week, I put the finishing touch on the draft manuscript of a book I’m coauthoring with Ella Ritchie of Stellar Communications Houston. What’s the book? It’s a three-part guide on how

AI is a tool to be leveraged, but it shouldn’t replace your brain—or your voice. It took me a while to embrace generative AI as a tool in my business. The turning point came about in early 2025, when a colleague got her first client referral from it.  Curious, I checked it out. I was

The Smarter Question Most Authors Aren’t Asking Adapted from a chapter in my upcoming book with Ella Ritchie, this post dives into the printing and distribution decisions most authors overlook… One of the most common questions authors face is: “Which is the best printer?” It’s a reasonable question, but it’s also the wrong place to