Organization If you doubt your skills for writing OR want more effective writing skills, these tips are essential. ChatGPT. For people who don’t want to write or don’t have time to write, that may be an easy solution. Yet, writing is an art, a craft, and a skill that exercises the brain. That’s why some …
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What is it like to work with a ghostwriter? Many people, when they find out what I do, are fascinated. “How does that work?” is a question I get a lot. To explain, let me give you a quick example: a couple of years ago, a solopreneur hired me to write eight blog posts on …
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Writers – or anyone communicating to grow and maintain an audience – need to build trust with their readers. One of the best ways to do so is by figuring out what objections readers might have to the writer’s message, and then making sure to answer those objections in the course of your writing.
This post is part of a series I started in December. The first post covered the first three reasons to blog. This post covers three more reasons. Aren’t blogs so . . . 2010? That’s the question I posed a month and a half ago. What’s the answer? First, a review: as I explained in …
Storytelling is important to us humans. You could argue that every life is a collection of short stories and/or series of novels that tie to a longer narrative. Telling stories is how we connect to each other and make sense of the world around us. That’s why telling a good story is an important skill …
This post is part of a series and will cover the first three reasons to blog. Stay tuned next month for more! Aren’t blogs so . . . 2010? Not really. The buzz on the street is that, while the type of blog that started this particular medium is fading from popularity, most people who …
Yvonne Parks, Cover Designer for Rich Dad Poor Dad, Discusses Her Passion “Yvonne’s incredible. While you’re still on the phone with her talking about ideas for the book, she’ll be drawing up 3-4 ideas and emailing them over.” That’s the glowing reference I heard recently from an acquisitions editor in my network. In person—well, virtually …
Should You Judge a Book’s Cover? Yes—It’s of Make-or-Break Importance! Read More »
The act of writing is a journey, an exploration. It is also an excellent way to acknowledge the past and express gratitude for what came before. Why is that relevant today? Today is Indigenous People’s Day in many places in America. The day acknowledges the American people who were here before Europeans arrived en masse. …
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More people than ever are writing and publishing books. Meanwhile, podcasts, YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms for audio and video media burgeon. Is it a competition? Last year while doing some research for a client, I met with a couple of young businesspeople to take their pulses on reading preferences. One did not read books. …
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Part III This is the last of a series on setting goals for your book. In this post, I’ll go over the last of three goals you must set if you want to write a successful book in today’s increasingly competitive, overcrowded book market. Introduction First, let’s look at what we’ve covered in my previous …
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