Book Writing
5 Questions to Ask If You Want to Turn Your Life Story Into a Book and Business
Every one of us has a story to tell. But not to sell. Selling your story requires a few additional considerations, aside from simply wanting to tell it. Selling your story means finding that message, meaning, or lesson that can be drawn from it to inform, inspire, and educate others, often causing them to respond [...]
How to Publish a Book to Grow Your Business
If you are in a service business, you need a book. That’s because a book can: Outline your expertise Allow you to discuss your target clients’ pain points a way that helps them see you can solve the problem Become a key marketing tool to sell higher-priced products and services Many solopreneurs, sales professionals, small [...]
‘When I Learned to Treat My Writing Career as a Business, That’s When I Became More Productive’
Shelia Goss is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than a dozen books. She writes Christian fiction, suspense, women’s fiction, and young adult fiction. She discusses marketing and her approach to productivity. WL: You’ve had success in many ways as a writer — as a self-published author who landed book deals, as an author who [...]
Everyone Has a Story to Tell… But Do You Have a Story to Sell?
Sure, we all have stories. Stories of highs and lows, drama and the mundane. And we’d all like to think each of us has a story to sell. But it’s not true. I know. I am an editor and a ghostwriter. I’ve worked on clients’ stories that needed just a bit of fine-tuning to make [...]
Award-Winning Author Stacy-Deanne Gives Advice for Landing Book Deals, Building Fan Base
Stacy-Deanne writes crime fiction, mysteries, and suspense. Her work includes Everlasting, Melody, and Giving Up the Ghost. She is profiled in the NAACP-nominated 2006 book, Literary Divas: The Top 100+ African-American Women in Writing. Giving Up the Ghost is a 2011 African-American Literary Award nominated novel and a 2012 Top 20 Black Expressions Bestseller. The [...]
7 Secrets to Breaking Into Ghostwriting
I got a question in my inbox this week from a guy who described himself as a laid-off journalist. He wanted to know how to get into political ghostwriting. Great question, and it’s one I’ve heard before, so I knew it was time I addressed it in this space. Ghostwriting is a great way to [...]
You Can Make Money From Your Book — Without Selling a Single Copy
You don’t have to sell a million copies of your book — or even a single one — to make money from it. You see, a book is much more than a single product to be read. A book has become the new business card. It is a tool you can use to generate leads, [...]
5 Query Mistakes That Get You Ignored
I worked on a book proposal for an editing client recently and he contacted me to say he had sent it out and was getting positive responses from agents. Yay! That’s what any writer wants. A query that nails it so agents get back to you with a resounding, “Yes!” I was thrilled for him, [...]
5 Things You Need to Know If You Want a Book Deal
Most writers would love to get a book deal. They want someone else to pay them for their beautiful words, send them on a major tour, and cater to their every writerly whim. If only. The reality is that you need to know a few things if you are in search of a book deal. [...]
What I Learned From Writing More Than 30 Books
I tallied up my work this past week and realized I have authored or ghostwritten 34 books. I know I ghostwrite books for a living, but despite doing yearly revenue totals, I had not actually counted the number. But when I did, I realized just how productive I’ve been. And I’m really excited. I have [...]
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