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Mar 21, 2023

Adding voice, vision, and value for ADHD authors.

I’m so excited to tell you about a new service I’m launching, offering writing and editing services specifically for nonfiction authors...

Mar 21, 2022

6 tools for nonfiction book writers.

The water dispenser in our fridge has been leaking for over a week now. Drip, drip, drip. You can imagine that one drip per second adds...

Feb 9, 2022

Podcasts are the new author credential.

Podcasts have become the latest hunting ground for agents and editors to find new voices. Just as long-form journalism has been a place...

Jan 31, 2022

What’s your author persona?

A writer’s persona communicates to their audience who they are. It’s not only a chance to give writing a little personality, it is also...

Jan 10, 2022

Be honest. Do you really want a publishing deal?

Earlier this week, I started work with a new client. She asked me to review and edit her book proposal, which is for a coffee-table book...

Oct 25, 2021

Three ways to a literary agent’s heart.

In the past year, I’ve collaborated on three nonfiction book proposals. All three have been picked up by leading literary agents within a...

Oct 1, 2021

What’s in it for your readers?

When a reader picks up a nonfiction book, they expect to get something out of it—a solution to a problem, a way to improve their life, or...

Sep 13, 2021

Who are you writing for?

You might be wondering why you need to be so specific about your target readers. Narrowing down your focus to a specific group will allow...

Feb 17, 2021

Let’s get real about dragons.

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” —JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit Honestly? I’m not even...

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