Nancy Peske
PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK AT THE PERFECT TIME
By Nancy Peske |
Publishing your book at the perfect time means paying attention to what people are thinking about at a given time ...
CONCEPTUALIZE A MEMOIR OR SELF-HELP BOOK BASED ON YOUR STORY OF OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
By Nancy Peske |
“What’s in it for me?” That’s a key question on the mind of a potential follower/book buyer who is interested in mind/body/spirit nonfiction, ...
DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR AL DESETTA ON WRITING A MEMOIR
By Nancy Peske |
Have you completed a memoir, or written a lot of material, and become stuck? A developmental editor can help you figure ...
SELF-HELP BOOK CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE: A HANDY GUIDE
By Nancy Peske |
In my YouTube video on structuring a self-help book, I described the parts of a self-help book. Each of these parts ...
WRITING AN INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR: KARIN VOLO AND 1,352 DAYS
By Nancy Peske |
How can life go from perfect to insane in a matter of seconds? We all know how the loss of ...
HOW TO STRUCTURE A SELF-HELP BOOK: PARTS AND CHAPTERS
By Nancy Peske |
Writing a self-help book? Start with this structure: Define the problem Give the history of the problem Explain what the ...
FIND A LITERARY AGENT WHO IS RIGHT FOR YOU (AND YOUR BOOK): THREE TIPS
By Nancy Peske |
Most larger book publishers insist that you submit your book through a literary agent, although many smaller publishers do not. ...
FIVE KEYS TO MAKING YOUR SELF-HELP BOOK A HUGE SUCCESS
By Nancy Peske |
Wrapping up a book project is always bittersweet for me. As a developmental editor, I’m like a book’s “midwife”: I’m ...
BOOK TITLES THAT ARE MINDBLOWING: THREE TIPS FOR TITLING YOUR NONFICTION BOOK
By Nancy Peske |
“Don’t judge a book by its title”—but that’s what we do when we’re looking at books and considering whether to ...
11 LESSONS ON WRITING A BESTSELLER FROM JOHN GRAY’S BLOCKBUSTER HIT MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS
By Nancy Peske |
Twenty years ago, I had the honor of being involved in a cultural phenomenon called Men Are from Mars, Women Are ...