SELF-HELP BOOK CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE: A HANDY GUIDE
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
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
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
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
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
“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
Twenty years ago, I had the honor of being involved in a cultural phenomenon called Men Are from Mars, Women Are ...
WRITE EFFECTIVE COPY FOR YOUR BOOK’S JACKET OR BACK COVER
Whether you self-publish or work with a publisher, it’s important to know how to write effective copy for your book's ...
GET STARTED WRITING YOUR BOOK (YOU CAN DO IT!)
Are you ready to get started writing your book? I believe that the act of writing a book is in ...
THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET YOUR BOOK EDITED
Thinking of self-publishing? Should you choose the editing or editorial evaluation package from the self-publishing arm of a publisher, or ...