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CHOOSING YOUR AUTHOR NAME

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, Shakespeare wrote, but what author name do you want to ...

25 POWERFUL WAYS TO GET ENGAGEMENT ON FACEBOOK

Authors, while you are writing a book based on your life and work, you need to begin building an audience ...

DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR AL DESETTA ON WRITING A MEMOIR

Have you completed a memoir, or written a lot of material, and become stuck? A developmental editor can help you figure ...
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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 ...

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 ...

THE SECRET TO FINDING YOUR VOICE AS A WRITER

Often, aspiring writers are concerned about creating a unique voice in their writing. They want to sound like no one ...

WRITE A MEMOIR, NOVELIZATION, OR SELF-HELP BOOK BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCES

Many aspiring authors contact me about help with writing a book based on what they’ve learned as a result of their ...