HOW TO WRITE A BOOK BASED ON YOUR LIFE

How to write a book based on your life list of 7 ways

We all have a book inside us. We may even have several! If you want to know how to write a book based on your life, you need to become clear on the type of book you would like to write. I have seven options for you—six nonfiction and one fiction—that might fit well with your plan to write a book.

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HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTALLY PLAGIARIZING WHEN USING ONLINE SOURCES

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Authors, do you know how to avoid accidentally plagiarizing when using online sources to do research for writing your book? When doing your research, it’s important to have strategies that will keep you getting confused about what you wrote versus what someone else wrote. Rarely do you see blatant plagiarism where a writer cuts and…

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FIVE KEYS TO MAKING YOUR SELF-HELP BOOK A HUGE SUCCESS

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Wrapping up a book project is always bittersweet for me. As a developmental editor, I’m like a book’s “midwife”: I’m happy to see the baby born into the world, but sad that my role in helping the author go from a book idea to a book is over. After a book is completed, I try to take some time to revel in the pleasure of having helped yet another author get that book written and ready for publication. Then, I take some time to ponder what I learned from the experience. One of my most recent projects yielded the following testimonial, which hints at five keys to making your self-help book a huge success:

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GHOST WRITER FOR HIRE: HELP WRITING YOUR BOOK

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A ghostwriter for hire, I often find clients are concerned that their book doesn’t sound as if someone else wrote it. I explain that a skilled ghostwriter will capture their voice. When I ghostwrite, I fuss over transition words (would that client say “then too” or “moreover”?), adjectives …

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HIRE A GHOSTWRITER TO WRITE YOUR BOOK

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You’ve dreamed about writing a book someday. You believe you have a story inside you that will amaze and inspire people. You’ve tried to write it down, and have sketched out some ideas here and there. … Do you need to hire a ghostwriter?

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