by AnnSheybani | Sep 13, 2020 | Reading, Writing
In my line of work, I talk to a lot of fascinating people who consider their stories worthy of Big House publishing. They’ve done the whole rags-to-riches thing, or overcome outrageous abuse, or performed the most amazing feats of courage. I mean, I’m awed...
by AnnSheybani | Sep 7, 2020 | Life, Writing
I received a great question the other day that I’d like to address here: Should someone blog without professional edits to begin engagement about a potential book? (They’re concerned about credibility if they post poorly. Thoughts?) Here’s the thing. I usually...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 30, 2020 | Writing
In the last few years, I’ve had a number of clients who chose to write a parable instead of the usual business-in-a-box tome. (For instance, check out Josh Patrick’s Sustainable–his second parable is due out soon–and Vicki Suiter’s The...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2020 | Life, Writing
One Saturday a few years back, Walt and I hiked the Grand Canyon. We went down the South Kaibab trail to the bottom, meandered along the banks of the Colorado River, then headed back up to the top along the Bright Angel trail. It’s a pretty big day: roughly 17 miles... by AnnSheybani | Aug 14, 2020 | Writing
This is a guest post by my friend Lucinda Halpern, head of Lucinda Literary. Lucinda is a literary agent. That means she gets writers book deals with traditional publishing houses. Trust me, she’s no slouch. She’s gotten some pretty amazing deals for some...
