by AnnSheybani | Sep 29, 2025 | Reading, Writing
I’m not one to brag on clients (okay, that’s a lie—I totally am), but Cecilia and Jason Hilkey are the real deal, and I want you to know about them. Here’s what happened: These two came to me at the end of 2024 wanting to publish a parenting... by AnnSheybani | Aug 24, 2025 | Life, Reading
Decades have passed, but the two and a half years of illness are still fresh in my mind. I can still hear his voice calling me from the hospital after exploratory surgery. From his tone, I know something is terribly wrong even before he tells me. He’s supposed to be... by AnnSheybani | Aug 17, 2025 | Life, Reading
Every day, I talk to people who are looking to up their game by writing a book. They’ve done amazing things in their life and in their business and they want to share the wisdom they’ve gained. For many, writing a book is a brand new circus trick. It... by AnnSheybani | Aug 2, 2025 | Reading, Writing
I was browsing through a little bookstore in D.C. when I ran into an interesting book. It was called China in Ten Words. The Table of Contents had me at hello. Here’s what it looked like in all of its glorious simplicity: People Leader Reading Writing LuXun (Must have...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 27, 2025 | Reading, Writing
Each week, I have conversations with people who claim to want to write a book. I listen carefully, not just to establish if I like an individual, which is necessary if I’m to take them on as a client; if I think the project would be interesting and teach me a... by AnnSheybani | Jul 7, 2025 | Reading, Writing
Here’s what I love about James Clear’s Atomic Habits success story: it completely destroys the romantic myth that great books just “find their audience.” You know, that fairy tale where you write something brilliant in your mountainside cabin,...
