by AnnSheybani | Nov 25, 2023 | Reading, recommendations
I read a lot, probably more than most. As a ghostwriter, I need to read deeply on a given topic so I can ask better questions of my clients and support their arguments. As a content developer, I study book structure, the management of a narrow topic, and the...
by AnnSheybani | Nov 13, 2023 | Reading, Writing, writing lessons
It sounds so easy, right? Take the transcripts from your course–you know, the ones that accompany your video tutorials– organize them into chapters, throw in a few extra case studies, and call it a day. Done and dusted, as the Irish like to say. A book in...
by AnnSheybani | Nov 6, 2023 | Reading, Writing
🌟You know what happens. You’ve got that one knucklehead you have to interact with on a regular basis. Every single time they open their mouth, your hackles spring to attention. It takes everything you’ve got to suppress a growl, or refrain from saying...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 29, 2023 | Life, Reading
Some time back, Walt and I conducted a mastermind call around yearly planning. One of our members raised her hand and talked about her resistance to setting any kind of goals for the year ahead. She wasn’t sure what was getting in the way. As I listened to her...
by AnnSheybani | Oct 2, 2023 | Life, Reading
I hate this quote only because I know it’s true: The things you want most in life are located just outside of your comfort zone. (I’m paraphrasing, so please don’t think you need to correct me.) At a certain stage of life and/or business, the last...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 28, 2023 | Reading, Writing
I realize, after talking to a number of folks who want to write what they describe as a business memoir–what they really want to do is include a lot of personal narrative in a self-help book–that the average person has no idea what a memoir entails. Years...
