I don’t know about you but I think I’m pretty strategic. Like, I’ve got a clear-ish vision of where I want to go, a fairly good idea of what I…
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🌟What happens when the agent with whom you have a relationship turns down your first proposal AND tells you your credibility is in question? If you’re Dayna Abraham, you keep…
In Ireland, I would sit on the couch and watch my neighbor’s grazing cows through the living room window. Each morning John’s border collie would hit the pasture and drive…
Mary Barbera, author of Turn Autism Around, joined me to talk about writing a synopsis for her book. For those who don't know, a nonfiction synopsis outlines how the book solves...
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I sell book-writing and publishing services. That means I have to market said services: highlight the potential benefits of sinking time, energy, and money into a book project as well…
Prince’s Harry’s memoir sold 1.43M copies on release day. That M stands for million, in case you’re unfamiliar. Which is next to unheard of. Even before the shiny-covered tell-all hit…
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I skidded into the holiday season on empty. I blame it on managing a full book of business with a lot…
Long ago, the private high school my daughter attended had a wonderful yearly tradition. At the beginning of summer, they’d mail a reading list–a compilation of each teacher’s favorite books–to…
Deb Feder is a business development coach and strategist who helps lawyers and professionals bring in consistent clients through curious, confident conversations and changing the way we view productivity for…
Lately, I’ve had my head in manuscripts just rife with purple prose. Purple prose, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, is writing that’s so extravagant, ornate, or flowery,…
