by AnnSheybani | Oct 29, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
If you’d like to avoid the embarrassment and shame associated with publishing ca-ca, I can’t recommend the editing process highly enough. Editing professionals get paid to study your manuscript, point out problems, and, sometimes, offer corrective suggestions. Unlike... by AnnSheybani | Oct 13, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
For lots of entrepreneurs, sitting down to write an entire book on their own seems ridiculously daunting. They have no idea how they’d ever come up with that much content. But imagine getting others to do the writing for you. Even better, imagine attracting ten times... by AnnSheybani | Oct 9, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
If you’d like to outline your message and be seen as an expert in your field, you’d be silly to write a novel. If you’re not keen to write a non-fiction business book, then perhaps you’d like to pen a parable. The parable is a particularly appealing genre for business... by AnnSheybani | Sep 25, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
If you’ve ever read a book on the craft of writing, or taken a writing class or workshop, you’ve likely heard the expression, “Show, don’t tell.” Well, what, precisely, does this show, don’t tell stuff actually mean? In the interest of slipping in a little... by AnnSheybani | Sep 6, 2016 | Writing, writing lessons
Have you written a complete draft of a book, one with tons of bugs still in it? Are you wondering what comes next; what you’re supposed to do, specifically, during revision? If you’ve written a book that doesn’t require a narrative arc—motivational, self-help, or... by AnnSheybani | Sep 3, 2016 | Reading, Writing
For years I was part of a writers’ group that met each Tuesday evening in the author Anne Batterson’s living room. Two or three of the members (we were never more than four at any given time) would read what they’d been working on, and the rest of us...
