What If I’m Not Any Good?
“What if I’m not good enough?” “Who am I to think I have something important to say?” “Why would anyone want to read a book by me?” Ever have any of these thoughts? Of course you have. You’re human. (And, if not, you’re either incredibly confident—congrats!—or a...
Book Proposals That Sell!
I’m often asked, “What’s the quickest way to sell a book proposal?” My response: Hook 'em! You may have seen me writing on this topic for the Huffington Post, but it’s worth repeating because there’s no way around it. We must put our juiciest words and concepts up...
No One’s Waiting…
I recently had a painful come-to-Jesus talk with an acquaintance about her book. A book I quickly skimmed, but could immediately see offers real value to women who've lived with abuse. A book she told me took years to write, born of even more years of abuse at the...
Save Your Rejection Letters!
I used to cringe when my agent sent me rejection letters from an editor at some swanky big publishing house saying no thanks to my work... "The author seems great, but I'm afraid this title isn't for us." "Terrific concept, but we just signed on a similar book." "We'd...
Tightening Your Text!
What do blood-sucking leeches and filler words (…“that,” “very,” “truly,” “just,” “pretty,” “so,” “little,” etc.) have in common? They “infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words,” writes William Strunk, Jr. & E.B. White--authors of the editorial bible,...
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