by Linda Sivertsen | Dec 21, 2011 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
You know you’re distracted when a book you collaborated on for months hits the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists and you have no idea until over a month later! Yep. Missed it. The publisher of SUCCESS magazine, Darren Hardy—with...
by Linda Sivertsen | Sep 21, 2011 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
I had a great role model in the rushing department. My mother was always doing, doing, doing. And, for the most part, she was all things to all people…
by Linda Sivertsen | Mar 24, 2011 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
Every movement has a story. Every nation has a story. Every community has a story. Every person has a story. I believe you were born to tell yours. People are natural storytellers. We’ve been sitting around fires for forever telling our stories. Humans are...
by Linda Sivertsen | Mar 16, 2011 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
I am a ghostwriter. That means I write books for other people, sometimes for little credit (hence the term “ghost”). It didn’t start out that way. I had 9-year-old visions of authorship as a girl and wrote my own children’s book complete with crayon illustrations....
by Linda Sivertsen | Jan 26, 2011 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
Why do you write? What (or who) brings out your best work? Have you ever thought about what influences you to sit your derrière in the chair and log those long hours? We all have our reasons. Our short-term benefits and long-term motivations. And sometimes our passion...
by Linda Sivertsen | Dec 24, 2010 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
After experiencing near non-stop rain for the past week, we’re finally blessed with sunshine today on the eve of Christmas Eve. LOVE it! Perhaps it’s the Christmas carols, the foggy nights, snuggling with my man and our mugs of hot chocolate–or all...