Is Your Book Missing One of These 7 Critical Pieces?

January 20, 2011

In my last post, I wrote about that gnawing feeling that something is missing from your book manuscript. I also promised to continue that conversation with some tips about how to figure it out. Well, I went a little overboard–in a good way, I think–and wrote a whole report on the seven most critical pieces [...]

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Do You Know What’s Missing from Your Book Manuscript?

January 14, 2011

Over the past week or so, I’ve been editing a chapter of my book-in-progress. I completed the first draft a long time ago–a year or better–then I set it aside for a while.  I knew the chapter was missing something, but I wasn’t sure what. I had other chapters to draft, and I wasn’t sure [...]

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Seven Techniques for Writing Productively

January 13, 2011

Want to write more this year? In this week’s guest post, Meggin McIntosh, the Ph.D. of Productivity, offers a few of her favorite writing strategies. Writers love to have techniques that will support their writing. What are your favorite ones? Here are seven of mine. 1. Read about writing. Many writers write eloquently and inspiringly [...]

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Ghostwriter Confidential: Are You Okay With That?

January 12, 2011

Most people I meet don’t know very much about ghostwriting. They have some idea of what it is, and often think it’s completely unfair for one person to write a book while another takes the credit. Kind of like plagiarism or cheating on a paper. I even had a woman at a dinner party give [...]

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How to Make Writing Your Book Easier

January 11, 2011

I’m no expert in human behavior, but as far as I can tell, we as a species thrive on routine. I know for a fact that both my sons behave better when they know what to expect. For example, this morning school was delayed for two hours because of the weather. So instead of eating [...]

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