how to build your author platform, by ghostwriters Barry Fox and Nadine Taylor

How to Build Your Author Platform

One of the best ways to attract a publisher, and to sell copies of your book, is to have a tall and broad author platform. Learn the 8 steps to building a great one.
What does it cost to edit a book?

What Does It Cost to Edit a Book?

A look at 10 different editing/proofreading firms, with a breakdown of their charges. On average, you can expect to pay between $0.015 and $0.06 per word for editing services.
how to hire a ghostwriter

How to Hire a Ghostwriter – 9 Key Steps

Don’t rush through the ghostwriter hiring process, or have your assistant do it for you. It is well worth the time and effort to find and hire exactly the right ghostwriter. Here’s a nine-step, in-depth approach to hiring a ghostwriter.
your options for publishing a business book

Options for Publishing a Business Book

Publishing your business book, holding the book in your hands,…
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Marketing Your Memoir Before You Finish It

When you’re in the midst of writing, the last thing you…
start a military memoir

Having Your Memoir Published by a Standard Publisher

You've written an amazing memoir! Unfortunately, you have…
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Agents Who Represent Memoirs & Biographies

A list of 68 agents you can contact to represent your memoir, biography, or autobiography – with a list to each agent’s website.
questions to ask your ghostwriter

Questions to Ask Your Ghostwriter – Before Work Begins

Eight key questions you should ask your ghostwriter before either of you puts pen to paper – plus five questions you should ask yourself. Asking and answering these questions will make the collaboration much smoother, and the book better.
how to write a non-fiction book proposal

How To Write a Non-Fiction Book Proposal

Your proposal is your plea and promise to the publishers. It must be right! Read this to learn how to create a great book proposal, and see what agents have to say about various aspects of the proposal.
how to write your autobiography

How to Write Your Autobiography

Are you struggling to write your autobiography? Not sure where to begin and what to include? Here are 6 tips to get your started.
powerful ways to structure a business book

7 Winning Ways to Structure a Business Book

There are seven standard structures for business books, including “Smashing the Paradigm,” “Borrowing from Other Fields,” and “We’ve Got Trouble.” A look at each, with examples from popular books.
10 habits of successful book writers, authors

10 Habits of Successful Book Writers

Writing is a craft and a discipline, and if you want to be a successful writer you’ll need to develop certain essential skills. Here are ten habits that will see you through any kind of writing that you do—books, magazine or newspaper articles, website content; you name it.
how to begin a business book

5 Ways to Begin a Business Book

Many bestselling business books begin in one of five ways: with a story about the book’s topic, with a story about the author, by demonstrating the situation/phenomenon the book discusses, by explaining necessary background, or with a dictionary definition. A look at each of these five approaches, with examples.
10 habits of successful writers

8 Great Ways to Start a Memoir

There are many ways to start off a memoir, ranging from the conventional to the startling, the conversational to the literary, and the deceptively mundane to the outspokenly confrontational. Here’s a look at eight great techniques, with examples.
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How to Start a Military Memoir

There are several ways to begin a military memoir, including starting as you head off to war, starting after you’ve retired and are looking back, starting by explaining why you joined up, and starting shortly after your enlistment has ended. A look at these techniques, with examples.