First Blush Blog
It is now much later than it was earlier, when I was trying to plow through another chapter for a memoir that should be finishing around where I’m writing but is going to keep going for at least...
View ArticlePersonal Permission
I was speaking with an associate the other day who was feeling overwhelmed, as we all do from time to time, by the sheer number of things she had yet to finish that week–and the depth of work involved...
View ArticleSecrets of a Ghostwriter
I field the question “What will I really learn in your Ghostwriter Training class?” every time I go to a writers meeting or send out a flyer or speak to a group of students. Even though ghostwriting is...
View ArticleFor Novelists
Eerily, I’ve had the same conversation with a series of aspiring novelists in the last month or some, to wit: novels are not movies. They’re about people, not events. Even when they’re wrapped around a...
View ArticleFor Novelists II
I’ve recently run into the same situation with two novelists: their protagonists were neither sympathetic nor likable. I didn’t want either one to come out on top. In fact, I wished both characters...
View ArticleRoads of Writing
From my position as a ghostwriter and writing/editing/ghostwriting instructor, I come into contact with a tremendous number of writers. Ergo, it has come to my attention that the writing world has more...
View ArticleGhostwriter or Collaborator?
Is there really any difference between ghostwriting and collaborating? Oh, my, yes. Collaborators tend to be accomplished writers and authors. They know how to make nonfiction prose sparkle. They know...
View ArticleConfession
I don’t bring this up often, but I have a confession to make: I love ghostwriting. If I had my life to live over again, I would do the same thing: ghostwrite books. Make people’s dreams come true. Put...
View ArticleDon’t Forget to Line Edit!
Line editing can flip a "Nice Read" into "Wow! What a page turner!"
View ArticleComprehensive but Concise
I realize the impulse to write-it-all-out in analyses, proposals, query letters, and BSP is strong—oh, so so strong. But you must realize no author, agent, publisher, booker, host, etc. wants to have...
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