Getting Started Is the Hardest Part: How to Get Past That
The hardest part of every book is actually starting. Even as a professional ghostwriter, starting with a blank page and a whole book in front of you is intense. I…
read moreThe hardest part of every book is actually starting. Even as a professional ghostwriter, starting with a blank page and a whole book in front of you is intense. I…
read moreAs a ghostwriter, one of the most exciting steps in the process is handing off the first draft of the full manuscript. But I’ll admit that it’s also a bit…
read moreMany people think that writing a book is sitting down, starting at page one, and writing it straight through to the end before going back and editing it from start…
read moreI think it’s common for folks to have a romanticized view of the writer's lifestyle. That we simply write when the inspiration strikes. That we have a moment of clarity,…
read moreIt’s a huge responsibility to be a ghostwriter. And it’s not what you may think. It goes deeper than just feeling the responsibility of doing good writing that fulfills the…
read moreOftentimes, I end up working with or doing discovery calls with people who are initially a little hesitant about the whole book writing thing. While each person is unique, one…
read moreWhen I left corporate finance and project management, I thought I was done with the ebbs and flows of my workload. Navigating quarter-ends and year-ends. The final push of a…
read moreThis is what I hear most often on discovery calls… “I know I want to write a book, but I don’t even know what that would look like.” Or “Everyone…
read moreYou are never starting from scratch. There is always a thread through your story that you can follow. Most times I meet someone new, I end up taking them through…
read moreOne of the unique things that I love about the book world is the community. Unlike many other spaces, we don’t need to be constantly competing. Some of you who…
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