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Why Theme Development in a Memoir Is So Crucial
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Why Theme Development in a Memoir Is So Crucial

How do you narrow down your life to one theme? That’s a dramatic way to ask the question but can be a perspective that authors struggle through when writing a…

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Beyond Tactics: The Benefits of Hiring a Coach
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Beyond Tactics: The Benefits of Hiring a Coach

Hands down the best decision I ever made as I was starting my business was committing to working with a coach (shoutout Rasa DiSalvo). I actually joined my coach’s mastermind…

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A Lesson in Patience: Why Hitting a Wall Means You’re Almost There
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A Lesson in Patience: Why Hitting a Wall Means You’re Almost There

When I bought my first house, I went to one afternoon of showings before putting in an offer on the first one I had seen. Needless to say, patience isn’t…

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Why It’s Important to Start at the End
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Why It’s Important to Start at the End

While project management and ghostwriting may seem like wildly different careers, they have more in common than meets the eye. One of the most prominent similarities is that of starting…

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3 Reminders If You Struggle with Creative “Stage Fright”
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3 Reminders If You Struggle with Creative “Stage Fright”

It happens to most artists that I know… nerves of revealing our work. Whether we’re creating with words, paint, clay, leather, photography, etc., it can be nerve-wracking to reveal our…

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Why Continuing to Show Up is Enough
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Why Continuing to Show Up is Enough

100 Blogs… I’d been thinking about what I wanted to write in my 100th blog for a while. I wanted something big and flashy and groundbreaking, but admittedly I struggled.…

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Why Relationship Building in a Ghostwriting Partnership is So Crucial
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Why Relationship Building in a Ghostwriting Partnership is So Crucial

Ghostwriting is more than just a job. It’s more than just writing. It’s more than just an interaction between a client and a service provider. Relationship building is a huge…

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3 Benefits of Embracing the Mess
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3 Benefits of Embracing the Mess

Who doesn’t love to totally hit the mark on their first try?  We love when we can really nail a task or a project on the first try. It validates…

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Practicing Gratitude: Why I’m Grateful to be a Ghostwriter
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Practicing Gratitude: Why I’m Grateful to be a Ghostwriter

We often focus on the tactics and contents of our jobs — what skills we have, how we can serve others, what we like or dislike as we build our…

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