A Remarkable Debut

A Remarkable Debut

I admit that I’m biased when it comes to my writing coach clients. I love them, and I love the books we’ve worked on together, even when the genres aren’t what I would pick up for pleasure reading. One of the best feelings is when writing and publishing a book is on...
Dementia Man: The Memoir

Dementia Man: The Memoir

I’ve helped a lot of authors with their memoirs. But working with Sam Simon, a lifelong advocate for justice and social change, the third time around has been a whole new kind of experience. After writing The Actual Dance, a memoir about his wife, Susan,...
Scary Stories

Scary Stories

My writing coach career started a good 25 years ago without my even realizing it. I’d helped a literary agent with her book proposal and then her book. She mentioned me to a colleague who had a client with monster talent but not enough drive or direction. That...
Hiring a Book Coach

Hiring a Book Coach

In the anthology Lead From Within: Entrepreneurs Share Proven Traits for Success, one of the contributors–Karen Kimsey-Sward, CEO of Dale Carnegie Chicago, certified coach and faculty coach with U of Buffalo School of Management—writes about how work with her...