Do you have a book you want to write?
Finding it tough going on your own?
As a two-time New York Times bestselling writer
—as well as an editor of other bestsellers and a writing coach to bestselling writers—
I can help you unearth and share your story and/or your message.
Whether I work with you as a book consultant, writing coach, editor, or writer,
or through my Boost Your Business with a Book e-course,
together we’ll make your content sound like you–only better.
It all starts with a chat and/or some sloppy copy.
Call me for a free 20-minute chemistry and project consultation and I’ll explain.
Or if you’re looking for a simple self-publishing solution,
check out Incubation Press, our sister site.
Writing Lessons From my Dogs: Irrestistable Enticement
My six-year-old pup, Misha, used to be a snuggle bunny. That’s a big part of why we ended up together. Talk about irresistible enticement! I had gone with a friend to meet the puppy she was adopting. Her boss was fostering six Aussie-mix cuties who had been...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid and a Killer Children’s Novel Series
Writer success stories make me happy, especially when they're huge and hugely unexpected. Meet Jeff Kinney. Jeff wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist. Although the University of Maryland, College Park's daily newspaper featured a comic strip he’d created, the job...
Flow
Diane Allen wanted to do more public speaking. But she needed a book to garner more engagements. It didn't have to be a long book. It just needed to set forth the scientific principles and positive psychology behind the practice of flow that she teaches her clients....
How to Check a Book Proof
Over the last few months, half a dozen of my writing coach clients have finished their books. After celebrating that accomplishment, we jumped into book cover design consults, reviewed samples of both the cover and the interior pages, asked for tweaks on both and then...
Suspenseful Scenes
I'd had the best conversation with a prospect who, at the suggestion of a current writing coach client, had emailed me looking for help on a book that had been rattling around in her head, as she put it, for almost 40 years. Her protagonist, she told me, was a...























