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.
No Editing Shortcuts or Design Shortcuts
There are lots of reasons to write a book. No matter what has inspired you to spend hours and hours on your manuscript, you can't just publish it when you reach the end. You still have to go back through and edit your work for logic, continuity, flow, and accuracy on...
Creating Tension in Fiction Part 2
In last week's post, I wrote about how building tension brings dimension to your character development and interactions. This is critical when it comes to engaging your readers. We readers fall in love with novels because we like and care about the characters the...
In Fiction Tension Helps
We all have stories about ourselves. And for better or worse, everyone we know has his/her own story about us as well. I was reminded of that during a recent phone conversation. When the person on the other end of the line mentioned a couple of my foibles in passing,...
Time to Write
When it comes to making time to write, there's a difference between accountability, giving yourself a reality check and beating yourself up. If you find you're not writing as much as you would like start by examining your priorities. Is writing your book, that article...
Enough with the Quotation Marks
Quotation marks are sprouting up everywhere these days like uncontrolled weeds. Here are some examples from material a client recently sent me: The reason for this book is to tell about one of the very few times, the “Apache” Indians won. They came out on top,...























