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As you work on building your author platform (aka the audience of people who will buy your book), you will probably question how much you should tell or give away for free. Giving away too much will make people not want to buy your book, right? Wrong. This may seem counterintuitive, but if someone likes your … Read more
What happens if you finish your manuscript and your book is either way too long or way too short? First of all, what even counts as too long or too short? If you’re writing “for your heart or your art,” it really doesn’t matter. You do you. But if you’re writing your book with hopes of big sales … Read more
🤔 If you get assigned an editor when you publish your book through a traditional publisher, why would you pay to work with a separate editor? It might surprise you to learn that we work with a lot of authors who already have book deals or who are hoping to go through a traditional publisher. The publishing … Read more
Pop Quiz! 🤓 Which of these two sentences do you think is correct? I don’t have a very big platform, so I need to make sure my book appeals to more people. OR I don’t have a very big platform, so I need to make sure my book appeals to a very narrow, specific audience. … Read more
It’s a classic “Which comes first? The chicken or egg?” kind of question: Should you build your author platform or write your book first? We get versions of this question ALL. THE. TIME. So buckle up, because we’re breaking it down just for you. (By the way, we’re mostly talking to non-fiction writers on this … Read more
Want to know the super-important, often-overlooked first step to writing a nonfiction book? (We consider skipping this to be at the top of our imaginary “nonfiction mistakes” list.) If you want to write your memoir, a self-help/personal growth book, a spirituality book, or any kind of transformational nonfiction, this first step will save you a … Read more
We are so excited to share an interview with one of our clients who has recently published her first book! We hope you’ll be inspired by her journey to share her lessons about courage with the world. So without further rambling (long intros are the worst, right?), let’s chat with Shanita Liu about Dear Durga: … Read more
What’s the #1 issue aspiring authors hit as they reach for their book goals? They’re just not writing! Regardless of their good intentions, the words are not flying on the page the way they’d like. Sidenote: Get our guide on how to create a writing plan you can stick to HERE. Sound like you? If … Read more
I’ve known Teri Dillion for over a decade, having first met on a month-long meditation retreat in Colorado in 2008. Back then if you’d asked me about her, I would have spoken of her devotion to her practice and her penetrating blue eyes. Today, if you asked me about her, I would speak of courage, … Read more
I have a confession to make: When I first dreamed of being an author, I wasn’t dreaming about changing my readers’ lives. I also wasn’t dreaming about what a great example I would be setting for my nieces, or how publishing my own book would make me that much more effective in helping others publish … Read more
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