• Organizing Your Business

    Many people don't realize that writing a book means you're in business for yourself.  Therefore, we offer as a public service the best way to get started. Because, if you’re serious about building a business, you need a business plan. It’s like having a blueprint to erect a strong, stable house in which you’ll live. [...]

  • Dealing With The “UHHH” Factor

    I once published a column about people whose every third word was “Like”. I mentioned how I wouldn’t hire people who spoke so carelessly, since this wasn’t the image I wanted to project for my business. Many readers apparently found this verbal tic equally annoying. Reports came in of parents sending my thoughts to their [...]

  • Why Do We Need Professional Editing?

    When we write our books, we know our stories or subjects best. They’ve been living in our heads for weeks or months (or years), we know what we want to say, and we have a good idea what will resonate with our readers. It’s our baby, and we’re understandably proud of it. When it comes [...]

  • Scamming Professional Authors

    Today I spoke with an author, a whistleblower who published a book about his fight against massive health care fraud. He excitedly reported, “I got a call from Bloomfield Production saying they want to turn my book into a made-for-TV movie. They’ll auction it between Netflix and several others, and they’re talking about me making [...]