Category: Self-Publishing

  From September 1-December 31, we’re offering editing discounts at Write Away Books! That way, you can get that badly needed edit for your book manuscript or short story collection without drawing from your kids’ or spouses’ holiday gifts! For current clients who need new books edited, we are offering a 15% extended discount through the rest of the year. For all new clients, we’re offering a 20% discount on your first book edit! Send us 5 to 10 pages, … Continue reading “Fall/Holiday Editing Discount”

  We all have the dream: we’re going to write a book, then someone in Hollywood is going to notice, magically pick up our book, and somehow make it a movie. Well, it’s not quite that simple. In most cases, we have to do the legwork ourselves, adapt our books to screenplays, then find a pitch or studio agent to begin the selling process. With WAB, you’ve got your first major hurdle out of the way: our team can convert … Continue reading “Need Your Book Adapted To Screenplay?”

  Are you a way-too-busy corporate executive, inspirational or business leader, entertainer or other public or private figure with a compelling story to tell? Do you want to get that long-awaited book written to take to speaking engagements and clean up on back-of-the-room sales? Or write down your life’s legacy for the public to enjoy, along with your family? Write Away Books offers one of the best ghostwriting services in the business. We’ve ghosted nearly 20 books in fiction, non-fiction, … Continue reading “Ghostwriters In The Sky (and at WAB!)”

  For the first time in three years, the Fall writers conference season will be bustling this year. Thousands of writers will arrive at locations nationwide to network, attend workshops and seminars, hear keynotes, and meet publishers, agents and editors seeking new work. But what do you bring to such a 10- to 15-minute pitch meeting? Since these pitch meetings are your first big shot to attract an agent or editor to your work, make everything you present the best it … Continue reading “Got a Writer’s Conference Presentation? Let Us Help You.”

  For the past thirty years, music fans throughout America and the world have marveled at Nita Whitaker’s strong, sultry and captivating vocals. She’s gone from being a Miss Louisiana runner-up to singing on the hit movies The Bodyguard and the Ten Commandments, to recording several show tune and gospel albums, to collaborating extensively with multiple Grammy-winning producer David Foster, and performing with legends including Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. In 2021, the recipient of the 2019 NAACP Best Supporting … Continue reading “Nita Whitaker’s Journey to Singing, Broadway, And A Musical Father-Daughter Memoir”

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. Composition notebooks are great for developing your business plan. You can’t tear out the pages, and any ideas you scribble down are still there six … Continue reading “Organizing Your Business”

Writing your book is such a wonderful process and achievement — and then the road to publishing truly begins. The biggest step is to make your story publish-ready. That means top-quality editing. Writers often make the mistake of thinking that a publishing house will accept their manuscript and put their editors to work, no matter the condition of the manuscript. It doesn’t work that way! Whether it’s a major, mid-size, small or hybrid publisher, you need to present the most polished, … Continue reading “SPRING SPECIAL: Editing Your Book To Publishing Quality”

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 offspring, hoping the lesson might help improve the youngsters’ job prospects. So you can imagine my delight when I heard Retired Naval Commander Michael Moffat … Continue reading “Dealing With The “UHHH” Factor”