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Somehow, the most discouraging part of writing your first book can actually be finishing the first draft. Of course, we want to celebrate that we have finished this manuscript, but at the same time, most new authors have no idea
When writing feels intimidating, AI promises an easy way around the discomfort. But what happens when we use it to avoid learning a new skill? Here are six mindset shifts to help you become the writer you want to be.
It’s tempting to use AI to organize years of writing or brainstorm your nonfiction book. But some of the most important discoveries happen during the work you’re trying to skip.
Your memoir’s topic and message work together, but they do different jobs. Learn how to identify the specific story your memoir covers, define the broader truth you want readers to take away, and make sure your message is strong enough
AI is showing up at every stage of the publishing process, often in places authors do not expect. Here are four real ways I have seen generative AI enter book projects during writing, editing, cover design, and marketing—and why those
As the founder of a nonfiction publishing company, a longtime ghostwriter, and an author myself, I have been just as saturated as everyone else in the cultural conversations about AI. Because of my place in the publishing industry, I recently
I talk a lot about the importance of structure and about making your large-scale, 10,000-foot revisions before you dig into sentence-level changes. But there is also something to be said for having a few easy, concrete ways to improve the
Most of the authors I work with are longtime high achievers. If that’s you, that is great news. High achievers tend to want to get things right so badly that they can usually be talked into moving slowly, cautiously, and
Not every nonfiction book needs the same kind of outline. Here are three practical ways to structure a memoir, organize existing content, or build a persuasive nonfiction book before you start drafting.
Thinking about writing a memoir but worried about lawsuits, family fallout, scams, or what the process might uncover? Here are five real risks of memoir writing—and how to tell which fears actually deserve your attention.
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