Archive for December, 2008
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Yes - that's tomorrow, folks!
If you are a freelance writer...or aspiring to be...then you gotta listen in on tomorrow's Blog Talk Radio Show as the wonderful Teresa Hall is interviewed by The Shoestring Business Coach herself - Teresa Beeman.
Teresa is going to talk about making a living as a freelance ...
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
So last week I wrote about how outlines are an ebook's best friend. Seriously, a good outline can make writing an ebook about a kazillion times easier. But we're talking "good" outlines, my friend...not some half-assed notes you jotted down on scraps of paper.
So how do you get to said ...
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
You're excited. You've got the idea of the decade (maybe the century, even). And you're ready to rock and roll and put pen to paper (or, more typically, fingers to keyboard).
Wait!
Don't go all half-cocked and start whipping up a frenzy of words!
You need an outline. A comprehensive outline.
If this sounds ...
Friday, December 19th, 2008
So Teresa's comment the other day sparked the whole "what is an e-report" and "can I call my report an ebook?"
I'll perhaps be a little controversial here and say: VERY LITTLE differentiates an e-report from an ebook.
First up, an e-report is typically short. 10 pages or less. But wait...you've seen ...
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Sometimes I have clients who wonder whether their book should actually be in print. And you know, some of them should! I've actually had a client come to me with a great idea and some great research and when I took a look, I knew that the book would be ...
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
I've come across a few info products with catchy titles and all that...giving you the idea that an ebook is easy to write, easy to sell and just plain easy, easy, easy.
WRONG!
Ebooks are NOT easy. They are work.
Good ebooks take planning and foresight. Good ebooks are written in a manner ...
Monday, December 8th, 2008
When you write a book, whether it's electronic or in print form, it's your baby. You dreamt about it. You nurtured it. You brought it to life.
Most authors who use ghostwriters give up a small portion of that parenting aspect because they knowingly used a surrogate. They asked someone to ...
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
As a book ghostwriter, I get approached by many people who say, "I've always wanted to write a book."
Sometimes, the person knows exactly what she would write about. What might be holding her back from actually writing the book is a whole 'nother post in itself.
But what about those people ...
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Hey, did you miss my radio interview with Teresa Beeman this morning? Teresa is known as The Shoestring Business Coach and she has a very informative weekly half hour show on Blog Talk Radio. We spoke about ebooks...everything from desired page count to formatting and the steps to take to ...
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Tomorrow morning yours truly will be talking with Teresa Beeman - The Shoestring Business Coach and it's a great opportunity for you to listen and learn...all about ebooks!!
Some of the things we will talk about:
- What exactly is an ebook
- How long does it take to write an ebook (ghostwriter ...
