by Laura | Jun 2, 2014 | Editing-Writing How To
Opera Legend Jessye Norman has new memoir out, and I caught a lovely interview with her by PBS Newshour’s Jeffrey Brown. In it, I was struck by how some of the things she said about finding the sound and feel of one’s voice relate to writers finding their...
by Laura | May 5, 2014 | Book Publishing Topics
Ever thought about writing a memoir? A client of mine who is in the midst of writing a memoir passed on this insightful interview excerpt with Salman Rushdie at Emory University in 2011. He explains why the best of memoirs employ the novelistic technique. Check it...
by Laura | Apr 11, 2014 | Editing-Writing How To
Editing means going through a document and catching and correcting errors, right? Wrong. Editor extraordinaire Renni Brown (she has been editing for 50 years) does a great breakdown of the three different kinds of editing services: Developmental Editing This is...
by Laura | Feb 21, 2014 | Book Publishing Topics
Thinking of writing a nonfiction book? I recently ran across some tips by Nina Amir, an “Inspiration-to-Creation Coach” that are well worth thinking about. Here are seven with a bit of my twist and take. 1. What Exactly will your book be about and why...
by Laura | Feb 4, 2014 | Book Publishing Topics
As Suw Charman-Anderson wrote in her article, “New York Times Reviews Self-Published Book” on Forbes.com, “If there’s one thing every self-published author yearns for, it’s to be reviewed alongside traditionally published books. ” While she...