by Laura | Jan 15, 2016 | Book Publishing Topics, Editing-Writing How To
Many people want to write a book, but either do not have the time or writing skills to go about it themselves. This may describe you. How do you do it? Hire a ghostwriter. It may sound easy because there are many to choose from these days. However, to successfully...
by Laura | Jun 10, 2015 | Editing-Writing How To
What is the biggest challenge you think many of my new and aspiring writer clients say they face? Hint: They are often people who earn their living in another way than writing, are raising families, and describe their lives as having a lot on their plate. You likely...
by Laura | Mar 13, 2015 | Editing-Writing How To
Do you enjoy reading Op-eds? Have you ever thought about writing one? Writing them is not as easy as it may seem, and to get them accepted for print is competitive business. Why? The Op-ed pages of major newspapers are read by businesspeople, scholars and those at...
by Laura | Feb 27, 2015 | Public Speaking
Every year I try to catch the Academy Awards, of course with interest in the nominees, but also how the Oscar winners give their award acceptance speeches. You’d think that actors would be decent public speakers – and many are – but not so much in one particular...
by Laura | Oct 14, 2013 | Nonfiction Related
Forty-six states and Washington D.C. have adopted what are called Common Core State Standards for their schools. What have some English teachers been outraged about? They require students to be reading primarily nonfiction by the time they are in high school. As the...
