Dear Friendly Ghostwriter, Hi Laura, I am 48 years old and need someone to write my life story. I read your article about hiring a ghostwriter and didn’t understand something. When you said that I would need to prepare work and research, what sort of research would I...
When you write a book, you always need to keep the story in mind. Now while it’s true that with a memoir you need to stick with what really happened, you can never sacrifice the necessary ingredients for a good book. For instance, you must create conflict in your...
You’ve made the leap—you’ve decided to author a book this year. Bravo! This is a wonderful goal. If you’re similar to many other busy successful people, you may need a little help. If so, you may find you learn a lot just from a simple interview with a ghostwriter....
Sharing your life story through a memoir is an intimidate and special experience. As you outline your book, you should consider the incidents that will flow together to tell your life story. When you do it well, the memoir themes you wish to weave should pop out...
Let me start by saying that every writer needs an outside set of eyes reviewing their manuscript. In fact, we all need the assistance of a few different kinds of editors to complete a book. Writers will sometimes try to skip the editing process. Perhaps they wish to...
Writing a memoir requires the skill sets and virtues of a knight. The author needs unparalleled bravery and must possess an honest and true heart. They have to show humility and be generous to the others mentioned in the book (even if they have done harm to our hero)....