Arghhhhhh!
Last week I drafted another sample chapter for a client who is having trouble deciding exactly what they want in the book I’m ghosting. At least I’m 99% sure I did, but somehow I didn’t save it. I ended up emailing the original sample of that style, which she and her adviser had seen before. […]
A few days ago told you about a ghostwriting client who broke several telephone appointments and then requested a Saturday appointment even though I normally don’t work weekends. I asked you what you would do.
Most who responded felt there was no need to meet the client on the weekend, although one said they would if […]
Hi Anne,
I started reading your fantastic blog and have a question for you - how do you recommend people, who are trying to transition into the freelance writing field from another field begin their freelance writing career? I don’t have any copy writing or blogging experience and am wondering how
people usually enter this field. […]
Wow! A brand new ghostwriting project to begin today. Actually, we’ve already got a working table of contents; we’ve met for a number of hours to give me a sense of the author; I have a ton of notes, but I’m still, well, nervous.
Oh, I don’t feel as lost and confused as I did with […]
Yesterday I published a post about how difficult it is to determine how many books actually sell. Self-publishing guru and grandfather Dan Poynter pointed to a page on one of his sites called: Book Industry Statistics
Take a close look; it’s a much more optimistic view of book publishing and the potential for profiting from writing […]
Like everyone else who wants to get a book written, in addition to expressing myself, I also want to know, or at least guess, about how many books I’ll be able to sell. You’d think it would be simple, and it would be easier if publishers were willing to let the public know how many […]
Darn! It’s cloudy and chilly here in San Diego – and it’s been like this for several days. Okay, I’m a total weather wuss… but the gloom makes me want to go to bed with a novel, not write. At least I think I can blame the weather.
Well, there’s another truth here too. The chapter […]
I chuckled when I saw the headline over at Common Sense PR - Tip: You Can’t Push a Rope. Although the post is more or less aimed at working in/with corporate environments, it’s certainly also true in the freelance writing business.
Eric points out that it may be the wrong time - I can’t count the […]
Over at Writing With Vision, I’ve posted the first part of a two-part series that talks about ghostwriting.
Although it’s aimed at people considering hiring a ghost, my hunch is many freelancers will find it interesting as well.
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I got off to an 800 word start on the new ghostwriting project this morning. It’s a workman-like piece of writing, but far from exciting or more than moderately interesting, particularly considering the client’s goals of teaching persistence in business.
I read the piece, did some editing, knew something was wrong, but had no clue what […]
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