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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

December 13th, 2007

More Reasons to Write a Book

A few days ago I wrote a blog entry called Why Do You Want To Write A Book?. There I listed some of the reasons ghostwriting clients of mine have for getting a book written.
Melissa Donovan, who blogs at Writing Forward took me seriously and created her own list of reasons in an entry called: […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

December 5th, 2007

Why Do You Want To Write A Book?

When most of us think about writing a book, we tend to think about telling the whole world something. The dream of a mass-market best seller is a persistent one. But, selling a ton of books isn’t the only valid reason for writing a book. Consider:

A family memoir aimed at passing on what you’ve […]

By Anne Wayman -- 7 comments

December 4th, 2007

Your Book - It’s More Than Writing

Bringing your book to market requires a whole lot more than just the writing. While it’s true, nothing happens if you don’t write, once you’ve got a completed manuscript, there are at least 10 things that need to be completed before your finished:
1. Addition of front and back matter - title page, copyright notices, index, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

November 12th, 2007

A Vision for Your Writing

Shameless self-promotion department. A Teleclass for People Who Want to Get A Book Written But Never Quite Get It Done teleclass is this week!
If you’ve been thinking about writing a book, this class will help you ground your vision so you can take the next steps toward actually getting it written. Complete details here, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

October 30th, 2007

Shameless Self-Promo – A Vision for Your Book

One of the things I believe is if you’ve got a yen to get a book written it’s because you have something to say that the world needs to hear. Well, maybe not the whole world, but if you keep thinking and feeling you need to get a book written, there is an audience out […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

October 29th, 2007

Could You Write A Novel On Your Cell Phone?

Last week I muttered about the lack of good ebook readers. Mary Emma Allen, who blogs at HomeBizNotes commented she thought younger folks would move into ebook readers easily.
Today, I’ve discovered that in Japan, not only are people reading books on their cellphones, they are actually writing whole novels on them. The post is Books […]

By Anne Wayman -- 7 comments

October 11th, 2007

Vision Your Book – A Teleclass

On Thursday, November 15, 3 p.m. Pacific Time I’ll be offering a teleclass where you’ll get to actually Vision the book you want to write.
Visioning is a powerful way to invite a larger view of your book so you have a clear picture of your book and that picture is grounded so you can […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

May 10th, 2007

Vision Your Book – A Teleclass

If you’ve been following this blog for awhile you know I’ve been working on a new site. One of the goals of that site is to begin to offer teleclasses around book writing and book publishing.
On Tuesday, May 29th at 3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time - 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time I’ll be offering a […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments