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Writing the First Draft
You’ve done all the pre-work, you’ve done all the preparation work. Here are some tips for writing your first draft.
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Helen’s Rant – The Tweaked Transcript
It looks like a book, but it’s not. It’s a tweaked transcript and they are not the same thing at all.
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Write Your Draft with Yellow Stickies
The first draft is a particularly intimidating part of the process, especially if you’re new to being an author. This is kind of where the rubber hits the road and you actually have to start writing. The technique I want to give you today is going to help you to deal with that, it’s going…
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From Keynote or Workshop to Book
Today’s episode is going to be of particular use to you if you are a speaker or a trainer, if you do any kind of presentations on the subject area you’re going to be writing your book about. I have used this with my clients as well as with my own books, and so I…
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The Myth of the First Draft
It’s a common misconception of new authors that the first draft is the first draft. It’s not. OK, I know that’s counter-intuitive, but believing that the first iteration of your manuscript is a draft ready to go to the editor can lead to disappointment and frustration.
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Memoir of an Elderly Relative
There are many important reasons for writing a family memoir. The older generation has knowledge, history, opinions. They have lived lives that affect their descendants — you and me — and they deserve to be given a voice.
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Using Stories in Non-Fiction Books
If the book you are writing, or planning to write, is a business book or a thought leadership book, you may be wondering if stories really fit. The answer is a resounding YES!
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Stories Must Have a Point
Unless you are writing a memoir, which is essentially all about stories, you can’t tell stories for the sake of stories. To be effective, there needs to be a point to them.
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The Book Spreadsheet Method
I first discovered the power of the spreadsheet method when I began writing fiction.
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The Voice of your Book
Let’s talk about the voice of your book. When I use the term “voice” here, I’m talking about the kind of language you use. Regardless of the subject matter, you should express it differently depending on whether you are writing for an academic/technical, business or personal reader.