Creative solutions to practical problems. It's not easy being a writer. It's hard to get the people in your life to take your writing seriously. You have to fight to carve out time to work on your craft (There's always that guy at some party who says, "If I had a weekend I could write a novel." Um, right.). And then, who can you trust to give you honest feedback to take your work to the next level without changing your voice or your story? I've sat on both sides of the publishing desk. I get it. I know how hard it is to get where you are. And I know what publishers are thinking about ... read more
How to write a good book? Join our Writing workday October 9!
WHAT IS It A half-day Writing Workday where we set the foundation for how to write a good book. We dig in to our WIPs (works in progress), fiction or nonfiction, and learn how to set the right foundation for them. And if you’ve already started, we’ll have a method to see if what you’ve done is working. I’ll show… Read More
Nonfiction writers, continued
Story in nonfiction writing To show you how the story journey works in writing nonfiction books, let’s go on a journey with one of your clients. We’ll call her Mia. Mia has come to you for financial advice. Something has happened in Mia’s life that has made her realize she can no longer continue to manage her finances the way… Read More
Nonfiction writing
It’s all about story. Even for nonfiction writing. Wait. What? You might say, “Jen, I think I’m on your wrong list. I’m writing nonfiction. I’ve got clients I’m trying to help. I’ve got something I want to say. I’m not writing a novel.” Exactly. But let me ask you a question. Are you trying to help your clients survive and… Read More
