If you’ve ever wondered what actually happens when working with a ghostwriter—what you’re paying for, who owns the words when it’s done, why some quotes should make you run—I just did the most thorough breakdown of that process I’ve ever put on record. Andy Sanders…
I spent the last three months hanging out with the good folks at Indie Author Training, talking about one of my favorite things: how to write nonfiction that people actually can’t put down. When I pitched IAT’s training host Karen Guyler about doing a webinar…
Welcome to How to Cowrite Nonfiction, with Matty Dalrymple and Michael La Ronn! Before I cowrote my first book with a friend, I assumed that writing half the book meant doing half the work. Boy, was I wrong. I had so many misconceptions about what it would…
Last week, I ran a webinar for Indie Author Training called What’s Your Book’s Job? Writing Nonfiction as a Tool to Grow Your Business. (You can watch that replay for free here.) It’s part of an ongoing series of webinars I’m doing for them, specifically…
My husband and I were wandering around New York City for ThrillerFest—and we were starving. We’d been meandering through the streets for hours, as we tend to do in cities, and we hadn’t brought any snacks. We were in luck, though—because if you throw a…
I spent three days in Boise at Kit’s Craft + Commerce conference, which was everything I hoped it would be! Sunshine, good food, new friends, and tons of inspiration. Here’s what I’m taking home. The big theme: dream big and shoot your shot Nearly every…
I joined host Dave Miller and fellow Portland author Tracy Hoagland on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud talk show last Friday. We were discussing how creative writers are using AI tools. Listen to the conversation here. The conversation was short (about 15 minutes) but…
I just added a new page alongside my website’s Terms, Accessibility Guidelines, and other legal pages—but I wanted to highlight it here as well. AI is a flashpoint topic in publishing and among authors, with people making strong stands and valid points on both sides…
Writing customer stories was my bread and butter for many years as a freelance copywriter. They’re super popular in B2B (business-to-business) marketing because B2B buyers are looking for a product’s tangible value—they want to see exactly how you solved similar problems for someone else, and…
What does it take to write a book? What’s it like to work with a ghostwriter—and why would you consider hiring one in the first place? My amazing client, Erin Weed, sat down with me to share her answers to those questions. I worked with…
Why write a nonfiction book? It’s a question only you can answer. “I basically have two books I want to write,” a prospect said last week on a call. I already knew what he was going to say next. “There’s the book I should write—the…
“Bad Blood” is one of my favorite X-Files episodes. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a bit of a departure from the usual deep-conspiracy “I want to believe” storyline—and even from the creepy and often disturbing “monster of the week” episodes. The tone is a…
I just used Spoken.press to create a nonfiction audiobook with AI, using my own AI-cloned voice—and the process was surprisingly easy. So here I am to share it with you! If you want a visual, here’s my video walkthrough on YouTube. If you’ve written a…
Writing a book is a creative act. It’s a powerful way to share your vision and message with the world. It’s the work of your heart. And, if your goal is to use a book to further the impact of your business, you have to…