The First Step to Writing Your Self-Help Book: Get Organized! Advice from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
Let’s say you’re a professional in practice, or you’re someone who has a message to share with your audience. You may be in marketing, sales, finance, healthcare, public safety, or nutrition; or perhaps your message is spiritual in nature. And … Continue reading
The Epistolary Novel Explained – By Thomas Hauck, Author
My first Kevin Lone novel, “Avita Doesn’t Love You,” features covert agent Kevin Lone battling a North Korean spy ring that is using a religious cult as a front. This novel, like the others in the Kevin Lone series, is … Continue reading
Self-Help Books: Prescriptive and Aspirational Explained
Non-fiction self-help books exist to serve one function: they help the reader to live a better, happier life. Self-help books are exactly as the name suggests. You read the book and then you can elevate yourself. You can get a … Continue reading
Ghostwriting a Book Is Like Building a House – Advice from Thomas Hauck
I have the privilege to serve many overseas clients. They’re located in Australia, Malaysia, India, the Gulf states, Singapore, the UK — all over the world. Once in a while a prospective client will ask me if I charge by … Continue reading
How Much Does Editing and Ghostwriting Cost? Advice from Thomas Hauck
Clients often – well, they always – ask me how much it will cost to ghostwrite or edit their book. I tell my clients that editing or ghostwriting a book is like building a house. You need the plans, the foundation, the … Continue reading
My Writing Process Blog Hop
My good friend and fellow novelist JoeAnn Hart recently sent me a note inviting me to add my humble comments to the “My Writing Process Blog Hop.” JoeAnn’s recent novel “Float” is a delectable chowda featuring Duncan Leland, whose business … Continue reading
Transforming an Academic Text Into a Mass-Market Book: Not an Easy Task!
Clients sometimes contact me about jobs where they want to take an academic manuscript and transform it into a popular book. Here’s what one Elance client said recently: “I would like to keep an ‘academic tone’ in the language, but … Continue reading
Writing Your Book: Start With the Outline
Many of my non-fiction and self-help clients are first-time authors. To them, I say congratulations for taking the first step towards becoming a best-selling author! But the process of writing a book – or hiring a ghostwriter to write it … Continue reading
Don’t Use Quotes by Famous People in Your Book! Advice from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
You’ve seen them in many business and self-help books. At the beginning of each chapter, the author includes a pithy quote from a famous person or a business guru. Favorite “quotees” include Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Jack Welch, Zig Ziglar, … Continue reading
Getting Started on Your Self-Help Book – Hiring a Ghostwriter – Advice from Ghostwriter Thomas Hauck
You have an idea for a book that will help you promote your business, but you’re not sure how to begin. My advice is to start by answering these three questions: 1. What’s the problem that needs to be solved? … Continue reading