Publish Your Own Professional Self-Help Book – Insight from Ghostwriter and Book Editor Thomas Hauck
Unless you’ve been living on a desert island, you know that during the past ten years there has been – and continues to be – a revolution in the publishing industry. One positive effect of these sweeping changes is that … Continue reading
The Query Letter and the One-Sentence Pitch – Insight from Ghostwriter and Book Editor Thomas Hauck
One of my clients is a very talented novelist who is writing a political thriller. He and his very dedicated literary agents are working diligently to offer the book to selected New York editors, gauge the responses, and then modify … Continue reading
“That” or “Which”? Advice from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
I’ve edited hundreds of books and documents, and one of the issues that drives writers crazy is trying to figure out when to use “that” or “which” when either is used to introduce a dependent clause that modifies a preceding … Continue reading
Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor: Line Editing for Clarity and Impact
In order to get a book in shape to be published, an editor has to do many “objective” tasks, including correcting typos and spelling. But one job that is the hallmark of a skilled editor is line editing, which is … Continue reading
Who Are Thomas Hauck’s Editing Clients?
When people first meet me and I tell them that I’m a book editor and ghostwriter based in Gloucester, MA, which is an hour north of Boston, they often want to know who my clients are and where they come … Continue reading
Thomas Hauck – Ghostwriter, Editor, and Proofreader: Services Overview
I’m a professional freelance editor, proofreader and ghostwriter. Here’s a quick guide to the services I provide to my clients in Gloucester, Boston, the United States, and around the world. You’ll notice that in the text I use my own … Continue reading
Book Editing: Changing the Voice of a Book or Document – Insight from Thomas Hauck, Book Editor and Ghostwriter
Occasionally, a client for whom I am editing a book will ask, “Does the book sound natural? Does it sound like a native English speaker writing in a conversational tone?” Often the clients who ask me this reside outside the … Continue reading
“The Overton Window” by Glenn Beck
Totalitarianism is bad. Freedom is good. You can’t argue with the message that FOX television personality Glenn Beck expertly delivers in “The Overton Window.” Modern industrialized democratic societies are capable of embracing dictatorships, as Germany and Italy did in the … Continue reading
Quotes, Italics, Boldface, and Capitals – Advice from Thomas Hauck, Book Editor and Ghostwriter
Every writer wants his or her words to leap off the page. We all experience the anxiety that the reader will lose interest or will fail to grasp a particularly important point or word. And so many writers resort to … Continue reading
“Life” by Keith Richards – Review by Thomas Hauck
There are many reasons why I would want to read “Life,” the new memoir by Keith Richards. I’ve been Rolling Stones fan since I was a kid back in Cincinnati and I first heard “Satisfaction” and “Last Time” on WSAI-AM, … Continue reading