My Five-Step Guide to Getting Started on Your Self-Help Book by Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
Recently I received an email from a prospective client. Here’s what he said: “I want to write a book about passive income in real estate for the busy professional. Can you help me with my outline? I would like to … Continue reading
When Writing Your Book – Plan Ahead! Advice from Ghostwriter and Book Editor Thomas Hauck
I’m often approached by potential clients who want to write a non-fiction self-help book, or have me ghostwrite a book for them. Sometimes the author has a very good idea of what they want, and sometimes they have no idea. … Continue reading
How to Structure a Self-Help Book – Advice from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
If you go on the internet, you’ll find all sorts of editors who talk about developmental editing. This is described as being the process whereby the editor takes a long view of your book and critiques how it’s organized, the … Continue reading
Why It’s a Bad Idea to Hire a Low-Bid Ghostwriter – Advice from Thomas Hauck, Professional Book Editor
Okay, I’ll come right out and say it: there are plenty of ghostwriters who charge less than I do. (There are some who charge more, too, but I’m talking about my market.) You can see them on Elance, when they … Continue reading
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
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
Verb Tenses: Simple Past and Past Perfect – By Thomas Hauck, Author and Editor
One of the useful tools that can help you tell your story–most often as a novelist, but sometimes as a self-help author–is that you can take the reader backwards and forwards in time. Nothing is quite so boring as simply … Continue reading
“On Board” by Nanette Fridman, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my client Nanette Fridman on the publication of “On Board: What Current and Aspiring Board Members Must Know About Nonprofits and Board Service.” This powerful guide addresses a growing problem: Well-meaning people are often asked to serve on … Continue reading
“Things Fall Apart” by Hilary Neiman, memoir edited by Thomas Hauck
Early one morning in 2011, Hilary Neiman was hard at work in the offices of her Maryland adoption and surrogacy practice, when without warning three agents of the FBI entered, placed her under arrest, and informed her, “This is your … Continue reading
“Imperative: How any business can quickly and easily leverage mobile marketing for radical success” by Brett Relander, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my Elance client Brett Relander on the publication of his new book “Imperative: How any business can quickly and easily leverage mobile marketing for radical success.” The author reveals how mobile marketing is the present and future of … Continue reading