Who Should Proofread Your Book? Advice from Thomas Hauck, Book Editor and Ghostwriter
Advice From a Professional Ghostwriter About Proofreading Every once in a while I’ll edit or ghostwrite a book for a valued client, and once the job is done they’ll ask me to proofread the manuscript. It’s very smart of the … 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
A Book Editor’s Job: Watch That Continuity! – Advice from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
Everyone is familiar with the idea of continuity in movies. You don’t want the clock on the wall to read “4:30” in one shot and then a moment later read “11:45” even though it’s the same scene. Film fans love … Continue reading
“Lucky and Good” by John Sherriff, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my valued Elance client John Sherriff, whose new book “Lucky and Good: Risk, Decisions & Bets for Investors, Traders & Entrepreneurs” is now available on Amazon.com. The author, a former Enron Europe CEO, shares his experiences about what … Continue reading
“The Business Sustainability Handbook” by Julie Urlaub, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my valued client Julie Urlaub on the publication of her powerful new book, “The Business Sustainability Handbook: Growth Strategies for a Dying Planet.” Julie Urlaub is the founder and managing partner of Taiga Company, a sustainability social media … Continue reading
Be an Active and Engaged Book Ghostwriting Client! – Advice from Ghostwriter Thomas Hauck
Recently, a gentleman contacted me about his novel. He wanted to know about the differences between editing and ghostwriting, and how much it might cost to finish his 80,000-word novel. He had hired a ghostwriter to write the book for … Continue reading
The Power of Punctuation – Advice from Ghostwriter and Book Editor Thomas Hauck
If you don’t think that correct punctuation can make a huge difference in the meaning of what you write, consider this unpunctuated sentence: A woman without her man is nothing. OK? Here’s another version with the same words and different … Continue reading
How Much Editing Is Necessary Before You Publish Your Book?
For first-time authors, publishing a book can seem like a mysterious and risky process. You want your book to be the very best that it can be, but once you reach a certain point in its development it’s hard to … Continue reading
“Extraordinary Customer Service” by JM Enage, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my valued client JM Enage on the publication of his new book “Extraordinary Customer Service: Beyond the Extra Mile in Loyalty Marketing,” which I was honored to edit. This concise volume reveals the secrets of total customer satisfaction, … Continue reading
“No Room for Shaky Hands” by Hugo Van Cleynenbreugel, MD, edited by Thomas Hauck
Congratulations to my client Dr. Hugo Van Cleynenbreugel on the publication of his new book “No Room for Shaky Hands: How You Can Take Your Surgical Performance to the Highest Levels,” which I had the honor to edit. This smartly … Continue reading