Writing Advice

Sara’s story: The Long Version

I had no idea I was a writer. In fact, I hated writing and never dreamed I would wind up creating books for a living – the things I treasured most. I was a government employee for the first eight...

Your Book Deserves Time

The availability of self-publishing has changed the book world forever, and with the removal of the gatekeepers of the traditional publishing world, anyone can publish a book. Overall, this is...

How to Hire a Ghostwriter

I’m a bit of a collector of bad ghostwriter stories – and that’s not a hard thing to do, given that there are so many.  There’s the story of the six-figure ghostwriter who ghosted (pun! Sorry, I...

To Newsletter or Not to Newsletter

The other day, a friend of mine asked me about the importance of an email list. “Don’t tell our friends I’m asking you this,” she said, since many of our friends are marketers and entrepreneurs....

Katrina Bos: Testimonial

“Sara Stibitz was a godsend as the editor for my book. I knew that I wanted to work with her from the moment we “met” on Skype. We instantly clicked and I knew deep down that I could trust her with...

Erin Rollenhagen: Testimonial

When I finished the manuscript for Soul Uprising (at the time called The Trust Code), I thought to myself “I’m 90% of the way done with this.” Ha! Let me explain. HA! No, seriously. The thing is, we...

How to Navigate the Creative Journey

Writing a book is a transformative process, though we tend not to think of it in those terms. Instead of thinking about how to navigate the creative journey we're about to take, we tend to be...

Your Voice Matters to Your Reader

A talented writer friend of mine keeps telling me, “For the love of god, please stop keeping your voice to yourself.” My immediate impulse is to wonder what it is she likes about it, and what the...

Dealing with Doubt

When I was pregnant, I woke up to some pretty bizarre dreams – dreams of people walking in my room, dreams of wild sex, dreams of being a terrible parent. Three nights in a row I had dreams about my...

How do I know when my book is done?

If you’ve ever written a book, or article, or anything that required deep thought and work, you’ve probably run into the same problem. When is the book finally done? Many a writer has...

Let's work together to write your book!