by Sara Stibitz | Oct 13, 2020 | Publishing Advice, Writing Advice
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 wonderful – it means anyone can tell their story however they would like to...
by Sara Stibitz | Sep 28, 2020 | Featured, Publishing Advice, Writing Advice
If you talk to most book coaches in the self-publishing world, they’ll tell you that everyone has a book in them. Just a few days ago, I read another post from yet another blogger endorsing this idea. They believed that with the low cost of self-publishing, there’s no...
by Sara Stibitz | Sep 15, 2020 | Publishing Advice, Writing Advice
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 can’t help it) halfway through the project in favor of a bigger job,...
by Sara Stibitz | Sep 1, 2020 | Writing Advice
When I tell people I’m a book doctor, their eyes light up with curiosity. What the hell is a book doctor, they wonder. Although they’ve never heard the term unless they’re in the publishing industry, they immediately have an idea of what a book doctor does: a book...
by Sara Stibitz | Jul 3, 2020 | Editing Advice, Writing Advice
So. You’ve decided to go the traditional publishing route, your non-fiction book idea has been validated by an agent, and now you’re ready to start your proposal. But where the hell do you start? First, let’s talk about the pieces you’ll need, Then we’ll describe each...
by Sara Stibitz | Jun 29, 2020 | Publishing Advice, Writing Advice
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. “But I really don’t get it and feel like I should.” If you’re an...