7 challenges authors face

7 challenges authors face

There are some essential elements to writing a book – researching your audience, planning, structuring, writing, editing, proofreading, publishing, launching and marketing.  But no matter how dedicated an author you are, you’ll almost certainly come up against one or...
How Social Media algorithms are changing in 2025

How Social Media algorithms are changing in 2025

The social media landscape is transforming dramatically in 2025, with algorithms becoming increasingly sophisticated and, frankly, more demanding.  If you’re a business owner wondering why your carefully crafted posts seem to vanish into the digital ether,...
Man missing!

Man missing!

As a development editor I get manuscripts in all kinds of evolutions from a completely finished version, already formatted to a bunch of bullet points that need work!  Sometimes authors come to me with an idea and maybe some notes and we start from scratch.  And I...
How content marketing shapes your reputation

How content marketing shapes your reputation

Your reputation isn’t built by what you say about yourself—it’s built by the value you consistently deliver and, ultimately by what other people say about you.  To influence your audience positively content marketing is an essential factor. Every piece of...
What is your big WHY?

What is your big WHY?

If you’ve ever thought about writing a book, you’ve probably got some ideas about what it will be about.  As a speaker, trainer or consultant, you’ve got plenty of material, because that’s what your clients buy you for.  But there’s more to it than simply a subject....