by lesley | Nov 20, 2025 | Author Guide
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...
by lesley | Nov 13, 2025 | Author Guide
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...
by lesley | Nov 6, 2025 | Author Guide
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....
by lesley | Oct 19, 2025 | Author Guide, Writing a book
If you are considering writing a book, to help you to give your business an edge, you need to be well-prepared to ensure your book hits the spot. What does that mean? There are a number of key activities that ensure a non-fiction book is successful. 1: Know your...
by lesley | Jul 9, 2025 | Author Guide, Writing a book
If you use a satnav, you know how important it is to have the right postcode. How often have you found that your satnav has taken you near where you want to be, but you can’t actually see what you were looking for? Or worse still, you can see it, but there’s a...
by lesley | Mar 29, 2025 | Author Guide, Writing a book
If you’ve had a brilliant idea for a book that will promote your expertise and impress potential clients, spent many hours slaving over a hot keyboard and finally put that final full stop on your manuscript, what’s next? Publication. But do you know what your options...
