Who NOT to Hire as Your Nonfiction Ghostwriter
A great memoir, biography, or history burns at your insides, just waiting to be born and put your name out there. Unfortunately, you can’t or don’t want to write it. The search for a ghostwriter has tentatively begun, but you don’t know where or how to begin. On the bright side, ghostwriters are as common as dirt. On the downside, many ghostwriters aren’t much c...
December 14, 2021 READ MORE
2021 Holiday Gift Guide: The 15 Best Nonfiction Books to Gift This Holiday Season
With the holidays front and center, finding the perfect gift for avid readers can be tricky. After all, there are many great titles out there. However, there are some other not-so-good ones, too. So, how can one separate the wheat from the chaff? Unlike fiction, nonfiction books combine wonder and enlightenment within a real-world context. Great nonfiction titles tak...
December 10, 2021 READ MORE
5 Reasons Why Hiring a Professional Editor Is Better than Using Online Editing Tools
“The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You’re a fixer; you make things better.” —Courtney B. Vance Typically, most people think editors are folks who wield big, red pens. However, a professional editor is far more than someone who corrects written content. An editor needs to dabble in mind-reading. For starters, an editor needs to glean what is in the...
December 7, 2021 READ MORE
10 Gift Ideas for the Historian or Genealogist in Your Life
If you have a historian in the family or a genealogist on your list for the 2021 holiday gift-giving season, you’re probably already well aware that shopping for such skilled and knowledgeable folks can be a little intimidating! How do you surprise or impress someone who already knows so much about so many things? Hopefully, the following guide will give you some i...
December 3, 2021 READ MORE