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Two free resources for women who are serious about writing a nonfiction book. Grab what's useful. Come back when you're ready for more.
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How to Use the Expertise, Stories, and Content You Already Have to Write a Nonfiction Book Worth Publishing
Here's what most people get wrong about writing a nonfiction book: they think they have to start from scratch. They picture a blank document, a looming deadline, and somehow finding the discipline to produce 50,000 original words from nothing.
But if you've been showing up in your field by writing, teaching, speaking, podcasting, posting, and creating, you already have the raw material. Your best ideas are already out there. The book isn't about generating new content. It's about recognizing what you already have and knowing how to shape it into something worth publishing.
Over five days, I'll walk you through exactly how to do that — no cabin in the woods required.
Day 4: Strategic positioning: answering "why this book, why you, why now" so your reader knows exactly why it exists.
Day 5: From collection to completion: building a realistic timeline and development plan for your actual life.
Bonus: Publishing options decoded: what self-publishing, hybrid, and traditional really mean and how to choose the right path.
Day 1: Why your book already exists and how to stop thinking about writing it from scratch.
Day 2: Content mining: my four-step process for finding your best material and organizing it into book-worthy chapters.
Day 3: Finding your book's DNA: the central argument and narrative structure that turns a collection into a book.
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The Author's Guide to Hiring the Right Editor
Hiring an editor is one of the most consequential decisions you'll make as an author. Get it right, and you gain a strategic thought partner who makes your book genuinely better and someone who can become a trusted collaborator across everything you publish. Get it wrong, and you're out thousands of dollars, months of time, and possibly your confidence as a writer.
The problem is that most authors don't know what to look for (or what questions to ask) until they've already made a mistake. They evaluate editors based on price and vibes, even though there's a whole set of criteria that would tell them so much more.
This guide gives you the full list. Not the surface questions — the ones that actually reveal whether an editor knows what they're doing, whether their process fits your manuscript, and whether the working relationship is going to feel collaborative or like receiving a verdict.
This guide includes…
21 questions to ask any editor before you hire them and why each one matters.
An interview worksheet to guide your discovery calls and keep your notes organized.
Red flags to watch for and green flags that signal you've found the right person.
Guidance on timing, pricing, contracts, and sample edits — everything you need to go in prepared.
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Practical, no-fluff resources about the craft and business of writing and publishing nonfiction — from how to hire an editor to why your structure isn't working to how to pick a publishing path and actually make money with your book.
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