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Weekly Tips for Writing & Publishing Your Bestselling Book
Have you seen the New York Times article listing The Best 100 Books of the 21st Century?
To compile it, the editors solicited input from favorite modern authors like Stephen King, as well as celebs l...
I had the honor of meeting Josh Shelov, the founder of Written Out Loud, the other day on Zoom. Much like Your Bestselling Book, Written out Loud offers online courses designed to help people author a...
Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot of horror stories about scammers and frauds in the publishing industry. It breaks my heart because I’ve only ever worked with the most extraordinary people from top d...
“This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade and will soon deliver it monthly to everyone who subscribes to its site. The move is a throwback to th...
Recently, I stumbled across this article I wrote for the Huffington Post over 10 years ago, 40 Ways to Find Joy in Your Everyday Life.
It was the first article I ever wrote that went viral, attractin...
I’m delighted to announce that Kelsey Makaiwi has joined the Your Bestselling Book team! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome this intelligent and radiant young woman, who has impressive sales experi...
So you want to author a book for all the reasons: To dig deep into your psyche and heal old wounds, to share your story in order to help guide others on their path, to leave a legacy, to build your br...
The New York Times just published an article about romance novel author Emily Henry, who has had 5 consecutive runaway bestsellers “without TikTok or a Book Tour.”Â
Well, please note this headline is...
The Gift
“Better than therapy,” says Toan Lam, a magnificent human who participated in the first cohort of Your Bestselling Book.Â
Why is writing your nonfiction book or memoir better than therapy?
...My father told the family recently that he prepared a book proposal back in 1993 about the historical events of a critical year in American history, 1964. “Bit too late,” he admits, “for the 30th anni...
My friend Drue Kataoka, a talented visual artist, speaker and mother, suggested this Newsletter topic.
Write your Dedication.
You know the Dedication. It’s usually just a few words, maybe a sentence...
Last month, I was invited to speak at the ShareWell conference on mental health. My topic was Writing as a Way of Healing.Â
A few hundred people showed up on Zoom. The organizer, Amy Vaninetti, opene...