Book Writing Tips for Business Authors

How To Use Personal Story To Sell Your Mission, Ideas, Products, or Services

The story you’re afraid to tell might be the one that books your next client.

What are the steps in publishing a book?

Your manuscript is done. Your book isn’t. Here’s every step between the two.

Six weeks from now, you’re going to quit. Here’s how you’ll justify it.

It’s not a question of IF you’ll discover these loopholes, it’s a matter of WHEN.

Getting laid, getting paid, looking fab

Writing a book should serve one of three goals.

How to save $27 and lose $200k

I spent 12 hours saving $50. Here’s what it taught me about writing your book.

My therapist said Candace was a gift. I asked for Prozac.

Jealousy is there to show us which part of our lives need work.

The Real Reason You Can’t Finish Your Non-fiction Book

It’s not because of writer’s block, a busy schedule, or perfectionism.

Three Questions That Tell You If Your Book Is Actually Stuck

Here’s how you can tell the real reason you haven’t finished your book.

The Three Fake Reasons Your Manuscript Is Stuck

Or is it?

I’ve spent fifteen years making my husband sound useless

I owe Walt one. I’m working on it.

Six feet under

by Ann Sheybani | Jul 19, 2023 | Writing

The idea of legacy is leaving something of ourselves behind for the future generation.

Lifting the skirts on the writing process

by Ann Sheybani | Jul 12, 2023 | Writing

Good writing is a lot like good running

I wish emotions weren’t necessary…but they are

by Ann Sheybani | Jul 5, 2023 | Reading, Writing

Importance of emotions in writing a book and why your story matters.

You get to be the hero

by Ann Sheybani | Jun 28, 2023 | Reading, Writing

You get to be the hero of your story, the expert in your field.

How do you know when your book is done?

by Ann Sheybani | Jun 21, 2023 | Writing

Knowing when your book is done and complete

Burnt to a crisp

by Ann Sheybani | Jun 14, 2023 | Reading

Burnt to a crisp

Speaking of soiling your family name…

by Ann Sheybani | Jun 7, 2023 | Reading, Writing

Can AI do what the ghostwriter did?

Know thy audience

by Ann Sheybani | May 31, 2023 | Writing, Uncategorized

You can package your content in myriad ways, but you’ve got to make sure you’re speaking to a specific audience in a way they understand, or you’ll lose them fast.

Your Achilles heel is boring

by Ann Sheybani | May 24, 2023 | Writing

My friend and I were seated together at a conference. I could practically feel the sparks coming off her, so consumed was she by the desire to be plucked from the crowd and brought onstage for an exercise. Leaning forward, she gripped the chair-back in front of her,...

Should you include personal stories?

by Ann Sheybani | May 17, 2023 | Writing

I got this note from one of my clients recently: I was reading some reviews on Amazon associated with books on my topic and some of the reviews were awful. People complained that they didn't care to read about her (the author's) life events, they just wanted to focus...

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