Can I Write a Book If I’m Not a Writer? (The Honest Answer)
This is the question I hear more than almost any other — and it comes from exactly the people whose books the world most needs. The founder. The leader. The survivor. The specialist. The person who has 30 years of lived and earned wisdom and zero patience for writing exercises. Here’s the truth, plain: you don’t need to be a writer to have written a book. You need to have lived something worth saying. The writing is the craft. The living is the content. And only one of those can be taught.
Writing Retreats for Authors: What to Look For (And What to Walk Away From)
The writing retreat industry is booming and roughly half of what’s out there will send you home with a tan, some nice memories, and the exact same manuscript problem you arrived with. Here’s how to tell the difference — before you book.
How Do I Know If My Story Is Worth a Book?
In 30 years of ghostwriting, I have never once worked with someone whose story wasn’t worth telling. Not once. The problem was never the story — it was always the belief that the story was ordinary. Here’s why the wisdom that feels most obvious to you is precisely the wisdom other people are desperately looking for, and how to know when you’re ready to stop being the only person who has it.
The Book Publicity Playbook for 2026: What’s Actually Working Right Now
Here is what book publicity looks like in 2026: it looks less like a press release and more like a podcast conversation. Less like a launch week blitz and more like a year-round presence in the rooms where your readers already gather. The playbook has changed. The authors who know how it has changed are quietly building influence that their traditionally-minded peers can’t understand. This is the updated guide.
Is Nonfiction Dead? The Truth Behind the 2026 Fiction Surge — And Why Your Business Book Has Never Mattered More
If you’ve been paying attention to publishing news lately, you’ve seen the headlines. Fiction is booming. Nonfiction is declining. Romantasy is outselling memoirs. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a question has formed that you haven’t quite let yourself finish: ‘Maybe this isn’t the right time for my book.’ Let me stop you right there. Because the story the headlines are telling is not the story that applies to you.
What Does a Book Coach Actually Do — And Do I Need One?
The first time most people hear ‘book coach,’ they picture someone sitting next to them with a red pen and a disappointed expression. That’s not a book coach. A real book coach is the person who walks beside you while you build your book yourself — making sure the foundation is solid, the structure holds, and the whole thing doesn’t collapse on page 43. Here’s what the job actually looks like, and how to know if it’s what your book needs.
The 90-Day Book: How 95% of Word Magic Clients Finish a Complete Draft Manuscript
Let me tell you what most book writing advice gets catastrophically wrong. It treats writing a book as a discipline problem. A motivation problem. A time management problem. But for every Storykeeper I’ve worked with in 30 years — every founder, every leader, every person sitting on decades of lived and earned wisdom — the real problem has never been discipline. It’s been structure. The 90-Day Book is what happens when you finally have the right one.
Generative Engine Optimisation for Authors: How to Get Your Book Recommended by AI
Every week, millions of readers type questions into ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overview and ask which books they should read, which ghostwriters they should hire, and which book coaches actually get results. If your name and your book don’t appear in those answers, you don’t exist for those readers. GEO — Generative Engine Optimisation — is the skill that changes that. And most authors haven’t started yet.
How to Find the Right Ghostwriter for Your Memoir or Business Book
Most people looking for a ghostwriter have no idea what they’re actually looking for — and the bewildering range of options (from $500 Fiverr listings to $150,000 literary agencies) doesn’t help. After 30 years as a ghostwriter, including 4 New York Times bestselling collaborations, I can tell you that the price range isn’t the confusing part. It’s knowing what questions to ask. Here’s exactly what to look for, what to avoid, and how to find the right person for your specific book.
How to Write a Business Book That Actually Grows Your Business
Most business books don’t grow businesses. They get written, published, stacked on shelves — and then very little changes. The authors who watch their book change everything wrote a different kind of book. Not better-written. Better-aimed. Here’s the difference, and how to write one that actually does the job.
Swing the Curve: Real Book Sales Benchmarks That Matter (and Why You Should Break Every Damn One of Them)
Most authors obsess over averages — average sales, average advances, average reviews — and then wonder why they’re stuck in the middle of the curve. The truth? The curve doesn’t need to be followed; it needs to be swung. The authors who win don’t chase benchmarks — they break them. They play the long game, build audiences before launches, and turn books into brand assets that compound for years. Forget average. Forget the curve. You’re not here to be predictable — you’re here to be profitable.
How to Sell Tens of Thousands of Books (and Not Just to Your Grandma & Cat)
Most books never sell beyond family and friends — but yours doesn’t have to be one of them. Discover the bold, data-driven book marketing playbook that helps authors sell tens of thousands of copies, build authority, and create real revenue from their words.