The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How can you write a memoir that is emotionally honest and revealing enough for readers to care, and cope with the inevitable fear of judgment that evokes? How can you write about real places and people in memoir? Show Notes What kind of book do you want to write?

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 27, 2024

Join her on Wednesday, April 3, for the online class Craft Your Memoir’s Beat Sheet. Most memoirs involve some kind of loss—a breakup, a displacement, a dismantled dream, the death of someone dearly loved. The more painful the event, the more you’ll want to write about it. The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need.

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Melanie Saxton

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Ghostwriting Fees: How Much Does It Cost To Hire A Ghostwriter? World Letter Writing Day — Write Your Autobiography. Read a Book Day — Ghostwrite Your Memoir. Ghostwritten Memoirs. Ancestor Appreciation Day — Your Memoir Matters. We Love Memoirs Day, August 31 — Memoir Editing. Military Memoir.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 14, 2023

05¢ depending on the degree of difficulty (for instance, citations and the back matter mentioned above, but also adherence to your writing style guide, which is generally the Chicago Manual of Style or CMOS for novels). Do you need a book editor? If so, contact me , and let’s discuss your manuscript. This work is often quoted from.03¢

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 12, 2023

05¢ depending on the degree of difficulty (for instance, citations and the back matter mentioned above, but also adherence to your writing style guide, which is generally the Chicago Manual of Style or CMOS for novels). Do you need a book editor? If so, contact me , and let’s discuss your manuscript. This work is often quoted from.03¢

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Melanie Saxton

MARCH 9, 2023

If you feel compelled to capture your adventures and life experiences, but aren’t sure about your writing abilities or how to go about this monumental feat, then consider outsourcing your memoir to a ghostwriter. Sadly, most of our grandparents (and great-grandparents) didn’t write books.

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Enchanting Marketing

JULY 11, 2023

Whether you’re writing a business articles or a memoir, an e-newsletter or a LinkedIn update, parentheses can make your writing more conversational and pull your readers closer. So, the additional information between parentheses provides essential insight and adds liveliness to the writing. Shall I show you?

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Question In the eighth decade of my life and after having three books traditionally published—a travel memoir 50 years ago and two novels more recently—I am pondering the wisdom of writing a very personal memoir. It also features first-page critiques. Want to be considered? Submit your question or submit your pages.

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Enchanting Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

If you want to write better sales copy, then learn the principles of persuasion and study how the best copywriters write their copy. How does their copy engage? How does it take away your objections to buying? How does it take away your objections to buying? How does it nudge you to buy?

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Here, we’ll look at the kinds of writing and speech that make stories, podcasts, and countless other media come to life, all while sticking to the truth. Your writing, at its best. Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly What is creative nonfiction? But facts are still primary.

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Melanie Saxton

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I help business leaders chronicle their journeys by copywriting corporate books and ghostwriting memoirs and autobiographies. I either write or edit these amazing books for business clients or on behalf of authors who cover the topics below. ” Some business topics focus on strategy and the “how-tos” of success.

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Enchanting Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And beautiful writing? I used to think that beautiful writing was just about a poetic writing style. Beautiful writing is vivid, concise, and rhythmic. But the more I think about it, the more I realize there’s more to beautiful writing than style. Beautiful writing is alive. Beauty is not a luxury.

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Enchanting Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2023

And she doesn’t like the tone of her writing at all. Helena is an expert in climate change, and she’d like to write in a conversational tone … As if she’s explaining climate change to a friend while sipping an ice tea at the town plaza. How to write conversationally Some say … Just write like you talk.

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Melanie Saxton

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Many people have amazing stories to tell but aren’t sure how to write a book. I work with authors all over the world to create memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, legacy books, and even historical fiction, who outsource the writing to me. Throughout, I write in your voice and with your vision in mind.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 23, 2023

At first glimpse, memoir and historical fiction may seem worlds apart. But many of the decisions historical novelists have to make to create a compelling narrative overlap with memoir more than you’d think—especially for writers of biographical historical fiction. But how do you decide that? What are you trying to say?

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Melanie Saxton

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Some people wonder how something as intimate as ghostwriting a memoir can be done through a remote ghostwriting service. Or, how an autobiography can be shaped when the ghostwriter lives across the country or across the globe. A ghostwriter is also a fact-checker and can research the accuracy of family lore and faded memories.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I help authors write their unique legacy books and capture family backstories for posterity. If you aren’t sure how to tackle this type of story arc, don’t worry. If you aren’t sure how to tackle this type of story arc, don’t worry. Leave the Worrying to Me! That’s where I come in!

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Melanie Saxton

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But how do you start the process? Time-saving Writing a book, article, or any other form of content requires a significant investment of time and effort. By hiring a ghostwriter, you can delegate the writing tasks and focus on other important aspects of your life or business. Hiring a ghostwriter simplifies your life.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

27 for the online class Writing Memoir Without Fear. How can memoirists handle the paradox? We’ve all heard the Anne Lamott quote, “If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” Your story matters, and you get to write it the way you remember. Write the book.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the intro, Finding readers [ ALLi blog ]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid , writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. Show Notes Memoir is one of the hardest and most rewarding genres Disruption is inevitable.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 28, 2023

What do you need to consider when writing travel memoir? How fear of judgment and fear of failure are real issues even for established authors , and more in these selected excerpts from interviews with J.F. The clips are from Travel Writing World , Wish I’d Known Then , and Sacred Steps , and I was also on Into the Woods.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 14, 2023

This month’s Ask the Editor is sponsored by The Writing Consultancy. Work with an expert editor to revise and submit your fiction or memoir. No matter how well-written it is, sending a 750-word query announces, “I don’t know much about how publishing works.” It also features first-page critiques. Want to be considered?

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Jane Friedman

JULY 28, 2023

Photo by Donald Wu on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted from Blueprint for a Memoir by Jennie Nash , founder of Author Accelerator. Two temporal elements—the time frame of the story and where you are standing in time while you tell your tale—are central to the idea of structure in memoir.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 24, 2024

As Dan Gerstein, CEO of Gotham Ghostwriters, the cosponsor of the event along with the American Society of Journalists and Analysts, quipped, it was the largest collection of writing talent in one room…since Thomas Jefferson dined alone. Ghostwriters are a proud but underappreciated group. But the world is shifting.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 25, 2023

Picture a TED talk, with a Zoom room as the stage, and a memoir writer in a fugue state with dry mouth and shaky legs giving a 10-minute talk without notes. I had no freaking idea how to condense my story into ten minutes. I had no freaking idea how to condense my story into ten minutes. Or it could simply be your story.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 12, 2024

This is how influencers are born—by marketing content that serves their audiences. Today’s post is excerpted from The Nonfiction Book Marketing and Launch Plan by Stephanie Chandler, founder and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association. One way to attract and cultivate a loyal audience is by sharing compelling content.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 14, 2023

All stories, whether fiction, memoir, or narrative non-fiction, happen somewhere, so setting is a key aspect of writing. From an epic fantasy world to a small room in a literary novel, to the open road of a personal travel memoir, your characters experience their journey in specific places. ” — The Hobbit, J.R.R.

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Melanie Saxton

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Your prospective editor should also describe her educational background, involvement in the writing and editing community, and knowledge of style guides such as AP and the Chicago Manual of Style. If you plan on having your manuscript or business content edited in the future, consider an editing reservation now! Chemistry is important.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

21, for the online class Find the Memoir Structure That Works for You. When it’s missing, they send anxious emails to me and other writing coaches asking what to do. Many great writing books teach processes you can follow, but I want to offer you a framework you can use to support yourself regardless of the guidebook you follow.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 22, 2023

Join us on May 31 for Memoir or Self-Help? Worried you’re not enough of an expert to write your book? I bet you do NOT want to hear Auntie Edna brag about how her kids are sooooooo great, so accomplished, and so much better than your kids. How do you feel about Auntie Edna now? Think about it. We like her better, right?

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Writers often dread writing a synopsis. But writing a synopsis should be done long before you’re ready to query agents. After reaching the end of your manuscript for the first time—whether the process took 30 days of NaNoWriMo or several years of your life—sit down and write a synopsis. Join her on Dec. Effects have causes.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2023

Join her for the three-part webinar series The Psychology of Memoir , beginning August 23. While this might seem like a strange exercise, it has a direct impact on your memoir. This exercise reveals just how fickle, and at times inaccurate, our memories can be. Does Shaggy from Scooby Doo have an Adam’s apple? Answer quickly.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 12, 2023

How do you decide on a cover for a cross-genre book outside of your usual market? How do you balance feedback from potential readers with the emotional promise of the book? I've been working on this travel memoir/solo walking/pilgrimage guide since October 2020. It's a very personal book. It's a book of my heart.

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Enchanting Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A good memoir lets me feel the author’s feelings, experience their struggles, and understand how they make their life choices. Even a good sales pitch makes me imagine how a product would make my life better, making me more eager to click Buy. Unfortunately, a lot of non-fiction writing lacks such imagination.

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Melanie Saxton

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I have helped dozens of authors write their autobiographies, memoirs, legacy books, and historical fiction novels. After working in the world of words for more than 35 years, it’s an honor when author clients trust me with their journeys. Whether you live in Texas, the U.S., Canada, Australia, or Europe, look no further!

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Melanie Saxton

DECEMBER 28, 2022

If you’d like to write your life story but aren’t sure how, then autobiography ghostwriting is a service you should explore! I ghostwrite autobiographies, memoirs, and legacy books for clients of every background, from business leaders to athletes to government officials. The bottom line is that you are unique.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 23, 2023

After several years of writing, walking hundreds of kilometers, and much soul-searching, Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways is out now on Kickstarter ! I'm Joanna Penn and I write thrillers, dark fantasy and crime as JF Penn and nonfiction for writers as Joanna Penn — and now I also write travel memoir.

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