The book editing world is a confusing place for newbies—there’s everything from proofreading to developmental editing services out there. If you’ve poured your heart and soul into writing a business book and you want to know where to go to make your book content...
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Is Boredom the Key to Happiness?
I’m thinking about how to embrace boredom in the digital age. Technology has changed my life. At the risk of dating myself, I grew up before the Internet was available in nearly every home around the globe. When I was a sophomore in college, I got an email address,...
On Finding Your WHY and Writing as Collaboration
One of my clients recently asked me about my big “why.” I’ve been a Simon Sinek fan since my first entrepreneurial mentor recommended his TED talk. So, I’ve thought about this question before (more than a few times). But this time as I started talking, I was...
4 Simple Ways to Repurpose Your Blog for Social Media
The following is a guest blog post from social media strategist, Bianca Lynch. Bianca is a wealth of knowledge. I have used her services to tighten my social media strategy for the PPhD. Take advantage of the valuable resources she mentions below. You won’t regret it!...
PPhD 2018 Year in Review
As we close out 2018, let’s review our accomplishments and bask in the glow of our own brilliance, shall we? 2018 was an amazing year! Not sure 2019 will be able to top it. Let’s see what you got 2019!
More Than Words: 3 Tips for Finding Your Voice
One of the skills I have that makes me an excellent ghostwriter is that I read voices. Yes, I am a good listener and I almost always take handwritten notes during business conversations, so I have good content recall (I’m sure this is one of the skills that...
Is My Idea a Book Idea?
I am kicking around the idea of writing a book for myself—yes, writing a book with my OWN name on the cover (probably as close as I’ll ever get to seeing my name in lights). I’ve even pledged to a couple of my accountability partners to draft a book proposal by the...
5 Things to Do to Prepare to Work with a Ghostwriter
You and I are in the same boat right now. I don’t want to write this blog post and you don’t want to write your book. Yet, we also both want to publish and get our ideas out there. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution: work with a ghostwriter. Yep. I’ll admit I’ve...
Busy-Shaming—The New Sign You’re a Grownup Mean Girl
I dug up this post from the archives and updated it with my current thoughts. It's odd how so much of the information feels relevant more than 2 years later. Enjoy! If I were ranking feelings, inspiration would be super high on my list. I LOVE feeling inspired. Here...