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Articles for Nonfiction Authors

What I’ve learned from more than a decade of ghostwriting, developmental editing, and book coaching nonfiction, including work on books like Atomic Habits and The Next Conversation.

Blake Atwood asks: Do you need a book proposal?

Do You Need a Book Proposal? (Yes, Even If You’re Self-Publishing)

What a book proposal is, the seven parts it needs, and why every nonfiction author should write one, whatever their publishing path.

Blake Atwood asks: Do you need a ghostwriter, dev editor, or book coach?

Ghostwriter, Developmental Editor, or Book Coach? How to Choose (and What Each Costs)

What each role does, what each costs, and the two questions that tell you which one your book needs.