What you put in your memoir: Scenes from your life. By- Michael McKown Mike, go get a job How I got fired from a gas station job I was a high school senior in 1964 when I landed my first real job. It was after school at a gas station in Tustin, California. The owner...
Ghostwriting services explained: What you’re actually paying for. By- Michael McKown Listen up Every prospective client unfamiliar with the writing process wants to know: “What am I paying for?” You’re not paying for someone to type your story. You’re not paying...
Most writers wait too long to call a script doctor. They rewrite, revise, and polish, repeatedly, convinced the next draft will finally fix what isn’t working. Sometimes it does. More often, it doesn’t. The problem isn’t effort. It’s...
Most people underestimate how long it takes to write a book. It sounds simple: “I’ll write a little each day.” Then reality smacks you across the mouth. Months turn into years. Often, the book project gets abandoned. It’s not about effort. It’s about what the process...
Busted! Book publisher Hachette picked up a self-published novel called Shy Girl and released it under their imprint, first in the UK, and next planned to release it in the USA. Later, suspicions arose that the novel may have been written, in whole or in part, by an...
