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Laura College - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Laura J. College is a successful ghostwriter and editor. She currently resides in Houston, Texas with her husband and her overactive Pomeranian.
Generally speaking, Laura works only with fiction manuscripts unless something else catches her eye as particularly interesting. She works in close communication with her clients to ensure that their original message and ideas are not lost in the ghostwriting and editing shuffle.
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- How to Edit Your Own Work
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] While I usually recommend that aspiring authors have an objective third party edit their work, this isn't always possible. Perhaps you don't have the money to pay for a professional editing job or maybe you just aren't comfortable having someone else read your work until you're certain it's polished.
- Letting Your Manuscript Cool
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Letting your manuscript cool is an effective way to distance yourself from your work.
- Top Four Writing Websites
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The Internet is arguably the best place for writers to go when they are looking for a place to publish their content or to learn about the writing craft.
- Creative Writing: How to Write Fight Scenes
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] If you are writing a suspense or horror story, chances are someone will throw a few punches. Depending on the type of fight you are writing about, you will need to think through each fight scene and decide exactly how you want to tell it.
- Can You Make a Living as a Writer?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Writing for a living is not always all it's cracked up to be. When business is slow, it can be hard to pay the rent, and when business is booming, it's a struggle to keep up.
- A Ghostwriter’s Thoughts on Vanity Publishing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Publishing] The difference between traditional publishing and vanity publishing, if you ask me, is pride.
- Creative Writing: Dealing with Rejection
[Writing-and-Speaking:Book-Marketing] I am often approached by clients who have been trying for years to write their own books, but haven’t got anything to show for their efforts except several drawers full of politely (and not-so-politely) written rejection letters. So how does a writer – or any artist, for that matter – deal with the pain of rejection?
- The Ghostwriting Process
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] I am often asked how the ghostwriting process actually works. What comes first? How does the book progress? Do you have a specific schedule?
- Creative Writing: The Art of Description
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The problem is that most novice writers focus more on the action than on the description.
- Creative Writing: How Long Should Your Novel Be?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Too many authors try to stretch their novels into 200,000-word epics, only to bore their readers to tears. Others try to get the entire story over with in 50,000 words, leaving out valuable information. A novel should be just long enough to tell your story, but long enough so that all of the details are included.
- Creative Writing: How to End Your Novel
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Have you ever read a book with an unsatisfying ending? Annoying, isn't it? You've just read this exciting, emotionally draining and captivating novel, then arrived at the end only to be left hanging on the edge of a precipice.
- Creative Writing: The Art of Dialogue
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Most new writers make the misinformed assumption that dialogue should sound like real people talking. It shouldn't. Dialogue serves a purpose, as do action and prose, and is a mechanism for furthering the story.
- Creative Writing: How to Start Your Novel
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Most beginning (and even veteran) writers struggle with how to open their novels. Dialogue? Action? Witty prose? How you start your novel with decide how many people buy it off bookstore shelves.
- Creative Writing: How to Generate Ideas
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Ideas can come from just about anywhere; you just have to know where to look. Most beginning writers don’t realize that fodder for stories are located almost everywhere you turn. So start opening your eyes on a day-to-day basis and keep a look-out for ideas that you might otherwise have missed.
- Ghostwriting: How Long Does It Take
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Asking how long the ghostwriting process takes is one of the most popular questions posed by my clients. Although there is not set time limit, this article will help put it into perspective.
- The Ghostwriting Contract
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Very few ghostwriters – none who are experienced – will offer ghostwriting services without a contract or service agreement. Your contract is in place to protect both ghostwriter and client, and most ghostwriting contracts are non-negotiable.
- When You Hire the Wrong Ghostwriter: What To Do
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] When you hire the wrong ghostwriter, you do have options, but you must be careful in the way that you proceed. How you approach your business relationship with a ghostwriter will determine what you do when you hire the wrong ghostwriter.
- Hiring a Ghostwriter as a Consultant
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The ghostwriting profession has expanded significantly in the last ten years, and now there is a middle ground between writing your own book and hiring a ghostwriter. When you hire a ghostwriter as a consultant, the ghostwriter will help you to write your book.
- Hiring a Fiction Ghostwriter
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Fiction ghostwriting requires a different skill set than non-fiction ghostwriting, and who doesn’t like to be creative? If you’ve got an idea for a novel swirling around in your head, why not hire a fiction ghostwriter?
- Hiring an E-Book Ghostwriter
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:E-Books] Although e-books have not yet surpassed the sale of hard copy books, they are certainly gaining rapid popularity. If you haven't considered e-books as a way to promote your business, now might be a good time to give it some thought.
- Your Ghostwriting Business: Customer Service
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] You might think that just because you don't own a retail business, customer service is not an issue. However, customer service is just as important to your ghostwriting business as it is to a pawn shop or a cable company.
- Ghostwriting: Non-Fiction Books
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] One of the most effective ways to advance your career is to write a book. Just look at all of the politicians, C-Level executives, marketing managers, psychologists and economists who have published books and experienced success.
- Hiring a Ghostwriter to Edit Your Manuscript
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Many of my clients hire me not to write their manuscript, but to edit it once they have written it themselves. This can be a valuable way to improve your chances for publication; even the best writers can benefit from the scrutinization of a second pair of eyes.
- Working with a Ghostwriter
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] If this is your first time hiring a ghostwriter, you might not be sure exactly how to work with him or her. However, here is some advice for working with a ghostwriter that will make the experience much more enjoyable.
- Self Promotion Through Ghostwriting
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] This article describes how you can promote yourself or your business without expensive advertising, and instead using a ghostwriter to pen articles.
- The Essential Qualifications of a Ghostwriter
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] All ghostwriters are not created equal, but you will find that good ghostwriters have certain qualities that cannot be compromised.
- Your Ghostwriting Business: Setting Up Your Office
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] If you are anything like me, you need a quiet, peaceful place to work. Ghostwriters who work from home often struggle over the perfect office setting, especially when distractions can mean an unproductive day's work.
- Starting a Ghostwriting Business
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] If you love to write, but hate the idea of waiting on acceptance letters, ghostwriting might be the best way to go. A ghostwriter is someone who writes novels, books, articles and short stories for other people, while taking none of the credit.
- Ghostwriting: When You Don't Have Any Clients
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] All careers have dry spells at one time or another, which could mean a lack of funds to pay the light bill. A ghostwriter's worst nightmare is running out of clients, but unfortunately, it's the way the world works. Take heart, however, because you can use those client-less weeks to catch up on some much-needed business.
- Ghostwriting: Should You Negotiate?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] When hiring a ghostwriter, you have to trust that the ghostwriter knows more about his or her industry than you do. Attempting to negotiate a contract or to convince the ghostwriter to offer you more for less will only result in the end of your business relationship.
- Ghostwriting: Writing for the Internet
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Writing for the Internet takes a certain amount of skill, but it is also something that can be learned. This article will show you the ins and outs of writing for the Internet.
- Ghostwriting: Characterization
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Characterization is a skill that many published authors have yet to master, but their readership reflects that lack of ability. When an author captivates his or her readers with the characters in novels and short stories, people can't get enough of them.
- Ghostwriting: Suspenseful Plots
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] My favorite books have always been thrillers because nothing compares to a suspenseful plot. I love thrillers for the same reason that I loathe romantic comedy; with the former, you can never guess what lies around the next bend; with the latter, you always know that Betty and Tommy will live happily ever after.
- Ghostwriting: How Much Should You Spend?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Ghostwriters, like all business professionals, are varied in their prices for different types of work. You can hire ghostwriters for technical writing, non-fiction, fiction, sales materials and articles. But how much should you spend on a ghostwriter?
- Do You Need a Ghostwriter?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Prospective clients often call me and outline the book they are hoping to write, then ask, "Do you think I need a ghostwriter?" Honestly, I can't answer that question for any client – no matter how much money is burning a hole through his or her pocket – but I can help you to determine for yourself whether or not you need a ghostwriter.
- Ghostwriting: Selling Yourself Short
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Writing is a craft, but it is also a business. Most writers have to pay the bills with the articles, stories, books and sales materials that they pen, and when other writers sell their work for $0.50 per page, it makes it difficult for anyone to put food on the table.
- The Business Side of Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Unless you're the beneficiary of an enormous trust fund, you probably write to make a profit, and whether you are a ghostwriter, a copywriter, a novelist or a freelancer, you have to keep things straight if you want to make a living writing for other people.
- How Much Should Ghostwriters Charge?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] This article is meant to be of assistance to both ghostwriters and clients alike. If you want to hire a ghostwriter, or start a ghostwriting business, you'll need to know the standard prices that are acceptable in the ghostwriting industry.
- Finding a Literary Agent
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Congratulations! You've written your manuscript, and it is as good as you can possibly make it. Perhaps you've written a suspenseful thriller or a book about marketing techniques; maybe you've even written your memoirs.
- Abortion: An Epidemic Devoid of Responsibility
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Abortion has been a hot topic in the public and political arenas for quite some time. Debates over whether or not abortions should be legal are predated only by moral and ethical controversy. Should a woman have the right to choose? Do the fathers have any say regarding the rights of their children? And at what point does a lump of tissue in a woman's body become a living, viable human being?
- Name Your Small Business: What to Consider
[Business:Small-Business] Naming your small business is a crucial part of beginning your success. Here are a few tips for naming your new small business.
- Ghostwriting: A Practical Solution for Business Professionals
[Business:Outsourcing] Ghostwriting has become a popular and convenient way for business executives to publish their ideas and experience. You can have a full-length book written for you in less than six months.
- The Basics of Ghostwriting
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Everyone has a story to tell, so why should writers be the only ones who can share their ideas with the world? Ghostwriting is a swiftly growing business that allows people to hire a professional writer to write their novel, book, article or memoir.
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