As one of the world’s great newspapers goes entirely digital, here’s a letter from the editor explaining why. As The Independent launches its next chapter, my thanks to our most important allies – that’s you. This is the most exciting time in the history of journalism. New tools, new markets, new business models and new […]
What if you have this great idea for a book – you know how the story unfolds, you know who the main characters are going to be, you know roughly how long it should be, and you even have a great idea sketched out for the cover. Or maybe it’s an inspirational book you want
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Think for a moment about the billions of lives that were lived before ours – the lives of our people, the lives of our ancestors, each of them unique, each of them the story of one human soul set against the backdrop of a certain time and a certain place. Each of those people once
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For some time now, Metro Writers have been working on a full-length biography of Chef Jack Lee, Saigon’s own celebrity chef to the stars. I first interviewed Jack Lee for the December 2014 issue of Oi Vietnam magazine. He was highly engaging, amusing, and had a great story. As we were searching for a suitable
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As a company specialising in book-length projects for premium clients, we take a systematic and creative approach in making sure our books are written well, written quickly, and express exactly what you have in mind. Preparing a book is no small task, and it can be an overwhelming project if you don’t know what you’re
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A memoirist really knows how to capture someone’s voice, how to create a narrative, how to ask the right questions, that sort of stuff. I’ve always managed to anticipate the next trend, to be just ahead of the curve. The same thing happened with ghostwriting. I realized that more and more books on the bestseller
Ghostwriting queen Madeleine Morel gives an insider’s peek into the industry. Read More »
NaNoWriMo is a “fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing” where participants have a goal of writing a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30. They register online, where they can earn badges as they progress to the finish line, network with other writers, and check out resources to help them along. http://nanowrimo.org/
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No one grows up thinking they are going to be a ghostwriter. Many do it because they are journalists and want some other work. I realized it was what I really wanted to do. Writing a novel was both daunting and liberating. I’d never written or studied fiction. I’d never faced the blank page, so
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If you’ve ever thought about the future, you may wonder what things will be like after you’ve gone and whether or not you’ll be remembered. Perhaps you’ve led an ordinary life, or perhaps you’ve achieved extraordinary things—but regardless of how you’ve lived, one thing’s for certain: almost everything you’ve lived for will one day be
