Welcome, 2023! And Congratulations to Clients Who Published in 2022!
As we prepare to great the new year, it’s time to look back and congratulate our book editing clients who published their books in 2022. Most recently, Dr. Lauran Star, an inclusion, diversity & equity strategist, psychologist and speaker, has published...
Congratulations to Recently Published Book Clients!
It’s time to catch up on client books that were published within the past six months or so. Some are shorter “calling-card”-type books meant to help introduce an author’s ideas to prospective clients, while others are longer explorations of a topic. All of them were...
Happy 2022! Bravo to Clients Who Published Books in 2021
As we head into a new year, I’d like to celebrate the clients who persevered through the entire book publishing process during a very challenging year.Starting with books on the business shelf, I provided copy editing services for attorney Emina Poricanin’s...
Welcome 2021! Is This Your Year of the Book?
In spite of the past year’s challenges, four of my clients published their books in 2020, and others will publish in 2021. Like you, I am looking forward to the prospect of a better year in 2021. Let’s start the new year by offering a round of applause for my book...
Happy 2020! Congratulate the “Class of 2019”
I like to start the new year by taking a moment to look back and congratulate the Blue Pencil Consulting clients who published books in the past year. First off, I had the great joy of working with Chris Vasiliadis of Priority Wellness to help her develop a book that...
Do you need an agent to get a publishing contract?
If you hope to get your book in front of the acquisition editors at the “Big Five” trade publishing houses (Penguin Random House, Hachette Livre, HarperCollins, Macmillan Publishers, and Simon & Schuster) or the largest educational publishers, then the answer to...
Happy New Year! Kudos to Clients Who Published Books in 2018
As we begin the new year, I’d like to raise a toast to the dozen clients who published their books in 2018. Whether I provided editing services, developmental input, or book therapy, it was a great pleasure to work with you all! Just off the presses is The Hilco...
Is There a Book in You — or Your Business? Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing a Book, but Were Afraid to Ask
Is there a book idea inside you – or inspired by your business – that you’d like to share with the world? Do you have questions about how to get started? What does it really take to write a book that others will want to read? What publication options are available...
Celebrate a Milestone Business Anniversary with a Corporate History Book
If your company is preparing to celebrate a milestone anniversary in the next two or three years, have you considered commemorating the occasion with a book that tells your company’s story? Whether your business is ready to mark 25 years or 125 years of success, Blue...
Questions About Book Publishing? Come to the New England Authors Expo on July 26
Do you have questions about book publishing? Come get answers at the New England Authors Expo, taking place on July 26 at the Danversport Yacht Club on Route 62 in Danvers, MA. Meet authors and service providers from around New England -- Blue Pencil Consulting will...