The Project There’s a special place in my heart for projects that are meant to be family heirlooms. This was interesting because the author of the original manuscript was already gone. He had been gone for over fifty years and his great-grandson had taken it upon himself to ensure his great-grandfather was remembered in the family. Maybe I’ve been watching too much Coco, but that stuff tugs at my heart strings. I take care of everybody’s books with care, but … Read More
Failure and Success
The Project My client reached out to me to tell me that one of his clients that he was coaching was interested in writing a book. Since me and the client had worked on his own book before and we had already established a relationship, he was quite confident I could help his client. A lot of copyediting had to go into this project. I wasn’t well-versed with the financial world (I’m still not well-versed in it), so the copyediting was … Read More
The Five Critical Errors Organizations Make That Leave Them Exposed To A Devastating Data Breach
The Project Shane had a super tiny book that he wanted to publish. He didn’t know too much about the self-publishing process, but knew he needed help. He came to me because of my background and I held his hand throughout the entire process and explained what needed to be done and what the next steps should be. I hadn’t worked on a lot of computer or tech books. But when it came time to creating the cover, I knew … Read More
Heaven
The Project Ivanhoe tasked me with trying to figure out how to represent heaven for his new book. It wasn’t exactly easy. Besides the traditional depictions of heaven being clouds and golden bridges and pearly gates, I wasn’t sure how to best represent it. What is heaven? Though this book explores it, I had to do some of my own inner exploring and research. I finally settled on the vast sky and wonder of space. What’s out there beyond us? I … Read More
Igniting Your Purpose
The Project One of the very few books I’ve worked on where I got to have a hand in the full production. Dave Jesiolowski worked as the middle man and let me know everything that Chris wanted in his book. He had a vision, too, and they both agreed upon one thing: they wanted a book that was clean and modern. They sent me several samples of book covers that they both enjoyed. The book was initially in okay shape, … Read More
One Decision Can
The Project Dave contacted me because I had done some work a year or so before for his business partner, who liked my work enough to recommend me. He had a personal development book that he felt strongly about, but he didn’t know what to do or how to get what he wanted. We had a lengthy discussion about expectations, pricing, publishing models, pretty much anything and everything publishing related. He told me that one of the things he really … Read More