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"I
am
indebted
to
Aricia
Lee
for
her
help
in
editing
the
book."
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~
Dr.
Zahi
Hawass;
Archaeologist
Director
of
the
Giza
Pyramids |
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The
Pocket
Mentor |
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Glynis
Ablon,
MD |
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Just the FAQs, ma’m...
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How does ghostwriting work? Do
I have to have my manuscript
finished before we can work
together? |
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No, I have written books with
people who have only completed
an outline of their idea, or
given me hand-written notes or
research to be compiled.
Sometimes I get a nearly
complete manuscript, sometimes I
interview people to get their
story out of them.
“Ghostwriting” basically refers
to the writer/editor not having
their name on the cover. |
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What if I already have my first
draft and I just want someone to
look it over and make it ready
for publication? |
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Then it just needs an editor,
someone who edits the book with
an eye for marketing it. This
could require extensive
re-working, just a little
polishing or the author going
back in to re-do it themselves
based on specific feedback
notes. Editing services can also
include a consultation of how to
get you and your book to the
next level, whether you want to
self-publish and market yourself
or sell it to a particular
publishing company. |
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What’s the difference between
The AuthorShip and those
print-on-demand self-publishing
companies like iUniverse,
Xlibris or lulu.com? |
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There
are several significant
differences. |
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Those companies require a
complete manuscript as their
editors do little more than
punctuation and grammar
alterations.
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They sell your book back to
you at such a high price per
book that you can only make
an average of $4 - $5/book,
making it difficult to keep
your book cost competitive.
If it gets on Amazon, you
are lucky if you make $1 per
book sold because they skim
more of your money off the
top.
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They also don’t do anything
to help market your book
other than put your title on
a list with book
wholesalers. They do not
want a major publisher to
buy your book or they
wouldn’t make money.
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The
AuthorShip, on the other hand: |
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Has full services upfront
helping you formulate and
write the book
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Profits are all yours! No
one else is skimming their
share off the top
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Uses print-on-demand so you
get more books for a
fraction of the cost
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Works with you personally to
sell your book to a major
publishing company AND . . .
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When appropriate, our
marketing team executes a
publicity plan to get you
and your book to
bestseller...they’ve done it
before!
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What are the advantages of
self-publishing over getting
published with a major
publisher? |
| They both have their
advantages and disadvantages,
but ultimately, depending on
your goals, having your book(s)
offered by a major publishing
company puts you in a bigger
ballgame. Self-publishing is a
wonderful new trend that puts
the power in the writer’s hands
in so many ways and increases
your chances of getting
published with a major
publishing house.
Self-publishing is the
fastest way to:
• Have a book—just as
professional-looking—in your
hands within a month without
having to try to get an agent,
or send a slew of query letters
asking if a publisher is
interested in possibly receiving
your proposal, only to then wait
for years for that one letter of
interest amongst the majority of
rejection letters
• Gain immediate credential as
an author—your ticket to media
and speaking exposure
• Have great product to sell at
seminars, events, online, local
bookstores, etc.
• Make every penny of your
self-chosen book price
• Not have to order in bulk to
get the cheapest print rate
• Make it more likely that a
major publishing company will
take you on as one of their
authors |
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Why does self-publishing
increase my chances of a major
publisher buying my book? |
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Because the major publishing
company gets the chance to see
the value of the finished
product as well as recognize
your initiative in creating it.
They look for someone who
generates their own marketing
venues (radio, speaking, email
campaigns, etc.) over someone
who just tosses a manuscript at
them and wants them to do all
the work getting it into the
public eye. They’d rather
publish a go-getter like you! |
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"I'm
grateful
to
Aricia
Lee
for
making
[this
book]
real
in
her
dedication
to
the
writing
process." |
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Chris
Howard |
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"Aricia,
this
book
most
certainly
would
not
have
been
written
without
your
guidance
and
incredible
literary
skills.
I am
in
awe
of
your
amazing
editing
and
integrating
abilities!
You
took
my
scrambled
thoughts
and
turned
them
into
an
easy
to
read,
easy
to
understand
book."
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Michelle
Armstrong
www.armstrongmethod.com
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