Elaine O'Neill | Book Editor & Coach

Everyone Has an Agenda

You might not know this, but I spent 15 years working in journalism before moving into book publishing. I worked as an editor on...

Want to Know Why So Many Books Fail to Sell?

Answer: The author never asked 'Who is the reader of this book?' while writing it. This is the number one mistake I see non-fiction...

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Leave the BS to Your Competition, You're Better Than That

When it comes to structure, I'm a huge fan of keeping it concise. Not because I have a short attention span, but because I find any book...

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Five Questions to Help Uncover Your Writing Voice

One of the greatest quotes that I've seen when it comes to voice is by Oscar Wilde (irony not lost here): "Most people are other people....

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You Have My Permission to Have Fun

When did you start seeing being creative as a constrictive activity? The process of writing, whether it be fiction or nonfiction, can be...

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Why You Need to Let Yourself Suck

I played basketball in the 90s as a teenager. Michael Jordan had made the sport an international phenomenon and I wanted in....

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Where to Start When It Comes to Non-Fiction Books

So you want to write a non-fiction book... why? No really, why this book? This is one of the first questions I ask my clients. Most of...

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