| Helping First-Time Writers Become Published Authors |
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Looking to brand yourself with a book?
Want to use that book to grow your business? Need help getting your book written? |
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Write to Sell Your Book™ works with entrepreneurs, consultants,
and service professionals to brand themselves effectively, turn that brand into a book, and use
their book to help grow their business. With over 25 years of experience in publishing, Diane O’Connell is an expert at turning first-time writers into published authors. She will help you through every stage of the writing and publishing process — from concept to completed book. |
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Diane O'Connell
Editorial Director |
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From the Blog 5 Steps to Become Your Own Best Editor Embracing Ugly Drafts Decoding the Rejection Letter 5 Steps to Clutter-Free Writing |
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Diane O'Connell interviews Jeffrey A. Friedberg, former private eye and author of the critically acclaimed paranormal
thriller, Black Road 2012.
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Turn Your Expertise Into a Book |
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If you’re in business for yourself, you need two things to succeed: a compelling brand and a book. Your brand helps set you apart from your competition; a book is the tool that will help you define that brand and build your reputation. Having a published book can: |
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Write to Sell Your Book™ offers services through every stage of the developing, writing,
editing, and publishing process. We’ll help you write your book, make the right publishing choices,
and create a marketing plan to sell your book. |
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Working with Diane will allow you to clarify your ideas, break through the blocks that prevent you from writing,
and develop a publishing strategy that will fit your goals — and your budget. Here’s how: |
| Developing Your Idea |
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What sets you apart in the market? Why should people read a book written by you? Diane will help you hone in on
your unique brand and turn it into a “hook” for your book. She will then help you to clarify your goals for your
book and get through your personal writing blocks. |
| Writing Your Book |
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Diane will help you develop a writing strategy to keep you focused on your book until it’s complete, and will hold you accountable to your writing goals. She
can partner with you in writing the book if you want a collaborator, and will provide you with a Comprehensive
Critique and Revision Plan for your manuscript once you have completed it. |
Publishing Your Book |
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Write to Sell Your Book™ will guide you through the entire publishing process. First and foremost, Diane will work with you to
develop a publishing strategy that will fit your goals—and your budget. She will help you decide what
avenue of publishing to pursue (whether it be traditional, self-publishing or eBook publishing), help you find the right agent to represent your work, and
develop a results-based marketing plan for your book. Diane will ensure that you make the right decisions for your book at each step of the process. |
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Working with Diane will help you to reach your full potential as an author. |
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| AUTHOR TESTIMONIALS |
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Thank you, Diane O’Connell, for your guidance, humor, vision, drive for excellence, and for
partnering with me as this project grew from nothing to something. Without your faith and courage
to risk on the nothing, we would not have created anything.
— Dr. Jane G. Victor, author The Gracious Path series of books: Moving Past Money Pain, Respectful Relating, and Handling Difficult Holidays (INDI Publishing Group) |
I went to Diane for help on a book proposal and got more than I asked for. Not only did she help me
with the proposal that sold my book, she found me a wonderful agent! Diane O'Connell is patient,
professional and her insight into the publishing world is invaluable.
— Lucinda D. Schroeder, author of A Hunt for Justice: The True Story of a Woman Undercover Wildlife Agent (The Lyons Press) |
Diane proved masterful at taking my stuffy academic words and breathing life into them. This very
successful book would simply never have happened if it weren't for Diane's gifts, not only in writing
and research, but in knowing how to work with an author who had never written a book, or anything for
the popular audience, before. If you want to turn your dream of writing and selling an interesting,
readable book into reality, look no further than Diane O'Connell.
— Sanford L. Braver, PhD, co-author (with Diane O'Connell) of Divorced Dads: Shattering the Myths (Tarcher/Putnam) |
Diane O'Connell brought more to the table than I could have imagined beforehand. She took the rudely
formed clay of an idea and helped shape it into a concept, and the concept into a solid, pragmatic
and readable book, now in its second printing. The project was immeasurably better because of her.
— Henry David Abraham, MD, author of What's a Parent to Do? Straight Talk on Drugs and Alcohol (New Horizon Press) |
When I enlisted Diane O'Connell for editorial guidance, I had already been a successful author of
several self-help books. But Diane's comprehensive analysis and insightful suggestions helped take
my writing career to the next level. She can take a good book proposal and turn it into a great one.
As a result of Diane's help, I was able to get better publishing contracts.
— Michael S. Broder, PhD, author of Secrets of Sexual Ecstasy (Alpha Books) The Art of Staying Together (Avon), The Art of Living Single (Avon) Can Your Relationship Be Saved? (Rebuilding Books) |
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