The Write Blog

24 Dec 2021

FIVE GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR WRITERS

If you know any writers, then you know they can be picky (some might even say pretentious). But it’s really not that hard buying gifts for the writers in your life – especially not with TWFH on your side. Here we’ve put together a list of five of our favorite gifts and gadgets for writers. […]

21 Dec 2021

HOW TO WORK WITH A GHOSTWRITER ON YOUR COMPANY HISTORY BOOK

Ghostwriting is a profession with an unfortunate name.  There’s an air of the macabre around it, maybe even some hints of stealthy deceit, but such connotations couldn’t be farther from reality. Plain and simple, a ghostwriter is a hired, professional writer. Ghostwriters are paid to write whatever their employers require. The way they differ from […]

17 Dec 2021

ONE-OF-A-KIND GIFTS FOR YOUR PARENTS THIS YEAR

With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to think about that annually dreaded concept – getting a gift for Mom and Dad. It’s not that you don’t want to get them a gift. Quite the opposite! You want to give them something amazing. You want to give a gift they’ll use and talk about […]

14 Dec 2021

WHO NOT TO HIRE AS YOUR NONFICTION GHOSTWRITER

A great memoir, biography, or history burns at your insides, just waiting to be born and put your name out there. Unfortunately, you can’t or don’t want to write it. The search for a ghostwriter has tentatively begun, but you don’t know where or how to begin. On the bright side, ghostwriters are as common […]

10 Dec 2021

2021 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: THE 15 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS TO GIFT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

With the holidays front and center, finding the perfect gift for avid readers can be tricky. After all, there are many great titles out there. However, there are some other not-so-good ones, too. So, how can one separate the wheat from the chaff? Unlike fiction, nonfiction books combine wonder and enlightenment within a real-world context. […]

07 Dec 2021

5 REASONS WHY HIRING A PROFESSIONAL EDITOR IS BETTER THAN USING ONLINE EDITING TOOLS

“The life of an editor is not a glamorous one. You’re a fixer; you make things better.” —Courtney B. Vance Typically, most people think editors are folks who wield big, red pens. However, a professional editor is far more than someone who corrects written content. An editor needs to dabble in mind-reading. For starters, an […]

03 Dec 2021

10 GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HISTORIAN OR GENEALOGIST IN YOUR LIFE

If you have a historian in the family or a genealogist on your list for the 2021 holiday gift-giving season, you’re probably already well aware that shopping for such skilled and knowledgeable folks can be a little intimidating! How do you surprise or impress someone who already knows so much about so many things? Hopefully, […]

30 Nov 2021

5 GREAT WAYS TO TURN YOUR BLOG POSTS INTO A BOOK

“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard, and you put one word after another until it’s done. It’s that easy and that hard.” — Neil Gaiman Writing a book is a dream for many folks. Some try very hard to write a book from scratch but never get very far. […]

26 Nov 2021

GIVE THE GIFT OF CONNECTION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Once again, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned life as we know it on its head, including the holidays. With rises in Covid cases, for the second year in a row, many of us won’t travel or gather as we traditionally do to see friends and loved ones. And as such, we may be on the […]

23 Nov 2021

DIGITAL VS. PRINT BOOKS: HOW A GHOSTWRITER CAN BOOST BOTH DIGITAL AND PRINT PUBLISHING

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” — Cicero Books have always been a powerful means of communicating knowledge. Humankind has used books to preserve and further develop civilization for centuries. And in the information age, books have become more powerful than ever. However, the changing technological landscape has started to […]