I teach and speak about everything you’ve always wanted to know about publishing.

Over twenty years as a novelist, ghostwriter, book doctor, and publishing guide have left me with strong opinions, experience from every side of the table, and some terrifyingly hilarious stories. 

Your Book, Better

Practical workshops on getting a book into the world, for people who want to understand the industry and how they and their book fit in.

Workshops run from ninety minutes to a full day, for professional groups, organizations, libraries, and private gatherings. 

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Keynotes, panels, and podcasts

On publishing, ghostwriting, and the strange intimacy of writing someone else’s story.

How Books Really Get Published

Agents, editors, advances, and the parts of the process nobody explains until it’s too late. What traditional, hybrid, and independent publishing mean, and what they actually cost and deliver. I’ve published my own books with traditional publishers including Hachette Book Group and Penguin Random House under my own name and with pseudonyms. I’ve also published with small presses and helped dozens of authors get their books into the world through all publishing modals. 

The Expert’s Book

How founders and professionals turn what they know into a book that builds their business, including the honest math of when it’s worth it.

Writing a Life

How to start a memoir or family history: what to keep, what to cut, and why the story you’re afraid to tell is usually the one worth telling. Includes how to create private memoirs for family or pursue a publishing contract. 

Talks and appearances are shaped to the audience — in person in the Philadelphia region, or anywhere by video or podcast.

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