Overview
I’m a Nashville native and a natural-born storyteller. I’ve been in the publishing industry since 2001 as a ghostwriter, author, writing coach, speaker, and managing editor. I've written 58 books and edited over 1,300 titles, eleven of which are New York Times bestsellers.
I specialize in memoirs (trauma, travel, cultural, legacy, and military) as well as self-help and personal growth. I love helping my clients identify their goals and messages, so we can create engaging content to connect with their target markets while drawing the reader into the story.
Fun facts: I'm terrified of karaoke and sharks.
My rates are as follows:
*Book Proposals are $25,000 and include a query letter, a researched agent list, and instructions on how to pitch to each agent.
*Full-length Book Manuscripts (between 55,000 and 85,000+ words) are from $125,000 to $150,000.
Former clients include Shaquille O’Neal, Manny Pacquiao, Jen Hatmaker, Lee Greenwood, Thomas Steinbeck, Pam Tillis, Donald Miller, Bill Cosby, Dave Ramsey, Michael Hyatt, Mastin Kipp, Danette May, Tony Jeary, Bill Bennett, and Judge Andrew Napolitano. I’ve written books for Hay House, Forbes, Abingdon Press, WND Books, and Thomas Nelson Publishers (now Harper Collins), among others.
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Non-Fiction
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Work experience
Self-employed
I’m a natural-born storyteller. People’s stories have always fascinated me and my gift is the ability to capture words, thoughts, emotions, causes, and events in a very compelling manner. I’ve been writing (and published) since the second grade but back then I took my payment in the form of chocolate pudding.
I do still really like chocolate pudding.
When I work with a client for ghostwriting, co-writing, or editing, my goal is to craft a story that is transparent, authentic, entertaining, and, of course—marketable! Sometimes I’ll meet with an author face-to-face and spend several days with them to build a relationship, learn their personality and communication styles, hear the full story, and discover the reasons they’re passionate about reaching others with their message and legacy. I can also do Skype interviews, phone interviews, or email interviews, but my preference is for the initial meetings to be in person.
Though there are many strategies, I find it is easier to create an outline based on the topic and main points to be shared, then allow the client to simply tell stories in a casual and relaxed setting and ask questions along the way, filling in the gaps, adding details, and expanding the outline as we go, until we have enough material to compile a first draft. We’ll go back and forth through several rounds of revisions and edits until we’re both satisfied that we have a compelling and complete story.
And here’s the catch—it won’t sound like I wrote it at all. That’s right! A great writer or editor will retain the author’s communication style, phrases, humor, branding, and preferences in the writing. We’ll work together every step of the way to make sure your story captures both your vision and your voice.
A book project can be completed in 6-7 months, while longer manuscripts requiring research can take as long as a year (or more). Book proposals are finished in 4 months.
If you’d like to speak with a few of my former authors to hear their thoughts about the process and the finished product, I’ll be happy to provide a few names.
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