Melinda Copp
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Melinda Copp Quick Facts
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- Writing and publishing
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- Editorial consultant
Melinda Copp is a ghostwriter and editorial consultant who is passionate about helping speakers, small businesses, and self-employed professionals use the written word to build an audience, communicate their expertise, and grow their businesses.
She is the founder of The Writer’s Sherpa, a full-service editorial consulting company that serves clients around the world. Melinda teaches her clients how to write articles, marketing content, and books that get readers excited about what they do and who they are. People who work with her establish authority, attract new clients and opportunities, and ultimately increase their business profits.
Melinda holds a master’s of fine arts degree in creative nonfiction from Goucher College, and a bachelor’s of science in jou alism from West Virginia University. She’s a work-at-home mom who loves writing, reading, and the great outdoors. She’s known by her peers for her entrepreneurial spirit, optimism, and love of adventure.
To connect with Melinda:
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Are You Writing a Book for the Wrong Reasons?
Have you been struggling to finish your book? If you've been working on the project for what seems like forever, and made little or no progress, you might need to reconsider your motive for taking on the project in the first place. So why are you writing your book? If you haven't asked yourself this question in a while, now's the time to do it. People write books for a variety of reasons, and in reality, as long as your reason keeps you writing, that's great. But when you can't seem to stay motivated, then maybe you're not interested because you're writing for the wrong reason.
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How to Develop Your Best-Selling Book Idea
Everyone has at least one book in them-I firmly believe that. But bookstore shelves are packed with titles, all competing for readers' attention. So how can you tell if your book idea is ready for the competitive publishing business? The key is to target your market and zero in on an unfilled need. Because, yes, the shelves are packed with books-but trust me, there's plenty of room for you and your book, as long as you can shape your idea into a winning concept.
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Make Your Book Personal; Engage Readers with the Story of Your Experience
If you're writing a business, self-help, or other instructional book, then it may not seem important to share information about your personal experiences. The purpose of your book is to give people strategies and tips they can use, right? Well, yes, but sharing your background is a powerful way to connect with your readers and show them how your material can help them when they apply it.
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How to Develop the Writing Habit—Even if You Don’t Have Time to Write
Writing takes time, which isn't easy to find. I know, because although I write for a living, I still don't always spend enough time on the writing that I most want to do. Work, kids, vacuuming all get in the way. And for those people who aren't writers by trade, but need or want to write for professional or business reasons, then you may need a little help developing your writing habit. The following simple steps can help you write more often and with better results. 1. Write Every Dayr Developing a habit means doing something regularly.
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Seven Ways to Add Value to Your Self-Help or Business Book
When you're working on a book, the question, "Will people actually want to buy this?" inevitably comes up. Although in most cases this is your inner critic trying to sideswipe your creative efforts, the question is valid. Will people actually see the value in the information you're providing? Will they want to spend their money on your book? The answer to these questions often lies more in packaging the material than the material itself.
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How to Write Better and Faster -- And Have More Fun Doing It!
We are a quirky bunch-that's for sure. Every writer has different habits, unique strengths, and mistakes they always make in their work. For example, some can't get started without a cup of coffee. Some always forget when to use "that" or "which." And in some cases, these quirks severely limit a writer's success. Knowing your own habits, flaws, mistakes, and strengths can help you compensate for your limitations, and work with your own natural strengths and rhythms. In other words, knowing yourself as a writer can make you a better writer and help you achieve your goals.
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Do You Need to Hire a Ghostwriter to Write Your Book?
When a person with little or no writing experience decides they want to write a book, their first instinct is often to find someone with writing skills to do it for them. It sounds easy enough, right? You can't write, so you just get someone who can. However, a lot more goes into finding and working with a ghostwriter than most people think. It's not just a matter of finding a writer who needs something to do. So if you're considering hiring a ghostwriter to write your book, here are the basics of what you need to know.
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Authors: Blog Your Way to Friends, Followers, and Readers
Social media marketing without a blog is like a fish without water, or a dog without a bone. Without it, things just aren't right. Authors who want to use social media sites, like Twitter and Facebook, to market their books should use a blog as the centerpiece.
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Five Reasons to Stop Procrastinating and Get Your Book Done
Sharing what you know in a book helps everyone. But if you have a business to run, a job to do, or a household to maintain, then putting off writing a book is easy-even if you really want to become a published author. Writing a book takes time, plus there are costs involved in getting it done right. Sometimes it's easier just to keep doing what you're doing. But that's no fun-and it's no way to grow as a person and professional, either. If you've been procrastinating writing your book, consider the following benefits of getting it done. 1.
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Think Big for Your Book, and Make It Happen
Visualizing goals is one of the most important foundations of human achievement. By using your imagination, and envisioning life after your dreams have come true, you can actually attract what you want into your life. And just like athletes are trained to visualize victory, aspiring authors can use this powerful technique to get them excited and motivated about writing their book, and to help ensure it actually gets done. Creative visualization works because powerful thoughts that are specific and clear can change your mindset, behaviors, and actions to align with what you want.
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How to Manage the Scary What-ifs of Publishing a Book
All aspiring authors look forward to publishing their book…until it actually goes to press. Then all these fears start showing up. What if no one likes the book? What if I never sell a copy? What if it comes from the printer riddled with errors? Tears, depression, horror—these are common reactions to such a profound moment in life, and even experienced authors feel queasy on publication day. I’ve seen many of my clients in this situation, and all I can say is that it’s completely normal to question everything you’ve done when you’re on the verge of something so big.
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Commitment; The Only Way to Get Your Book DONE!
Millions of people want to write a book. However, less than 10 percent of them actually accomplish that goal. The reason, I'm willing to bet, is that the other 90 percent of aspiring authors are not truly committed to the project, and so they never get it done.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Melinda Copp
"Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about who you are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do." - Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God
How to get started
For ghostwriting information, please visit: www.writerssherpa.com/ghostwriting.
For editing/coaching information, please visit: www.writerssherpa.com/editing.
Through either of these pages, you can contact me to arrange a get-acquainted session. I look forward to hearing from you!