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    5 challenges you face as a writer

    16 July, 2017 by David Leonhardt 3 Comments 🕑 4 minutes read
    Top 5 reasons people hire ghostwriters

    The survey results are in! Here are the top challenges writers face, and how some of those lead to hiring a ghostwriter. We are often […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    Ghostwriting and folding egg whites in batter: a tale of two Julia Childs

    20 June, 2017 by Kristin Tags: cooking, craft, ghostwriting, Hamilton, joan rivers, Julia Child, uncertainty 🕑 2 minutes read
    Ghostwriting is like folding egg whites into batter.

    How do you blend the idealist writer in you with pragmatic demands of  ghostwriting? Kristin Johnson draws inspiration from none other than Julia Child. In […]

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    Filed Under: The writing business

    Is there a hidden writer in you?

    22 May, 2017 by David Leonhardt 🕑 5 minutes read
    If you scan the political news because you are developing a villain for your story, you might be a writer.

    Is there a writer in you, just itching to burst forth? Here are 54 tell-tale signs! This is the sixth installment in a series of […]

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    Speech: Support your kids to keep them in school

    6 May, 2017 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments Tags: client, education, speech 🕑 11 minutes read
    Support your kids so they stay in school

    This is an important speech about staying in school that every parent should read. We help write a lot of speeches. But few are as […]

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    Filed Under: Speeches

    Christian marriage book published

    26 March, 2017 by David Leonhardt Tags: christian books, client 🕑 2 minutes read
    The Marriage Code book cover

    Another client of THGM Writing Services publishes his book: The Marriage Code Book: Premarital & Marital Strategies, by Jack Mamo. If you are looking for […]

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    The Definitive Writer’s Guide to Time Travel (historical fiction tips and tricks)

    25 February, 2017 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments Tags: historical fiction, history, non-fiction, time travel 🕑 5 minutes read
    Writers guide to time travel

    Any writer can travel in time (it’s true), but to do it well takes effort…and a plan. Here is your complete plan to write convincing […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    5 lessons from Alexander Hamilton, America’s most famous ghostwriter

    28 January, 2017 by David Leonhardt 3 Comments 🕑 4 minutes read
    5 tips from Alexander Hamilton, America's greatest ghostwriter

    Alexander Hamilton was America’s greatest and most famous ghostwriter. Here are five lessons he leaves us, with quotes from the musical that bears his name. […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    Inspiring children’s kidlit book published (now an Amazon best seller)

    2 January, 2017 by David Leonhardt Tags: childrens books, client 🕑 3 minutes read
    Children's book - Flying Cowboys and Confetti Rain: Dreams of a PBR Bull

    Another client of THGM Writing Services publishes her kidlit book. Flying Cowboys and Confetti Rain: Dreams of a PBR Bull, by Debbie Felkins Tamez, is […]

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    Filed Under: Books and publishing

    Investing book for beginners published

    10 December, 2016 by David Leonhardt Tags: client, finance, investing 🕑 3 minutes read
    Wall Street Kitchen - investment book for beginners

    Another client of THGM Writing Services publishes his book. Wall Street Kitchen, by Victor Chiu, details a housewife’s recipe for investing success. Victor invites you […]

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    Filed Under: Books and publishing

    What’s it like to be a ghostwriter?

    26 November, 2016 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments Tags: client relations, ghodstwriting 🕑 6 minutes read
    What it's like to be a ghostwriter

    Do you wonder what is a ghostwriter, and what it’s like to be one? In this post, we spill the beans. I’ve seen this question […]

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    Filed Under: The writing business

    Which English word is most abused?

    5 November, 2016 by David Leonhardt 12 Comments Tags: grammar, writing 🕑 3 minutes read
    English grammar pop quiz

    Some words in the English language take a whipping every day. Here is my pick for the most abused word in the English language. Pop […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    Write for your audience (5 sneaky hiring ads)

    19 September, 2016 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment Tags: career, copywriting, hiring, want ads 🕑 2 minutes read
    Hiring ad for art director

    When you really need talent, you can find a creative way to write for your audience. Here are five superb examples of uber-targeted communications. A […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    Top 10 most common business grammar errors in 2024

    14 July, 2016 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments 🕑 4 minutes read
    Grammar mistakes in business writing

    The Grammar Monster doesn’t like what he sees in business documents. Let’s publicly flog the worst offending grammar errors. I edit a lot of business […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    How To Dazzle With Dialogue

    29 May, 2016 by Kristin Tags: dialogue, movies, screenplays, screenwriters 🕑 3 minutes read
    5 principles of dialogue

    Screenplay writer Kristin Johnson offers five key principles of dialogue, with an example of all five from the movie “Steve Jobs”. On February 9 I […]

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    Three ways to write for the Web – copywriting and online content writing tips

    22 May, 2016 by David Leonhardt 11 Comments Tags: sals, stroytelling, web, writing 🕑 5 minutes read
    How to write stories for the Web

    There are three ways to write for online readers. Learn copywriting and how to write content for the Web below. You might have heard that […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    What Words With Friends can teach you about writing

    30 April, 2016 by Kristin 🕑 2 minutes read

    If you plan to procrastinate, you might as well do so with something to challenge your inner wordmaster. Neurolinguistics professor Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) played […]

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    Filed Under: Miscellaneous

    My favorite online research tools for writers

    10 April, 2016 by David Leonhardt 12 Comments Tags: definitions, history, maps, research 🕑 3 minutes read
    Online research tools for writers

    Here’s how I researched material for a book I was ghostwriting. You might like these tools, too. You can’t find everything on the Internet…yet.  But […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    Writers, just write

    13 March, 2016 by David Leonhardt 6 Comments 🕑 5 minutes read

    Ever wonder how to become a better writer? It’s simple. Sit down at your keyboard and start writing. I have seen this question posed in […]

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    Filed Under: Writing and editing

    Take this test to see if you are an incurable writer (56 questions)

    13 February, 2016 by David Leonhardt 4 Comments Tags: humor 🕑 6 minutes read
    You might be a writer

    Are you an incurable writer? Here are 56 tell-tale clues! This is the fifth in a series of self-help tests to diagnose you as an […]

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    Filed Under: Miscellaneous

    Top 7 myths about expert roundups

    4 January, 2016 by David Leonhardt 19 Comments 🕑 7 minutes read
    Expert roundup myths

    Expert roundup posts have become more than just trendy. Let’s clear up some of the biggest myths about them. It was not that long ago […]

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    Filed Under: Blogging and web content
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