06 Oct EP. 5: What You Need to Know if You Want to Write Your Own Memoir or Biography with Danielle Anderson
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in Podcast Episodes | Season 1
Welcome back to The Rebel Maker! In this episode, I’ve got my friend Danielle Anderson with me, and we are talking about the biographies and memoirs.
Danielle is a memoir coach and editor who runs her business and life with heart. She is the founder of Ink Worthy Books, an editorial and publishing services company that believes everyone has a story worth telling and every story has the power to change the world.
Join us as we talk about all things publishing-related that the average person who might want to write a book probably doesn’t know.
In this episode:
- [04:02] What Danielle means when she says, “Anyone can be a bestseller”
- [07:21] Creating a legacy rather than a profit when writing a memoir
- [09:54] Identifying a publisher that will have the writer’s best interests at heart
- [12:19] It takes time and money to write and publish a good-quality book
- [15:29] When in the writing process should a writer approach an editor?
- [18:45] The difference between a memoir and a biography
- [20:40] The different types of editors and why you need all of them
- [32:46] Writing Tip: How Danielle defines publishing and her best writing tip
- [34:38] Book Recommendation: The most life-changing book Danielle has ever read
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Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“We focus on quality over quantity […] Cheap is not a word I use. That, to me, diminishes the value of the story that people want to tell and the value of the book that they want to deliver. […] a good publisher is going to help your book be successful, no matter your goals.”
