Why do I teach GCT?

That’s what one of my students asked me a couple week ago. “It can’t make you much money,” she said. “Not for the amount of time and work you put in over the three months.” She’s right; it doesn’t. I spend three hours a week teaching each class–in the fall, that’s going to go up [...]

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After yet another round of discussions with yet another handful of authors and editors, and perusing yet another slew of ebooks about what agents want, what publishers want, and what the public wants, I feel I really must take a definitive stand. You may quote me. There are only two absolutes in the book industry: [...]

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Writers, please take my survey to help me figure out what kind of classes you’re interested in taking next Spring–besides Ghostwriter Certification Training, of course. Click Here to take survey Thank you very much. – Claudia Suzanne

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Just got done with a great teleclass that went a half-hour over! Wonderful questions, although–aarrgghhh–too many I couldn’t answer simply! How can you condense 42 hours of instruction into 25 words or less???

 

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I just “called in” on Jo-Anne Vandermuelen and Larry Brook’s Articulating with Authors show on BlogTalkRadio. Interesting experience. I was hanging around to repeat the URL for tomorrow’s teleclass but I guess when the show is over, zoop! the phone line disconnects. Still, it was an interesting experience. Larry is very knowledgeable about writing architecture, [...]

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Ghostwriting: Could It Be Your New Career? You’ll learn: What Ghostwriting Is — and Isn’t For Writers: Why Ghost instead of Co-Author? For Aspiring Authors: Why Use a Ghostwriter? Common Traits Most Ghosts Share Want Ghosting Clients? Here’s the Secret! Wednesday, July 29, 2009 ~ 3:30 PM EDT FREE!! Click Here To Register Sponsored by [...]

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Beyond Writing: Insiders Discuss Publishing Today Join us for a Panel Discussion with four of Orange County’s most well-respected and knowledgeable Book Industry Professionals. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with, listen to, and ask questions of: Literary Agent Patricia Teal Author/Writing Coach Maralys Wills Ghostwriter/Editor Claudia Suzanne Panel moderated by Book Designer/Printer Teresa [...]

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Ran into another person today who did not understand the difference between authors, writers, and ghostwriters. Allow me to elucidate. The AUTHOR of a piece is the person whose name is on the cover, the person whose ideas or story forms the foundation of the piece. Traditionally, the WRITER was also the AUTHOR, but that [...]

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I field the question “What will I really learn in your Ghostwriter Training class?” every time I go to a writers meeting or send out a flyer or speak to a group of students. Even though ghostwriting is now being touted as one of the “best careers” for 2009, it occurred to me that most [...]

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I was speaking with an associate the other day who was feeling overwhelmed, as we all do from time to time, by the sheer number of things she had yet to finish that week–and the depth of work involved in each one of those things. So I gave her permission to not be current. I [...]

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