5: Interview with ghostwriter Tim Vandehey

What can personal historians learn from ghostwriters?

Meet Tim Vandehey, ghostwriter extraordinaire. Over his fifteen year career, he's written 55 books for his client-authors—and a couple of his own. He's hit the New York Times bestseller list, and one of his books recently won a coveted Axiom award. 

Tim is currently working on four projects: a Hollywood producer's response to the Hollywood sexual harassment story; the story of an inventor; a book for a former NFL player; and one for two women running a large branding agency out of New York. All for busy people who have ideas and stories to share with the world, but lack either the time or the know-how to craft them into a compelling book. Just like the clients we serve as personal historians and life story writers. 

Join us as we discuss how his practices and procedures can improve our own work when writing legacy stories for our clients. 

Highlights include:

• the power of referrals
• bringing a sense of mission to your client's book
• getting the voice right
• how outlining can help you find the story's structure AND keep you sane
• tips for personal historians whose clients want to market their book
• building your interviewing skills
• some of the books Tim has done for his clients (including one that was featured on Oprah)
• plus Tim's top two tips for writers

For more info and show notes: thelifestorycoach.com/episode5

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