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REMINDER! NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2! Join longtime publishing strategist Carolyn Monaco for an exclusive webinar designed specifically for writers, communications experts, and business leaders. You'll learn how to leverage your book to expand influence and business opportunities, and receive insider information including: *The best roadmap for traditional or hybrid publishing success *Crafting a compelling proposal that publishers would want to outbid *Strategic frameworks to align books with business goals Register at https://lnkd.in/eTN4F49i Every year, thousands of business books are published. Only a select few rise above the noise to truly build an author's brand, generate new opportunities, and create lasting impact. That’s because writing a great book is only half the battle. Without a strategic approach to publishing and marketing, even brilliant ideas get lost in today’s crowded marketplace. Carolyn Monaco (Monaco Associates) helps leaders launch their books with new visibility, influence, and revenues. Clients include Fortune 300 CEOs, New York Times bestselling authors, professional service firms, entrepreneurs, academics, and over one-half of the Thinkers 50 list.

Every year, thousands of business books debut, yet only a few rise above the noise to build an author’s brand, create opportunities, and lasting impact. Will that be yours? Now you have a chance to hear what works. Join publishing strategist Carolyn Monaco and Gotham Ghostwriter's?Alison Schwartz?for a webinar on how to leverage your book to expand influence and business opportunities. Take our poll, and if you have a book in you, sign up for our webinar:??https://lnkd.in/eQx_DZsE Monaco Associates #Publishing #BookMarketing #BookStrategy #ThoughtLeadership

In our latest Ghostwriter Confidential: Straight Talk for New Authors, we look at additional costs that you may not have considered, but should, in your project budget.?We focus on ??fact-checking, developmental editing, and book publicity. Our goal is to provide insight about the publishing process, so authors go in with their eyes open and set their budgets accordingly. Read it now: https://lnkd.in/eXhCqsks Sign up for our monthly Words to the Wise newsletter offering fresh ideas on book writing, and what’s changing it: https://lnkd.in/eQg_4hFa #Ghostwriting?#BookPublishing?#EditingMatters?#FactChecking #BookMarketing?

In our latest edition of Words to the Wise, we explore hard facts about fact checking and other services publishers increasingly don’t provide to authors. It offers details on a new webinar on publishing strategy with Carolyn Monaco, and has details about Gathering of the Ghosts 2025. Plus, it has a warning on AI slop. Read it now at https://lnkd.in/e-KEwgvq Sign up for our monthly Words to the Wise newsletter offering fresh ideas on book writing, and what’s changing it: https://lnkd.in/eQg_4hFa #Ghostwriting ??? #BookPublishing ?? #BookMarketing ?? #WritingCommunity ??

Every year, thousands of business books are published. Only a select few rise above the noise to truly build an author's brand, generate new opportunities, and create lasting impact. That’s because writing a great book is only half the battle. Without a strategic approach to publishing and marketing, even brilliant ideas get lost in today’s crowded marketplace. Join longtime publishing strategist Carolyn Monaco on Wednesday, April 2, for an exclusive webinar designed specifically for writers, communications experts, and business leaders. You'll learn how to leverage your book to expand influence and business opportunities, and receive insider information including:? *The best roadmap for traditional or hybrid publishing success *Crafting a compelling proposal that publishers would want to outbid *Strategic frameworks to align books with business goals Carolyn Monaco (Monaco Associates) helps leaders launch their books with new visibility, influence, and revenues. Clients include Fortune 300 CEOs, New York Times bestselling authors, professional service firms, entrepreneurs, academics, and over one-half of the Thinkers 50 list. Register at https://lnkd.in/eTN4F49i

Truly, it takes a village. We are delighted to welcome Kevin Anderson & Associates as Lead Sponsor for Gathering of the Ghosts and once again work with Smith Publicity, Inc. in getting out the word. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, let's chat! https://lnkd.in/gFx6q_X5 Association of Ghostwriters

WOWSA! Super Early Bird pricing sold out yesterday in under 2 hours! Early Bird pricing is now on sale -- and is selling fast! We are thrilled by this heartening response to the announcement of GOTG2 and are equally delighted to welcome Kevin Anderson & Associates as our Lead Sponsor and share that Smith Publicity, Inc. is returning as our PR partner. The ghostwriting community is a special one and we cannot wait to see many of you in November. Buy tickets at: https://lnkd.in/ejkD4N9N Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gFx6q_X5 Association of Ghostwriters

Mark your calendars for November 10–11, 2025! We're thrilled to announce that the?Gathering of the Ghosts?— the first-ever national conference for the ghostwriting profession —?is returning to New York City with an extended two-day program and with a new co-host, Association of Ghostwriters. Once again, the event will be focused on bringing the profession “out of the shadows” and facilitating a conversation around industry-wide trends, challenges, and opportunities. The expanded format is in direct response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback we received from the inaugural GOTG, where 90 percent of the attendees told us they left wanting more. To meet this demand, GOTG2 will feature specialized break-out sessions and workshops with tracks focused on craft, client management, and marketing strategies to help the ideas and stories that ghosts are bringing to life stand out in an increasingly crowded marketplace. It will also include panel discussions and networking sessions with top literary agents and editors at major trade publishers. The conference will also feature keynotes and panels around industry-defining challenges.?These sessions will explore hot-button?topics, such as peer-benchmarked pricing, including the results of the first ghostwriter compensation survey, collaborator visibility, and the use and misuse of AI technologies. Tickets are on sale today, including a limited number of Super Early Bird tickets: https://lnkd.in/e5DzBcSy Read the full press release at https://lnkd.in/ehcwUx3M

Barnes & Noble announced plans to open 60 stores in 2025 and many Indie bookstores are booming. Does that mean more opportunity for business books? We’re optimistic! Gotham Ghostwriters CEO Dan Gerstein offers real data about the business book author experience in a new podcast with Becky Robinson. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/eZf6KrHp

Do you have a book ??in you? Gotham's CEO Dan Gerstein offered unprecedented insights into the true costs, strategies, and returns of writing a business book, in a new webinar with Becky Robinson, founder of Weaving Influence. Using research from The Business Book ROI Study—the largest survey of published business authors to date, Dan highlighted: *How nearly 90% of authors report writing their book was a great decision? *The key factors that drive ROI beyond book sales? *Tactics for successful book promotion and the most impactful social media platforms to use *Predictors of success for business authors in today’s market ICYMI: download the study for insights: https://authorroi.com/ View the recording.https://https://lnkd.in/evYhgN9G #BusinessBooks #ThoughtLeadership #PublishingROI