| Helping First-Time Writers Become Published Authors |
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Need help writing your book to sell it?
Need help getting your book published? Looking for a book editor to help guide your work to the marketplace? |
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With over 25 years of experience in publishing, Diane O'Connell is an expert at helping
turn first-time writers into published authors. From her work as an editor at Random House to her career as an independent editor and publishing consultant, Diane has helped launch the careers of many first-time authors. She knows the problems authors face, and she knows the publishing world — from the inside out. |
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Podcast Diane O'Connell interviews Jeffrey A. Friedberg, former private eye and author of the critically acclaimed paranormal thriller, Black Road 2012. |
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Watch branded author Dr. Jane G. Geiger’s appearance on NBC |
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A Book Editor Who Can Help You Sell Your Work |
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If you're a first-time author, you need more help than ever to sell your book. Prospects for getting a book traditionally published have tightened. Yet, there are now more opportunities for a first-time author to achieve the dream of publication — from self-publishing, to e-books, to independent publishers. But with opportunity comes confusion. That's why, if you're a first-time author, you need not just an expert editor who can help bring out the best in your writing, but an advocate to help you make the right decisions at every step in the publishing process. Diane O'Connell's vast editorial experience — in books, magazines and the new media — as well as being a successfully published author herself — puts her in a unique position to guide and nurture new authors. |
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"I can state categorically that my first novel would never have been published without Diane O'Connell." — Cody McFadyen, author of four international bestsellers. |
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| FIRST-TIME AUTHOR SUCCESS STORIES |
| A $500,000 Book Deal |
| Cody McFadyen had never been published. But he had great talent and a promising manuscript. After working with Diane as his editor, he got an agent and received a $500,000 book deal from Bantam. His first book, Shadow Man, became an international bestseller. His fourth book in this bestselling series, Abandoned, has just been published. |
| Featured Book Interview on ABC-TV |
A prominent academic brought Diane in as a collaborator to help him write a book based on a federally funded
study of divorced families. The book, Divorced Dads: Shattering the Myths
(Tarcher/Putnam), became the subject of a 20/20 report by John Stossel and went on to be used as a legislative tool.
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| Branded Book Series |
| A minister with a thriving pastoral counseling ministry had written hundreds of brief articles over the years. She hired Diane to help her shape these one-page pieces into a book. Diane guided her in using her unique style to come up with a branded series of self-help books, The gracious Path series, which INDI Publishing Group launched in 2010. |
| From Book to TV Show |
A retired Special Agent for the US Fish & Wildlife Service had a book idea — a story of danger, courage,
and justice. Diane helped her craft a first-rate book proposal, which brought a contract with the Lyons
Press. The Discovery Channel picked up the book, A Hunt for Justice: The True story of a Woman
Undercover wildlife Agent, for an episode of its hit series, Investigations Discovery.
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| Sold Out of First Printing and Still Going Strong |
A Nobel Peace Prize — winning physician hired Diane to make his book proposal more reader friendly and
marketable. Based on the proposal, New Horizon Press published the book, What's a Parent to Do?
Straight Talk on Drugs and Alcohol. The book sold out of its first printing and is now in its second
one.
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