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Writing

Craft, explained instead of gestured at

2Books

312Pages

113+Books authored

54+Ghostwritten

TL;DR: This series is two books on writing advice that usually comes without an explanation: Show Don’t Tell and The Blog-to-Book Blueprint. The first works through show don’t tell with examples, and the second shows how to turn years of blog posts into a book that holds together. They’re for writers who’ve heard the standard advice and want the instructions that go with it.

Craft, explained instead of gestured at

Two books on advice writers are given without explanation. Show don’t tell, finally worked through with examples, and how to turn years of blog posts into a book that holds together.

Both exist because the standard advice is correct and almost never accompanied by instructions.

The two Writing books and the advice each explains
	Show Don’t Tell	The Blog-to-Book Blueprint
The advice	Show, don’t tell	Turn your blog into a book
What the book does	Works through it with examples	Gives a complete system for converting blog content
What you get	Readers feel emotions instead of being told them	A book from your archive that holds together

The books

Show Don't Tell

Show Don’t Tell

The Advice Everyone Gives and Nobody Explains

Stop announcing emotions. Start making readers feel them.

The Blog-to-Book Blueprint

The Blog-to-Book Blueprint

Turning an Archive Into a Book That Holds

Turn your blog archive into a published book. Complete system for converting blog content into authority-building books that generate real revenue.

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About the Author

Richard Lowe is a professional ghostwriter and author with 113+ books authored and 54+ ghostwritten. Before writing full time he spent 33 years in enterprise technology, including 20 years as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe's. He writes nonfiction, fiction and memoir, and works with executives and experts on books that build authority.

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