Blake Atwood
@blake-atwood.bsky.social
Nonfiction ghostwriter, editor, and book coach. Early developmental editor on Atomic Habits by James Clear. Book coach on The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher.
See more and download a free ebook on developmental editing at blakeatwood.com
See more and download a free ebook on developmental editing at blakeatwood.com
Incredibly excited to see @jeffersonfisher.bsky.social's new book "The Next Conversation" now available in stores. Here's what I learned from him during my time as his book coach: everywordtell.kit.com/posts/what-j...
What Jefferson Fisher Taught Me
everywordtell.kit.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Incredibly excited to see @jeffersonfisher.bsky.social's new book "The Next Conversation" now available in stores. Here's what I learned from him during my time as his book coach: everywordtell.kit.com/posts/what-j...
My favorite part of this Good Morning America interview with Jefferson Fisher is when Gio says, "It's like every page is an aha moment."
I can confirm that statement.
Here's the clip: www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/vide...
I can confirm that statement.
Here's the clip: www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/vide...
Communication expert Jefferson Fisher shares new book
The book, “The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More,” explores how to turn conflict into connection.
www.goodmorningamerica.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My favorite part of this Good Morning America interview with Jefferson Fisher is when Gio says, "It's like every page is an aha moment."
I can confirm that statement.
Here's the clip: www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/vide...
I can confirm that statement.
Here's the clip: www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/vide...
Excellent advice from Courtney Maum (as usual):
"Over the years, I’ve crafted checklists and checkpoints and exercises to help discern whether my own writing is in gatekeeper-shape, and the most effective benchmark I know is something I created called 'The Question Mark' exercise."
"Over the years, I’ve crafted checklists and checkpoints and exercises to help discern whether my own writing is in gatekeeper-shape, and the most effective benchmark I know is something I created called 'The Question Mark' exercise."
March 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Excellent advice from Courtney Maum (as usual):
"Over the years, I’ve crafted checklists and checkpoints and exercises to help discern whether my own writing is in gatekeeper-shape, and the most effective benchmark I know is something I created called 'The Question Mark' exercise."
"Over the years, I’ve crafted checklists and checkpoints and exercises to help discern whether my own writing is in gatekeeper-shape, and the most effective benchmark I know is something I created called 'The Question Mark' exercise."
In my email newsletter going out tomorrow, I'm talking about a piece of writing advice I give to nearly every author I work with.
It may not be new to you.
Then again, it may unlock something for you.
blakeatwood.com/subscribe/
It may not be new to you.
Then again, it may unlock something for you.
blakeatwood.com/subscribe/
Get The 4-I Method for free
How can you discover what's working—and what's not—in your nonfiction book? Learn how to do a development edit on your own.
blakeatwood.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In my email newsletter going out tomorrow, I'm talking about a piece of writing advice I give to nearly every author I work with.
It may not be new to you.
Then again, it may unlock something for you.
blakeatwood.com/subscribe/
It may not be new to you.
Then again, it may unlock something for you.
blakeatwood.com/subscribe/
Did you know that Arthur C. Clarke initially recorded a voiceover for 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Kubrick removed it in editing.
So much of editing is asking yourself what can be removed so that what remains is more powerful than before.
Kubrick removed it in editing.
So much of editing is asking yourself what can be removed so that what remains is more powerful than before.
February 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Did you know that Arthur C. Clarke initially recorded a voiceover for 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Kubrick removed it in editing.
So much of editing is asking yourself what can be removed so that what remains is more powerful than before.
Kubrick removed it in editing.
So much of editing is asking yourself what can be removed so that what remains is more powerful than before.
What book on the craft of writing do you most often reread?
February 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What book on the craft of writing do you most often reread?
To set a better personal writing rhythm (outside of client work) for this year, I'm offering 300 words or fewer every Tuesday through my email newsletter. I talk about writing, editing, and publishing.
January 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
To set a better personal writing rhythm (outside of client work) for this year, I'm offering 300 words or fewer every Tuesday through my email newsletter. I talk about writing, editing, and publishing.
The most terrifying monsters I’ve ever seen are the time eaters from Legion, a bonkers TV series based on the Marvel comic of the same name.
January 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The most terrifying monsters I’ve ever seen are the time eaters from Legion, a bonkers TV series based on the Marvel comic of the same name.
Tomorrow around this time, I'll be sending out my first email newsletter for this year. For 2025, I'm committing to once a week, every Tuesday, 300 words or fewer. My main topics won't be surprising: #writing, #reading, #editing, and #publishing.
January 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tomorrow around this time, I'll be sending out my first email newsletter for this year. For 2025, I'm committing to once a week, every Tuesday, 300 words or fewer. My main topics won't be surprising: #writing, #reading, #editing, and #publishing.
January 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you offer a digital course, what platform do you use?
Bonus points if it's hosted or embedded on your own site.
Bonus points if it's hosted or embedded on your own site.
January 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you offer a digital course, what platform do you use?
Bonus points if it's hosted or embedded on your own site.
Bonus points if it's hosted or embedded on your own site.
My best intentions to write get easily sidetracked by needing to find the perfect icon for my Scrivener folders.
January 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My best intentions to write get easily sidetracked by needing to find the perfect icon for my Scrivener folders.
This is for the #book collectors: If you collect series, what series do you collect (e.g., Penguin Clothbound Classics, Canterbury Classics, Modern Library)?
And please provide a reason or two why you opted for that series over others.
I'm wrestling with some hard decisions over here. : )
And please provide a reason or two why you opted for that series over others.
I'm wrestling with some hard decisions over here. : )
January 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is for the #book collectors: If you collect series, what series do you collect (e.g., Penguin Clothbound Classics, Canterbury Classics, Modern Library)?
And please provide a reason or two why you opted for that series over others.
I'm wrestling with some hard decisions over here. : )
And please provide a reason or two why you opted for that series over others.
I'm wrestling with some hard decisions over here. : )
What a nice surprise to see book coaching client Jefferson Fisher's "The Next Conversation" featured in this Oprah Daily roundup. Her team is spot on: "It’s an incredibly useful, dog-ear-every-other-page guide readers will go back to again and again."
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
The Best Self-Help Books This Year
Take a look at a dozen of the most useful guides coming out in 2025.
www.oprahdaily.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What a nice surprise to see book coaching client Jefferson Fisher's "The Next Conversation" featured in this Oprah Daily roundup. Her team is spot on: "It’s an incredibly useful, dog-ear-every-other-page guide readers will go back to again and again."
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
www.oprahdaily.com/entertainmen...
"Sorry, hon, I can't help with the Christmas shopping. I'm three books away from finishing my Goodreads reading challenge. No time to waste."
December 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM
"Sorry, hon, I can't help with the Christmas shopping. I'm three books away from finishing my Goodreads reading challenge. No time to waste."
Publishing my inconsistent email newsletter this morning reminded me of the deep value of persistent content creation.
I've heard back from friends, former clients, and new leads.
I've heard back from friends, former clients, and new leads.
December 18, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Publishing my inconsistent email newsletter this morning reminded me of the deep value of persistent content creation.
I've heard back from friends, former clients, and new leads.
I've heard back from friends, former clients, and new leads.
On April 15, I parted ways with my previous employer to return to full-time freelance ghostwriting and editing. Here’s what led to that decision and what’s happened since.
blakeatwood.com/2024-year-in...
blakeatwood.com/2024-year-in...
A year of significant professional change: My 2024 year in review
On April 15, 2024, I returned to full-time freelance ghostwriting and editing. Here’s what led to that decision and what’s happened since.
blakeatwood.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM
On April 15, I parted ways with my previous employer to return to full-time freelance ghostwriting and editing. Here’s what led to that decision and what’s happened since.
blakeatwood.com/2024-year-in...
blakeatwood.com/2024-year-in...
MyMasterpiece_1c_final_Final_FINAL.docx
Anyone else’s brain do this after finishing a first draft? 🙃🤦♀️
November 23, 2024 at 7:09 PM
MyMasterpiece_1c_final_Final_FINAL.docx
November 22, 2024 at 2:24 PM