Name:
Marjorie Turner Hollman
Business Name:
MarjorieTurner LLC
Website URL:
Social Media Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjorieturner/
What services do you offer?
Self-publishing support, manuscript evaluations, an developmental editing. I have trusted copyeditors, book design and book cover specialists, and proofreaders on staff. We support authors through the process of self-publishing. We stay with our clients up to when they upload their book to online platform(s). Copyright, royalties and all other rights remain with our author clients. We are publishing support, NOT a publishing house.
Who are your ideal clients?
Adults over 50 who want to write a nonfiction book that shares lessons learned or skills they want to pass on.
How did you get started in your business?
First by gaining writing skills as a journalist. Then supporting clients who wanted to record and share their family history using a self-publishing format. Self-publishing my own Easy Walks in… trail guide series gave me extensive experience in self-publishing and book marketing. Now I have trusted contractors who help me provide trusted self-publishing support to authors.
What are some common issues you help your clients with?
Fear of the publishing process, providing an outside perspective of a client’s book project, writing accountability, and problem solving.
Can you recommend any books or resources to other members?
Write Useful Books, by Rob FitzPatrick is a great place to start. Also, Robbie Samuels’ Small List, Big Results.
Can you offer one “pro tip” to our members?
Remember that writing is a skill, not a gift. Acquiring a skill takes practice. Learning from others who know more than we do is a great place to start.
What do you enjoy most about what you do?
I enjoy seeing a manuscript take shape and become the best it can be. Seeing the progress from an idea to a finished book is so rewarding. It never gets old.
What’s next for you?
I feel like I am just getting started. Every new client brings challenges and rewards. It’s all good.
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