When most people talk about a book changing their life, they’re talking about a book they read — a book that changed their perspective or way of thinking. But for many authors, writing a book can be ...

Levin’s mentor recommended he teach writing classes and showed him how to start a business. Then, Levin pivoted to ghostwriting; that was more than 35 years and 1,000 books ago. Here’s how Levin built ...

Over the decades that I’ve been a professional writer, dozens of people have told me they want to write a book about their inner and outer lives as cabbies, baristas, pet sitters, pizza deliverers, ...