After more than 20 years in publishing, I'm a pro at every phase of writing and editing manuscripts. My first book, “Everything You Pretend to Know and Are Afraid Someone Will Ask,” has sold more than 100,000 copies. My second, “Say the Magic Words,” was published by Penguin in 2005. In addition to authoring my own books, I work as a collaborator/ghostwriter with people from the fields of entertainment, motivational speaking, psychology, the law, health, parenting, hospitality, and more. I specialize in nonfiction.

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