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My Guide Self-Help Books

A stack of books and a blank piece of cardboard.

The Editing House introduces the award-winning My Guide series of self-help, wellness and how-to books designed to improve lives. Current titles in the series include:

  • How to Write a Novel
  • How to Write a Self-Help Book Fast
  • Grammar Rules!

  • Market & Sell Books
  • Master Stress: Tame Your Inner Monster
  • Manage Chronic Pain

  • Overcome Insomnia
  • Manage Fibromyalgia/CFS
  • Understanding Your Human Smoothie

How to Write a Novel

My Guide: How to Write a Novel

They say everyone has book in them – but just how good will that book be? This comprehensive guide is packed with information explaining how to improve all aspects of their novel and produce a page-turner …

Write a Self-Help Book Fast

My Guide: How to Write a Self-Help Book Fast

With so many professional, experienced coaches, therapists and trainers, there is an increasing demand to establish themselves as experts and authority figures in their field. What better way to do it than writing a self-help book! Highly recommended so they can become the very best writers they can be and express themselves in the best possible way. This is a much-needed comprehensive guide on the art of writing a self-help book for anyone serious about their success in their careers. A bargain in comparison to expensive seminars, this book has everything under one cover, in the comfort of your own home or office.

Grammar Rules!

My Guide: Grammar Rules!

Everyone thinks they can write a book and this has led to an increasing number of errors in publications, particularly with the rise of ebooks. We feel this is no excuse to let standards slip. Full of first-hand knowledge and tips, follow our instructions and you won’t go wrong. No prior knowledge base is taken for granted and it is no light treatment of its subject. Chapters move logically and quickly to cover the nuts and bolts in a user-friendly manner.

Market and Sell Books

My Guide: Market & Sell Books

Never before have so many people launched into the world of writing and publishing, but often they have little or no knowledge of how to market and sell their work effectively and keep their work in the marketplace … This is a much-needed comprehensive guide for anyone serious about success as an author.

Master Stress

My Guide: Tame Your Inner Monster

Without the skills to handle life’s challenges and tame your inner stress monster, you end up stressed out. One of the biggest threats to modern life, we all feel under pressure at times and many of us have forgotten what it feels like to relax as we bounce from one crisis to another. This guide is packed with ways to calm your stress monster so you don’t become one of many who cost the UK alone £10 billion a year, as a shocking 44% of the population suffers from stress.

Manage Chronic Pain

My Guide: Manage Chronic Pain

Long-term pain blights many lives, with over 10 million people in the UK suffering from the pain of arthritis alone. It is a growing problem, costing billions in pain-relieving drugs every year. Pain management techniques are highly effective if you know how to unlock their potential ...

Overcome Insomnia

My Guide: Overcome Insomnia

According to the NHS figures, a third of people in the UK suffer from insomnia at some point in their lives, which can cause distress and difficulties coping with daily life. This qualified author shares the techniques she used to overcome two decades of insomnia and sleep soundly no matter what challenges life brings.

Manage Fibromyalgia and CFS

My Guide: Manage Fibromyalgia/CFS

Fibromyalgia affects approximately 3% of the population in the Western World, and in many cases is a debilitating condition for which there is currently no cure. Yet, the author has been able to overcome her symptoms completely and live a healthy, active life. The shorter version of this book published under another title was downloaded in several countries within days of its release.

Understanding Your Human Smoothie

My Guide: Understanding Your Human Smoothie

Based on the workings of Karl Jung, this fun guide will help readers to navigate their way around key relationships. They will learn how to recognise and handle different personalities they come across in life, so they can get along with everyone they encounter in diverse environments.

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How to Write a Novel

Discover how to write a novel

My Guide: How to Write a Novel is packed with content, including how to: conduct your research, develop subplots, settings and scenes, create an atmosphere, craft believable characters, plan and construct your novel, and write dialogue. It also addresses format and layout issues, as well as the basic rules of, dare we say it, spelling, grammar and punctuation.


Written by an editor and coach, My Guide: How to Write a Novel includes lots of coaching tips to keep you motivated. This book will give you the expert help you need as it guides you through the writing process, providing you with all the key aspects, skills and techniques to enable you to create and develop your own writing style, so that you can have a manuscript you can be proud of. Each chapter contains exercises at the end to get you thinking in the right manner and to enable you to practise your skills. It can even help if you have already finished your novel but don’t know where to go next.


If you are worried your work isn’t good enough or you have written your heart out but know that in reality it lacks zing, this guide will give you the information you need so you can be confident you have made the right decisions. Finally, it shows you:


  • What to look for when checking your work
  • How to engage a proofreader or editor
  • How to compile a submission and covering letter
  • The various publishing options available to you


Get steps ahead of less-organised or disciplined writers with this comprehensive 340-page compendium determining the difference between writing any novel and a great novel. 

Mindset

Everything we do and feel is as a result of our thoughts.


Our mindset affects every area of our lives and often this means we are being governed by our fears. Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection. For many of us, the only way we would actually write a book is if someone could guarantee its success.


What this means is that you could be holding yourself back from doing something that you desire. But with a little coaching you can develop the mindset of an author and turn your dream into reality.

Overwhelm

People often have so many ideas for stories that they simply don’t know where to start and which book to write. They may even start the first few pages, only to discard them because the confusion is too great. Despite dozens of ideas, they become paralysed before they have even really begun. Another aspect of this is a lack of confidence. If you have confidence in your abilities, you will be less likely to feel overwhelmed by the task ahead.


It’s a very simple equation – more confidence equals less overwhelm. By following a simple process, you will find it easier to gain clarity and the confidence to be able to formulate a compelling story.

Strategy

People may know what they want to write about and they can see their characters in their mind, but they simply don’t have a plan of how to write a novel. Like most things in life, if we don’t have a plan or a path to follow, most of us will fail.


By having a focused, structured approach to writing, and by following a simple plan, you will find it much easier to begin, enrich and complete your novel.

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“I can’t praise highly enough this excellent and long-overdue asset for new and aspiring authors. It is indeed the perfect vehicle to present and promote their work and to access help and advice. I commend the team at The Writers’ House UK/The Editing House for their outstanding work and wholeheartedly recommend its use to all.”


Brendan Martin, author of The Way to Valhalla 

“For all those budding writers out there, here is the book that acts as a helping hand, guiding you through the pitfalls and joys that getting your book published can present. It is witty, warm and authoritative, and offers structured and supportive activities to help your thinking, creating and doing. Whether you read it from cover to cover or dip in when you need to, it deserves a place on your bookshelf or Kindle.”


Dr Julie Leoni

“Very readable. Can tell from the Index alone that this book is more professional and comprehensive than any others available on the market.”


Carla Leach, CAL-EDITS

“Even as a published and successful author already, I still learnt things from this guide.”


Maggie McCullough, Author of Jubilee Lane

“An excellent and informative read. This is just the help I needed and I will start writing immediately!”


D. G. M. Trusler, Chester 

Write a Self-Help Book Fast

Learn the essential skills for writing great self-help and how-to books FAST!


Write a self-help book people will want to read, maximise learning and retention, and do it all in just a few weeks by following a simple but effective process.


Gain an understanding of:


  • Structuring your book
  • Creating compelling, catchy titles, subtitles and chapter headings
  • Writing in clear, concise language
  • Adapting your writing to the different learning styles
  • Using metaphors, examples and stories to increase understanding
  • Securing copyright permissions for quotations and images
  • Editing and proofreading your manuscript
  • Publishing options and processes


Become a thought leader and an expert in your niche by writing a book publishers and readers will love…

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Grammar Rules!

If your spelling and punctuation let you down, then you need to learn or brush up on your grammar.


Are you:


  • Tense about using tenses?
  • Hyperventilating at hyphens?
  • Elliptical about ellipses?
  • In a coma about commas?

Even if you are an experienced writer confident in your knowledge of grammar, the English language is constantly evolving, so you could be dating your work inadvertently. This new guide will bring you up to speed with the latest grammar rules and language trends.


This book has been written especially for writers. It is packed with information from how to structure sentences and use verbs and adjectives correctly, to using slang, jargon, colloquialism and everything in between. This guide has all you need to know to improve your work, making it more enjoyable for your readers and increasing your chances of obtaining that lucrative publishing deal.


See all aspects of your writing improve with this comprehensive 117-page compendium, giving 360-degree coverage on spelling, grammar and punctuation, enabling book writers to bring their work up to a publishable standard they can be proud of.

  

Key features


  • Packed with useful information and tips
  • Essential strategies for writing great content
  • Ultimate guide for the writer to avoid the common pitfalls
  • Valuable information and practical, solid advice
  • Treasure trove of dos and don’ts of the writing and publishing world
  • Written in a friendly, engaging style that is well designed and presented
  • Great resource that is available to consult time and again
  • All the must-know tips and everything in between
  • Complete, organised and concise instruction manual


Already written your book?


Looking for an experienced, professional editor to bring your work up to a publishable standard?


The Editing House can help with all of your proofreading and editing needs! We have written, proofread, edited, typeset and published hundreds of manuscripts, from fiction to academic, so you can be confident in your choice when it comes to our services. View our outstanding testimonials so you can be confident in your choice.

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Market and Sell Books

For all of your book marketing needs!


Who says you can’t sell ice to Eskimos?


Writing a book is just the beginning of the story to becoming a successful author … But why struggle when you can watch book sales rise with this complete book marketing course under one cover, giving essential strategies for generating sales?


Social media and the internet have brought a new dimension to book promotion, its use potentially meaning the difference between success and failure. 

In this comprehensive guide giving 360-degree coverage of book marketing, you will learn how to: 


  • Avoid the common pitfalls using easy and affordable techniques
  • Use the most popular sites to build your author platform
  • Plan an effective marketing campaign
  • Use online techniques in combination with the best traditional marketing methods
  • Discover what stops books from selling with this vital tool for any author serious about promoting both fiction and non-fiction books. 


And with advanced tips for the expert, this comprehensive road map will help you to navigate the landscapes – or landmines – of book advertising!


Packed with useful information for any determined author, this guide takes away the mystery of book marketing. Watch book sales rise with this comprehensive 232-page compendium, giving 360-degree coverage of book marketing.

Key features

  • Plan an effective marketing campaign
  • Avoid common pitfalls
  • Valuable information, tips and practical advice
  • Easy-to-implement marketing strategies
  • Workable road map to success
  • New and fresh ideas
  • Explicit help instead of theories
  • Ten easily digested chapters
  • User-friendly language
  • Reach out to your target market
  • Complete book marketing course under one cover
  • Essential strategies for generating sales



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“I am happy to recommend this book to all my authors.”


Tony Morkel, Sable Publishing House 

“Your book will not sell itself. This guide will teach you how to promote it successfully.”


Darren Cockle, Unknown Celebrity 

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