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Spice Up, Live Long: A guide to using herbs and spices to live a longer, healthier and more vibrant life

Spice Up, Live Long: A guide to using herbs and spices to live a longer, healthier and more vibrant life

Whether you’re an avid cook or someone who hates to cook, Spice Up, Live Long will help you include more spices in your everyday diet.

2021

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Melanie Votaw

Why Is Editor’s Important?

Besides the obvious, such as correcting the mistakes in this article’s title, an editor can bring out the best in your writing…

3 min readSep 5, 2023

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Why Is Editor’s Important?

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Melanie Votaw

Want to Write a Book that Teaches? Read this First!

Last year, I met an author who had written her entire book without feedback from anyone in the industry. When she finally presented it to a…

4 min readJun 27, 2022

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Want to Write a Book that Teaches? Read this First!

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Melanie Votaw

6 Clues It’s Time to Share Your Wisdom in a Book

Have you thought about writing a book that shares your wisdom with others, but you aren’t sure you should? Maybe you worry it isn’t the…

3 min readMar 15, 2021

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6 Clues It’s Time to Share Your Wisdom in a Book

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Melanie Votaw

12 Common Misconceptions About the Book Publishing Industry

I speak with aspiring authors almost daily, so I’ve heard numerous misconceptions about how the book business works. These misconceptions…

4 min readOct 25, 2020

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12 Common Misconceptions About the Book Publishing Industry

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Melanie Votaw

The Top 5 Reasons Self-Published Books Fail

As a professional book coach, ghostwriter, and editor, I talk with self-published authors weekly who complain about low sales. But there…

3 min readDec 8, 2019

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The Top 5 Reasons Self-Published Books Fail

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Melanie Votaw

Naming Your Self-Help Book: 8 Tips for Titles that Sell

Coming up with a good title for your self-help or how-to book can be quite a challenge. If your title and subtitle are confusing, you’ll…

4 min readMay 5, 2019

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Naming Your Self-Help Book: 8 Tips for Titles that Sell

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Melanie Votaw

The Top 5 Reasons to Write Your Nonfiction Book in 2019

Have you ever thought about writing a book? If not, it might be time to add it to your business goals. Having written 33 nonfiction books…

3 min readMar 28, 2019

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The Top 5 Reasons to Write Your Nonfiction Book in 2019

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Melanie Votaw

6 Prompts to Expand Your Mind & Jumpstart Your Creativity

These six creativity prompts can be used by writers, painters, sculptors, choreographers, or even business innovators. They’re designed to…

4 min readMar 27, 2019

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6 Prompts to Expand Your Mind & Jumpstart Your Creativity

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Melanie Votaw

What’s It Like to Cruise the Galapagos on a Luxury Yacht?

Pretty darn wonderful…

5 min readMar 27, 2019

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What’s It Like to Cruise the Galapagos on a Luxury Yacht?

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Melanie Votaw

5 Insider Secrets to Make Your Self-Help Book a Success

The self-help books you love are successful largely because they adhere to the top 5 insider secrets I’m about to share with you. These…

6 min readMar 26, 2019

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5 Insider Secrets to Make Your Self-Help Book a Success

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Melanie Votaw

Melanie Votaw

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Melanie Votaw is a book author, ghostwriter, editor, and book coach with 39 nonfiction books and 70+ titles edited. Read more at https://melanievotaw.com.

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