We help get your book in focus and into the world.
At Clear Sight Books, we work with seasoned professionals—executives, consultants, speakers, entrepreneurs—on nonfiction books that support their business, career, or legacy. We help in two ways: writing and publishing.
Writing Your Book
Maybe you’ve got an idea but aren’t sure where to start or how to flesh it out. Or you’ve got a draft but don’t know if it’s making your point effectively. Or you’re so busy running your business that you can’t find time to write.
We’re here to help you find your core message, and then structure and shape that message. Together we’ll develop a strong, compelling voice that lets you reach your intended audience. We offer:
- Manuscript critiques
- Editing (from in-depth revision to proofreading)
- Collaborative writing or ghostwriting
- Coaching while you write
Publishing Your Book
There are two primary paths for publishing—self-publishing and traditional publishing. Each has its strengths, and whichever you choose, we can help.
- Self-Publishing – Clear Sight Books offers professional self-publishing services for authors who know they need a book, know they need it done right, and want to maintain control of content, design, and marketing.
- Traditional Publishing – For authors who want or need a traditional publisher, Clear Sight Books offers help with query letters and book proposals.
Visit our Services page to learn more. Want to know who you’d be working with? Meet the Team.
Ready to talk?
Contact us at info@clearsightbooks.com for a complimentary 45-minute discovery session to discuss your goals and challenges. We’ll let you know how we can help; if we’re not the right fit, we’ll do our best to point you to other resources.
And if you’re not quite ready yet, sign up for our monthly newsletter for information and inspiration that can help keep you going. You’ll get to know us better, and you can get in touch when the time is right.
Still on the fence about writing a book?
Writing a book is a significant investment of time, energy, and money. Take the time to understand the benefits and the effort involved before you start. Then when you’re ready, you’ll know what you’re committing to and can jump in with both feet.
Business Benefits of Writing a Book
On a strategic business level, publishing a book increases your credibility and authority, which offers the opportunity for:
- Easier Business Development – The tangible proof of your expertise reassures prospective clients and professional partners that you’re the one they want to work with. As one Clear Sight Books client says, “The sales conversation changes.”
- Increased Professional Fees – Consultants, coaches, speakers, and similar professionals typically can charge higher rates when they have a published book. For speakers in particular, having a book is a prime differentiator in being selected to keynote a conference and the amount you can charge.
- Greater Influence – Your book can help position you as a thought leader in your industry or profession. As a result, you may find increased opportunities to share your ideas, not only through your book, but through more speaking engagements, requests for interviews, or invitations to write articles for broader audiences.
Of course, those benefits require some intentional actions on your part (like raising your fees), but consider: how might your career advance if you had a book?
Personal Benefits of Writing a Book
The business benefits are nice, but sometimes the personal benefits are even bigger. Our clients often say they have accomplished something meaningful. They find a sense of completion. They feel they’ve fulfilled a critical purpose.
One Clear Sight Books client described it like this: “I had so many stories to tell that could help so many people… If I hadn’t written my book, it would have been like dying with the music still inside me.”
When clients gain that sense of wholeness, an amazing light starts to shine in them. Not only have they given their message a chance to take flight, but they’ve discovered new power in themselves. And that benefits all areas of their lives.
What It Takes to Write a Book
Writing a book is no trivial task. From scarce time to shaky skill to fear of the blank page, most of us face writing challenges.
Before you write, the more clarity you have on your audience, your goals, and how you plan to use your book, the easier the book-development process becomes.
On a purely practical level, you can anticipate 200 to 300 hours of writing time for a 50,000-word nonfiction business book. Caveat: This is a ballpark range—the time it takes you to write will depend on the length of book you decide to write, how well you know your content, and your interest and skill in the actual writing process.
Then there’s the editing process (beta readers? revisions? Oxford comma or no Oxford comma?)…
…and publishing process (self-publishing or traditional publishing? cover design? interior design? ebook version?)…
Whew.
Can you do it yourself? Yes, you absolutely can if you have the time, skill, and fortitude.
If you’d prefer some help…
Email us at info@clearsightbooks.com to schedule a complimentary 45-minute discovery session. Let’s see if Clear Sight Books is the right fit for your project.
Select Recent Releases
Running from Perfection: My Journey from Eating Disorders to Endurance Sports—and the Neuroscience Behind It by Caitlin Massone, MD
She thought perfection was the goal—until she started chasing freedom.
As a teenager, Caitlin Massone developed an eating disorder, a secret struggle that consumed her for fourteen years. Even as she completed medical school, residency, and a fellowship in neurology, she fought a relentless battle with anorexia, binge eating, and bulimia.
In Running from Perfection, Massone recounts how she broke free from destructive patterns by turning to the healing power of nature and endurance sports. Running and mountaineering offered her a form of therapy more effective than anything she had experienced in a psychologist’s office.
Drawing on her medical expertise, Massone deftly weaves in discussion of the brain’s role in eating disorders, the interplay of nature and nurture, the formation of habits, and the roles of serotonin and dopamine in mental health. She also examines how exercise can both exacerbate and heal disordered eating behaviors.
As a neurologist, Massone offers a unique, candid perspective on how her brain betrayed her and how she regained balance. From her Appalachian roots to summiting Mount Rainier, her story is one of resilience, recovery, and rediscovering strength through nature and movement.
Available now at Barnes & Noble and other retailers.
The Fragrant Path: A Guide to the Japanese Art of Incense by Michael J. Cousineau
For over 1,400 years, the Japanese art of incense has painted the air, its fragrant wisps of smoke like the soft monochromatic hues of a sumi ink painting. As one of Japan’s most comprehensive art forms, incense is both an expression of Japanese culture and a reflection of the poetic, literary, spiritual, and historic events that shaped its refinement.
When we “listen” to Japanese incense, we listen to the whispers of nature, enjoying a dialogue with emperors and shōguns, samurai and tea masters, merchants and courtiers, through a shared experience with fragrance that transcends time. Allowing us to touch the wisdom of nature directly, Japanese incense is capable of teaching us not only about its rare and fragrant ingredients but about ourselves as well.
Filled with practical suggestions, useful tips, and in-depth discussions of the ritual appreciation of Kōdō (the incense ceremony) and kumikō (incense games), The Fragrant Path guides readers through the rich history, selection, use, and appreciation of Japanese incense. Whether you’ve just lit your first stick of incense or burned ten thousand, The Fragrant Path offers a rare, in-depth look into the Japanese art of incense.
Available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, your local indie bookshop, and wherever books are sold.
Silent Thunder: A Memoir by Evi Papadopoulos
At the end of the day, there is no ‘normal’ life. If normal means easy, we will miss the opportunity to discover the boundaries of our abilities.
At thirty-three, Evi Papadopoulos – rising businesswoman and mother of two – learned she had breast cancer, beginning a journey that would last thirty-four years. Silent Thunder is the memoir she envisioned but did not live to complete. In a labour of love, her family finished the work she had begun.
While Evi was celebrated for her business success and civic contributions, Silent Thunder reveals her inner world, that of the explorer, traveller, poet, philosopher, and spiritual seeker. Her writings reflect her doubt and resolve, devastation and hope, insights and discoveries.
Evi felt called to share these lessons with the women who would follow. Her story became a guide ‘to show how life can go on amidst the changes and the sometimes awful, necessary choices’ cancer brings. May Evi’s story inspire and strengthen you as you face your own challenges.
Available on Amazon.
