Executive Ghostwriting:
Book Proposals, Book Jackets, and Press Releases

Publishing houses sometimes ask for a writer other than the author to write publicity materials for a fresher perspective. These projects were pretty straightforward: I read the book manuscripts and sales/PR strategies. Then, I followed editorial guidelines to produce the drafts.

Sample Excerpt:

Job Seekers--Get Your Foot in the Door!

Two minutes. The length of time to impress the all-powerful human resources manager. Feeling the pressure? You should be--over a third of companies surveyed in Brenda Greene’s Get the Interview Every Time receive up to 500 resumes per day. How can you possibly stand out? Get the Interview Every Time goes inside the minds of 50 human resource and recruitment professionals at Fortune 500 companies like Bank One, JC Penney, Kellogg, Phelps Dodge, and Unisys.

Today, a hiring manager sits at her desk, waiting to be impressed by you. Get the Interview Every Time brings you up to speed:

. How company research will determine your job search

. Ever heard, “always start your job search by networking.”
  Wrong! Start with 21st century job search methods

. When to use networking and how to not feel self serving

. Brush up on Resume Writing 101, reviewing proper use
  of white space and getting a second set of eyes
  to proof your resume

. Get the edge with cyberjob application tactics, such as
  converting your resume to ASCII format

To land the job you’ve always wanted, you must first Get the Interview Every Time!

Brenda Greene, as marketing manager at a business-to-business venture, created new opportunities for Ernst & Young, ABC, Hewlett-Packard, and Kemper Insurance. She also headed the copyediting department at Working Woman magazine. Greene coauthored The Business Style Handbook, an A-to-Z Guide for Writing on the Job with Tips from Communications Experts at the Fortune 500 (McGraw-Hill, 2002).