Our Work

We work with writers on all rungs of the publishing ladder, from first-time authors planning to self-publish to established authors who need help with turning information into a marketable narrative.

Our Clients Have

Been Published By:

  • Broadway Books
  • Citadel Press
  • Entrepreneur Press
  • HarperCollinsPublishers
  • Hay House
  • Random House
  • Rodale Inc.
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Warner Wellness
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Appeared On:

  • CBS This Morning
  • Good Morning America
  • The Today Show
  • The Dr. Oz Show
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show
  • 20-20
  • 60 Minutes
  • The Tonight Show
  • Animal Planet
  • The National Geographic Channel

Been Covered By:

  • The New York Times
  • New York Post
  • The Times (London)
  • USAToday
  • Health
  • Men’s Health
  • More for Women
  • New Yorker
  • Parenting magazine
  • Self

 

Here's a sampling of the reviews they've received:

The Writer Books, Waukesha, Wis., 2004; 2nd edition by Crispin Books, Milwaukee, 2018

“If you’re serious about getting published, this is a must-read!”
—Jeff Herman, owner of the Jeff Herman Agency

“Here’s a very useful book for first-time writers. Most how-to books for writers deal with this important subject (finding an agent) in a chapter or two, but Sands, a literary agent in New York, shows that there’s a lot more to it than one might expect. Drawing on the experience of a variety of agents (plus one copywriter), she demonstrates that finding an agent involves...

John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2010

“Over the years, I’ve seen Dr. Walter Crinnion literally give patients back their own lives, often as the happy ending to an otherwise-sorry tale of missed diagnoses, therapeutic dead ends and thousands of wasted dollars. It is my great honor and pleasure to introduce you to his first book.”
—from the foreword by Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo, author of Eat Right 4 Your Type

“Clean, Green & Lean is a revolutionary new approach to dieting: You can lose weight and help the world get and stay green at the...

New World Library, San Francisco, revised and updated 2016

“I highly recommend Herman’s Guide. It was the most helpful book I bought about how to get published.”
—Nicholas Sparks, New York Times bestselling author

“Nothing beats Jeff Herman’s Guide.”
—Jack Canfield, co-creator of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series

Jeff Herman’s Guide is everything you need to know for getting started.”
—Cheryl Richardson, New York Times bestselling author

“I echo...

Rodale, New York, 2008

“Michelle’s practical and irreverent style makes the task of overcoming adversity and creating the life you want a challenge you won’t want to miss.”
—Erik Weihenmayer, world-class adventurer and the only blind person to climb Mount Everest

“Regardless of life’s challenges, it is totally possible to create a life that doesn’t suck using the10 life-changing aha’s described by Michelle in this fun-to-read and very meaningful work. Enjoy!”
—Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., bestselling author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway and Life...

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