Hal Clifford

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I help high performers write and publish books that achieve their goals. @ Avocet Books
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๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€”๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ. ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†:โ€ขGet lost in their story. โ€ขDonโ€™t understand book structure. โ€ขDonโ€™t know how to say what they want to say. โ€ขGet distracted. โ€ขDoubt themselves. โ€ขLack time.These are some of the reasons to work with me. I have worked in words for 40 years and built a team that reflects that experience. We donโ€™t simply write down what you say. We are your intellectual partners. We help you think.A book is a tool that can get you what you want: expert credentialing, visibility, more business, speaking opportunities, new partnerships, long-tail revenue and more. We are your expert toolmakers, building your book to do the job you want done.๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—š๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐Ÿญ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ. Set up a 30-minute call with me at no charge. Every project we do is bespoke. I want to understand who you are, what you need, and whether we can help you. ๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. I lead you through a structured conversation to answer key questions about your book.๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ. We interview you to gather the content to build a detailed Book Blueprint and write a full manuscript, beginning with a sample chapter. We revise the manuscript until itโ€™s excellent, then a copyeditor and proofreader work it over to bring it up to publishing standards.๐Ÿฐ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ. Our highly experienced book designers design the cover and interior for your book, and we publish it in the formats of your choice: e-book, softcover, hardcover, or hardcover with a dust jacket. ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ๐˜€We have written and edited hundreds of books, including bestsellers that hit the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon lists. Our authors love us: https://www.hcabooks.com/what-authors-say-1Everything we do is tailored to what you need. We are a high-touch, white-glove operation committed to helping you make the best book you can make.My team is deeply experienced. Everyone at Hal Clifford Associates is someone I knew and worked with for years before they joined me here. Iโ€™ve seen them do excellent work again and again. We carry you through the entire publishing journey, from idea to published book.Weโ€™ve got your back, and we've got you covered.Book a call: https://calendly.com/hal-clifford-editorial/30min

Hal Clifford's Current Company Details
Avocet Books

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I help high performers write and publish books that achieve their goals.
Hal Clifford Work Experience Details
  • Avocet Books
    Co-Founder, Avocet Books
    Avocet Books May 2023 - Present
    After years of providing editorial services to authors, we launched a company to take authors from the beginning of their book journey all the way to publication. I built this firm (originally called Hal Clifford Associates) with deeply experienced ghostwriters, editors, book designers, audio engineers and production managers. Our creative team is made up of people I've known and worked with for years. I have watched them consistently excel with authors and projects. We write, edit, design and publish nonfiction books, especially business books and memoirs.
  • Hal Clifford Editorial
    Ghostwriter & Editor
    Hal Clifford Editorial Jun 2008 - Jul 2023
    "I have often sung your praises to people asking about the book," the former CEO of Chipotle told me. "You are a terrific editor!"Authors who work with me say thinks like "the work you do is amazing," and "Hal upped my writing game," and "Hal Clifford is one of the most talented editors I have worked with." I develop, shape, ghostwrite and edit nonfiction book manuscripts for authors and publishers alike. Books I have edited have been published by major houses. Some have been reviewed (favorably!) by The New York Times. As a ghostwriter, I like to work on compelling business books and captivating memoirs. I also work as a developmental editor and line editor, taking rough manuscripts to a high level of polish. Sometimes, I combine both editing and ghostwriting to bring half-written books across the finish line. More details at https://www.halclifford.com
  • Scribe Media
    Editor In Chief
    Scribe Media Jan 2019 - May 2023
    Austin, Texas, Us
    As the Editor In Chief, I worked closely with authors throughout Scribe. For example, I edited David Goggins New York Times-bestselling book Can't Hurt Me. I developed scores of books, including Myra Evans-Manyweather's Start Where You Are, and I've edited dozens, including Monty Moran's Love Is Free, Guac Is Extra. I also supported a team of more than 40 editors who worked to create excellence for authors who came to Scribe with finished manuscripts, and for those in Scribe's Guided Author program. Guided Author, which I helped lead for two years until the end of 2020, involves small-group and individual coaching with authors through an intensive, self-directed, year-long program to define, develop, write, and publish their books. I continued to work closely as a ghostwriter with select authors, interviewing them for their book's content, writing their drafts, and collaborating on revisions, and also as an editor on a limited number of books.
  • Scribe Media
    Head Of Manuscript Quality
    Scribe Media Apr 2018 - Jan 2019
    Austin, Texas, Us
    As Head of Manuscript Quality at Scribe Media (formerly Book In a Box, see more below), I support a team of a dozen managing editors who, in turn, work with dozens of scribes who are creating our books in collaboration with authors. I am responsible for the editorial quality of the books we create of behalf of our authors. They must be objectively good, and they must serve the authors' identified goals and ROI needs. In addition, I work directly with all the authors in our Guided Author program, coaching each of them on how to position, structure and write their own manuscripts and connecting with them weekly to create accountability. Finally, I work directly with a limited number of authors as a scribe myself, crafting and creating their book manuscripts in close collaboration using the Scribe Media process.
  • Book In A Box
    Head Of Outlining
    Book In A Box Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Continuing the trend described below, I narrowed and deepened my scope as Book In A Box (which was rebranded in June 2018 as Scribe Media) grew. The Manuscript department we created in December of 2016 was growing fast, and we broke it into three separate functions: Outlines, Scribes, Writers. In this role I led and supported a team of more than a dozen Outliners, responsible for co-creating the architectural blueprints of authors' books. In the guise of servant leadership I trained and supported a crew of book outliners in the art and science of helping first-time authors get ideas fully baked, out of their heads, and onto paper. I supported and guided the team daily, focusing on matching authors with outliners based on personalities and needs; ensuring every outline is an effective and comprehensive tool for all the downstream team members who rely on it; and managing hiring and training so that we were able to absorb a growing flow of books. In addition, I worked directly with select authors.
  • Book In A Box
    Head Of Manuscript
    Book In A Box Dec 2016 - Apr 2017
    Austin, Tx, Us
    As Book In A Box grew (see my jobs below), my portfolio became narrower and deeper. At the end of 2016 we broke two big pieces off of my desk, setting up a new People department (taking away some of my freelancer-hiring work) and a Publishing department (taking over the job of turning finished manuscripts into books). In this role I supporedt the team that works with authors to produce beautiful manuscripts, from book development through final proofreading. My role was one of servant leadership, helping freelancers do their best work and thrive in the process. I was responsible for developing and implementing our processes, implementing and feeding our culture (the most important thing about BIAB), making final hiring decisions, and building teams. My overall job was to fire myself from whatever I was doing by setting up systems and processes, then bringing in and training up individuals and teams who are better at it than I was. At that point I got out of the way and went on to the next opportunity to add value to the company.
  • Book In A Box
    Head Of Book Creation
    Book In A Box Mar 2016 - Dec 2016
    Austin, Tx, Us
    I built and led a team of more than 80 freelancers and staff who worked with our authors to create approximately 30 nonfiction books per month. My purview covered all the steps in our book creation process, from structuring the book with the author through cover design. Our focus is not only on creating great books but equally on giving authors a fantastic experience and building a fanatical crew of devoted freelancers. I had the lead in building "the best gig in the gig economy" for our freelance team, and primary responsibility for ensuring the quality of our books.Book In A Box is a bootstrapped, multimillion-dollar company that has been cash-flow positive since its August 2014 founding. The publishing world has been undergoing creative destruction for 20 years. This is the creative half of that equation.
  • Book In A Box
    Director Of Manuscript
    Book In A Box Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
    Austin, Tx, Us
    I headed up the book creation process from initial outlining through finished manuscript. Our company during this time period grew at 30+ percent quarter-over-quarter since inception. As of early 2016 my team, which includes a core staff of three and approximately 70 freelancers, was producing approximately 30 books per month on behalf of our authors.
  • Book In A Box
    Lead Book Outliner, Founding Team Member
    Book In A Box Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    Austin, Tx, Us
    I developed and outlined 8-10 nonfiction books per month in close collaboration with authors. I was responsible for hiring and supervising roughly one new outliner ever six weeks.
  • Take One Creative
    Multimedia Producer
    Take One Creative Jan 2010 - Aug 2015
    I conceive, produce, write, direct, and co-edit video productions as part of Take One Creative's client services. Our approach is curious and collaborative; we work with clients or their agencies to understand and, if necessary, refine messaging so that the video we create is the most effective it can be.
  • Take One Creative
    Co-Founder
    Take One Creative Jan 2010 - May 2015
    I am the co-founder of Take One Creative, a boutique creative agency that produces authentic content. Our clients include corporations (Whole Foods Market, DaVita, W.W. Norton, Storey Publishing), large NGOs (The Nature Conservancy, Rare), small businesses (Barrington Coffee Roasting Company, Atomik Climbing Holds), and small nonprofits (Social Venture Partners Boulder County, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union). Our documentary videos have been purchased by Outside TV and are distributed by Snag Films.The links below include our Vimeo page, where we have archived many of our projects, and several of our short documentaries. All three of these films went on national tour with Mountainfilm.
  • Vantage Press, Inc.
    Developmental And Structural Book Editor
    Vantage Press, Inc. Jun 2010 - Jun 2012
    New York, Ny, Us
    I worked with authors to develop, shape and complete their manuscripts.
  • Coldstream Creative
    Creative Director, "The Next, Best West"
    Coldstream Creative 2007 - Jan 2012
    I was asked to be the Creative Director and writer by the independent production firm Coldstream Creative. Together we completed a television-length documentary about the changing nature of progress in the American West.
  • Orion Magazine
    Executive Editor
    Orion Magazine 2003 - 2010
    Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Us
    Responsible for editorial acquisition, managing staff and operations. I developed a number of contributors, kept the trains running on time, developed production and management systems, and helped the magazine win several Utne Awards (including general excellence) and garner a National Magazine Award nomination for work by a writer I acquired and edited.
  • Telluride Mountainfilm
    General Manager
    Telluride Mountainfilm 2002 - 2003
    Telluride, Colorado, Us
    Responsible for funding and organizing a 25-year-old, $600,000 festival weekend and national film tour.
  • The Christian Science Monitor
    Correspondent
    The Christian Science Monitor 1998 - 2003
    Boston, Us
    I covered various subjects around the West, on assignment for the National Desk.
  • High Country News
    Syndicated Columnist
    High Country News 1995 - 2003
    Paonia, Co, Us
    Columnist syndicated to 77 newspapers around the American West.
  • The Dallas Morning News
    Correspondent
    The Dallas Morning News 1995 - 2003
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    I covered various topics around the West on assignment.
  • Boston Globe Media
    Correspondent
    Boston Globe Media 1991 - 2003
    Boston, Ma, Us
    I covered various topics around the West on assignment for the National Desk.
  • Various Publications
    Journalist
    Various Publications 1989 - 2003
    I wrote for more than 60 publications, covering the American West, business, the environment and lifestyle.
  • Mountainfreak Magazine
    Editor
    Mountainfreak Magazine 2000 - 2001
    Oversaw all aspects of editorial direction, management, acquisition and production.
  • Ski Magazine
    Columnist
    Ski Magazine 1996 - 1999
    I wrote a monthly column about business and development in ski country.
  • Aspen Times
    Columnist
    Aspen Times 1994 - 1999
    Aspen, Colorado, Us
    Wrote a weekly column, "Trout in the Milk," after Thoreau's quote, "there are some incongruities in life one cannot ignore, such as a trout in the milk."
  • Aspen Daily News
    Editor And General Manager
    Aspen Daily News 1986 - 1991
    I ran a 28-person daily publication in the smallest daily newspaper war in America (12,000 circulation in a town of 8,000). Our masthead motto: "If you don't want it printed, don't let it happen."
  • Rocky Mountain Institute
    Research Assistant
    Rocky Mountain Institute 1983 - 1984
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Assistant to research director Amory Lovins

Hal Clifford Skills

Editing Storytelling Multimedia Journalism Magazines Editorial Documentaries Writing Publishing Newspapers Copy Editing Publications Books Television Creative Writing Video Production Film Marketing Communications Stories Documentary Final Cut Pro Video Editing

Hal Clifford Education Details

  • Dartmouth College
    Dartmouth College
    Environmental Studies

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