I help individuals—one at a time—write their books by developing with them a "co-writing" process that enables them to express clearly and compellingly what they want to say, in their own voices and style. My prospective clients are: entrepreneurs, CEOs and consultants of all kinds, who can use a book to establish their brands, validate their authority, and help grow their businesses; People who want to share with others in their fields how they've succeeded; individuals who want to leave a legacy for their industries, successors and heirs. The process involves a series of weekly one-hour recorded interviews conducted in-person, by phone, or video conferencing.Books I've helped my clients write:"Consider, Decide, Act: Strategies to work less and earn more," by Karl Hartey with R. E. Schecter (2009) Available on Amazon."How to Have a Successful Real Estate Business and a Real Life at the Same Time," by Nelson Zide with R.E. Schecter (2003) Available on Amazon."Be a Consultant . . .Not just a Salesperson: Putting all the pieces together in residential real estate sales," by Nelson Zide, with R.E. Schecter. Available on Amazon.

Editing and preparing for publication books and articles on destructive cults and organizations employing unethical manipulation of members. Editor of the bi-monthly Advisor and its successor, The Cult Observer. Subsequently, News Editor of The Cultic Studies Journal of the International Cultic Studies Association (Successor to the American Family Foundation).

Taught courses and seminars in African History

Taught courses and seminars in African History

Collection of Lunda oral traditions as the basis for doctoral dissertation (University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD, history, 1976.)