For the Love of Bringing Books to Life: Write, Publish, and Be Known
7 Reasons To Write Your Book in 2012…and 3 Reasons Not To.
7 Reasons to write your book in 2012 Looking for some good reasons to finally get that book written? How about: 1. The person who runs up to you after your first post-publication presentation and says, “Your book changed my life.” 2. Impacting thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions of people instead of _____________ (fill in your current reach). 3. Those ideal clients or customers your book can reach with a targeted message—and the impact that will have on your business and profitability. 4. Impressing your dates with, “I’m a published author” rather than, “I’ve been thinking[...]
Writing Magic: Secrets to Compelling Writing
Once upon a time, a coach I know referred a client to me and–after reading a chapter–I almost told her I didn’t think I could help him. Lucky for both of us, I withheld judgement and agreed to edit one chapter. When he sent me his second chapter, it blew me away. I laughed, I cried and I thanked my lucky stars I hadn’t turned him away. But what could explain the phenomenal leap in the quality of writing? I could only ask… “I studied your feedback from chapter one and applied it. When I say I studied it, I[...]
How to Write a Book: Starting Small
Some people have the drive to write their first book and dive right in figuring they’ll learn what they need along the way–either with a book writing program, coaching, editing or trial and error. Many other people struggle and wait, unsure whether they should write their book–”Do I have what it takes?” “Is my idea original enough?” “Will anyone ever read it?” One way to start to answer these questions it to start small. Write about your subject in an article or blog post. Write in small bursts and see how you feel. Are you enjoying the writing? Does it[...]
Inspired to Write: How to Keep the Juices Flowing
While preparing to teach Inspired to Write tomorrow, I’ve been thinking about the importance of support in keeping our writing juices flowing. It seems to me a challenge all writers struggle with. I thought I’d share some of the strategies I use myself and those I use with my private clients and in my book writing classes. 1. Find a Buddy: About 98% of the population needs some accountability to get their book (or other writing project) done. Buddies can support each other to overcome any challenges, make suggestions and offers solutions that you may not be able to see[...]
Writing Memoir: An Interview with Richard Hoffman
Each June, I look forward to the Ocean State Summer Writing Conference sponsored by the University of Rhode Island–both as a presenter and a participant. I especially enjoy the first two days of Advanced Workshops–always with great writing teachers. My first year, I took a memoir workshop with Richard Hoffman–not so much to write my own memoir, which I can’t help thinking would be fairly dull, but to support my clients and students writing memoir. The workshop was great fun and I was actually surprised to enjoy what I wrote. When I heard Richard is returning to URI once I[...]
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