For the Love of Bringing Books to Life: Write, Publish, and Be Known
Finding Your Writing Voice: Head vs. Heart
“Lead with your heart but use your head. The purpose of your head is to figure out the best way to give your heart’s message.” – Dr. Katie Eastman Many questions come up when you’re writing a book: – How do I make the time? – Where do I start? – What book do I write (or which one to write first)? and then there are the questions that surface in the midst of writing: – What is my voice? How do I find it? – Why am I stuck? How do I get past this block? – How do[...]
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[...]
Writing Tips: Writing All Over the Place? Too Many Ideas?
Yesterday morning, one of my book coaching clients said she had so many competing ideas for what to write–a book, a blog–and even more ideas what to write about–suburban consumption mom goes green, healing, shamanic experiences around the world. She didn’t know how to choose a writing project. In fact, she wondered if she can be writing right now with all that’s going on in her life. As I led her in a visualization for writing, it became clear to me she needed to ground herself and feel connected to the earth. It would help her release some of the[...]
How to Get Reporters to Quote You
A good number of my clients come to me with amazing credentials and great ideas, but little platform–they often don’t have a huge mailing list. They don’t necessarily speak to thousands of people dozens of times a year. And they haven’t been on Oprah…yet (a few of my clients have been–but not the majority!). If they’re looking for a traditional publisher, I often suggest they sign up for the reporter queries on PR Leads and helpareporter (also known as HARO). As more people find out about help a reporter, it’s gotten doggone competitive to be chosen as the expert the[...]
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