Crafting Your Voice in a World of Imitation “Don’t just write a business book. Put some art and love into it. I think make it something you’re really proud of.” —Matt Treacey Matt Treacey combined his background in ecological science with his work as a marketing consultant for the world’s top business authors. He discovered […]
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How to Destroy Writer’s Block “Shutting down the thinking brain is what you need to do in order to pick up the speed in writing.” —Azul Terronez Have you ever thought about writing a book but found yourself coming up with excuse after excuse for pushing it off? Maybe you’ve gotten busier since the last
How to Create a Life That Matters to You “If you’re going to live a life that you actually love, you’re going to disappoint some people. That’s just a fact. So decide who you are going to disappoint: everyone, some people, or you? And I don’t want you to disappoint yourself, because as far as
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How to Use ChatGPT in the Book Revision Process “I would just say start writing. Half of what I write down inside this manuscript and outside of it doesn’t go anywhere. And that’s fine. I can choose if I want the words to go somewhere or not. But it changes my brain and it changes
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Finding Your Author Voice “There’s something that wants to speak through all of us, and it’s something higher than us, deeper than us, but connected to us. And through the writing process, you can find a way to connect with that. I think some people call it the muse, or flow state, the higher self,
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Ditch the Status Quo and Stay in Flow “If you’re doing something creative, or anything that involves forward motion or creating something from nothing, you’re always gonna be faced with resistance.” — Azul Terronez In any creative endeavor, including writing a book, you may sometimes find yourself in a rut. It’s easy to get stuck
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Using Kickstarter to Raise Money for Your Book “It’s been fun to use this as an opportunity to reach out to the audience and see it as something that’s mutual that we’re working on together.” —Megan Katarina Nashville is where Megan Katarina fell in love with the craft behind the music, but it’s also where
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How to Overcome Your Fear of Showing Up and Being Seen “What I realized was that the fear was not the villain. The fear was the messenger.” — Linda Ugelow Formerly stricken with the fear of public speaking herself, Linda Ugelow now helps entrepreneurs, authors, company leaders, and teams to transform their experience of speaking
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Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart “When I started to really be serious about, yes, I want to write a book, I was overwhelmed. I really felt that I needed a coach. I needed some help in getting out what was inside of me.” —Larry Winter Larry Winter didn’t consider himself a
How to Write a Book This Year “Books are messages first: ideas, things that have weight to them, things that inspire other people. And when you realize that books are messages that words contain, then you can take pressure off yourself to say, ‘I have to do it perfectly.’” —Azul Terronez Do you have an
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