3 Steps to Boost Your Confidence “Most people, the majority of people, feel like they have a book inside of them. So few people write the book because they’re afraid, afraid that they won’t be good enough, afraid that they’ll be laughed at or judged.” —Azul Terronez I hate to admit it, but oftentimes when […]
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Crafting Your Message “In part to process what had happened to me . . . I gave myself permission to take the time to explore exactly what that was and how I wanted to say it. I have a lot more to say than just the story of being a survivor.” —Suzi Hunn Suzi Hunn
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Is It Worth the Time and Money? “When you use your book as leverage outside of the sales of your book, that’s when the returns really start to amp up.” —Azul Terronez One question I am asked quite often is “Is writing a book worth the time, money, and effort?” Authors want to know if
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How Travis Cody Transformed His Writing Career “And just like with anything, when you get into a routine, you start to develop frameworks that make it easier for you to stay disciplined with what you’re doing.” —Travis Cody After writing a book at age twelve, Travis Cody went on to establish himself in Hollywood at
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Navigating the Vulnerability of Writing and Feeling Naked “But I wanted to help you understand that naked feeling is part of the vulnerability that needs to happen if you’re going to write a book that matters.” — Azul Terronez So how do you get rid of that feeling that you feel like you’re naked in
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Amy Newmark’s Role in Shaping the Chicken Soup Legacy “Overall, I find myself dramatically improved as a person, and everybody in my department feels the same way. We all feel like these stories have had such an impact on us.” —Amy Newmark During their second retirement, Amy Newmark and her husband, Bill, bought the Chicken
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How Embracing Your Power Can Transform Your Writing Journey “We set the tone for how we want to be treated. We set the standard for what we want in our life and how we let other people talk to us. But that starts with how we talk to ourselves.” —Vasavi Kumar Vasavi Kumar’s first book
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Overcoming Fear and Finding Your Author Voice “There is no duplicate on this planet of you. So there’s no way that anyone can have your perspective, your view, your vision, or the heart and courage that you have to put this book out into the world.” — Azul Terronez Writing a book can be one
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Discovering Your Creative Journey Again “There’s just no path. You just have to kind of worm your way around and just hold on to whatever that creative impulse is and just know it’s not going to leave you.” — Daisy Alpert Florin Daisy Alpert Florin has a degree in history but never became a history
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The Journey of Writing, Healing, and Creating Change “I’ve had so many thoughts and fears about all of the businesses I had ever started, but if I had let myself get too wound up in that fear, then I never would’ve gotten started.” —Cody McLain Cody McLain grew up in foster care, lost both his
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