How to Craft Fiction with Purpose “It’s not so much a formula as it is a reminder when you’re doing this, don’t get too complicated. The whole purpose is just capturing the stories before they’re lost.” —Steve Vannoy The concept for a three-book fiction series came about during FaceTime visits with our parents in West […]
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You Don’t Need to Protect Those Who Harmed You “That’s the moment that I’ve realized you’re meant to take all of these things that have happened and you’re meant to help other people. Realized that they are not a victim of their circumstances and that life is all about choice.” —Jill Krzyzanowicz Jill Krzyzanowicz reached
Insights from a Bestselling Ghostwriter “In workshop, we say, ‘reader first,’ and I lean heavily on that. I say, that’s your touchstone. So, whenever they’re not doing it, I’ll say, what does your reader need? The reader needs more of you.” —AJ Harper AJ Harper always wanted to become a playwright. She loved the dialogue,
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How to Transform while Writing Your book “I was like, you know what, I’m just going to just let it out of me. And whatever happens, happens. And I think even the process of realizing that while my book may not be enough for everyone, it is enough for the people that it’s meant for.”
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Writing with Purpose and Making an Impact “If you want to grow community, really when you think about it, you really need only about a hundred people to love you in today’s world to become an influencer.” —Swish Goswami In 2017, I became curious about why Gen Z was choosing entrepreneurship and what their attributes
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How to Give More Than You Take “My purpose is ‘How am I making this better in the world for other people?’ I know if I do that, all the things that I want are going to happen.” —Vincent Pugliese When we think about doing something like building a business, creating a course, or launching
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Learn about Presales, Launch, and Post-Launch Tactics “But ultimately you want sales. You want influence. You want authority. And those things come from continually marketing and promoting your book.” —Azul Terronez Many authors treat marketing as a dirty word or see it as a one-time event that is over really quick. I want you to
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Should I Self-Publish or Try Traditional Publishing? “Self-publishing is more than just writing the book or putting it onto a platform.” —Azul Terronez I first got involved in the world of self-publishing around 2008 when the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform launched. KDP made creating digital and print books fairly easy and free to
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How to Overcome Perfectionism in Your Writing “So, don’t have a filter some days. Just write. Don’t really worry about the direction it’s going. Just be curious about what happens. Your goal is to find writing as an intuitive way to express yourself on the page.” —Azul Terronez When I’m thinking about writing anything, I
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How to Know You Are Good Enough to Write a Book “Sometimes showing up to write is more about believing that you’re the right person.” —Azul Terronez In one of our previous episodes with Ann Maynard, Episode 198, she advises authors to be true and honest. This essentially means they need to be vulnerable on
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