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Five 2022 Nautilus Book Award Winners Share Insights and Tips

I have exciting news: The Joy of Writing Journal: Spark Your Creativity in 8 Minutes a Day won the Silver Nautilus Book Award! Since the Nautilus is an award I often recommend my clients apply for–whether their books are traditionally published or self-published–(and we’ve had several winners over the years!), I always check the list...  Read more

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How to Pitch a Book to Literary Agents: A Case Study

Last week, I got an email from Susan, a participant in my Bring Your Book to Life(R) Program. Susan had signed up for the Nonfiction Writers Conference, including the pitch-the-agents session. “What if I get chosen to pitch? What will I say?” I offered to get on a call with Susan and give her some...  Read more

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How to Keep ’em Talking About (and Buying) Your Book

I met Kate Hanley years ago at a salon in the home of our friend Deb Walsh. Kate is always writing interesting books and articles and when she wrote How to Be a Better Person, I interviewed her for the how to write a book website about her book writing and publishing journey. Since then,...  Read more

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Lazy Writing and a Headful of Questions

On the Luxury of Journaling Many mornings, of late, I roll out of bed around nine thirty or ten, after hours of lazy writing. It’s relatively new to me, to spend so many hours lying in bed, recording my dreams, dialoguing with dream characters and journaling, followed by–sometimes–working on one of several books in process....  Read more

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Join Us for The Nonfiction Writers Conference 2022

Benefits of a Virtual Conference I have had the privilege of being a presenter for the Nonfiction Writers Conference a couple of times now, and a pro for the ask-a-pro sessions for many years. I enjoy attending as much as presenting and I’ve learned to block out my schedule that week so I can attend...  Read more

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Your Book as a Journey; Your Reader as Hero

I had an interesting thought on a call with a client. Imagine that your book is taking the reader on a hero’s journey. How do you meet your reader where they are right now at the beginning of their quest? How do you engage them for this quest? What do they need to do or...  Read more

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How To Write a Book That Grows Your Business or Career

Many of my clients write a book to grow a business, launch a new endeavor or even enable a career pivot. A couple of months ago, Bring Your Book to Life® program graduate Janet Snoyer shared, “What surprised me the most is how the book helped my business. My hits on LinkedIn and my website...  Read more

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Bring Your Book to Life® in 2022 * Jumpstart Session

This page will host the replay of our training as early as we can get it up here on Thursday morning, March 3. Did you miss the Bring Your Book to Life® training on Wednesday March 2? Listen here. or Download here. On this call we teach you how to: Get started, stay motivated and...  Read more

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How to Find a Literary Agent and More Publishing Advice

Kiko emailed me the other day asking my advice on how to find a literary agent saying she’d been reading my blog posts since 2015 and remembered my post on the value of having a literary agent. Kiko had recently sent her manuscript for her book out to a publisher. She hadn’t heard back but...  Read more

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How to Be Your Own Book Writing Coach

People often wonder, “What does a book writing coach do? How does it help? What’s the process that makes it all work?” While every book coaching relationship is different, certain specific challenges come up frequently—and there are very specific things I suggest to my book coaching clients to address these challenges as they arise—or to...  Read more

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