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5 Things I Do to Support My Writing Habit..And You Can, Too

I meet people all the time who tell me they’ve wanted to write a book for many years–five, ten, seventeen…but they haven’t gotten to it yet. And yet, I work with people every day who write their books and publish them.  In fact, I just got an e-mail from a Bring Your Book to Life® Program graduate  who is ready to write her next book, after the award-winning success of her first one. The secret, of course, is in your writing habit and how committed you are. And that means showing up every day. Sometimes we get caught up in[...]

5 Ways to Love Your Library

It’ s National Library week. CNN Travel featured a lovely slideshow with 20 gorgeous photos of libraries (Thank you Geri Lafferty for sharing it with me!). When we first moved to Saunderstown at the start of winter and I felt lonely, the library provided a place to get to know my neighbors and make friends. When my sons were small, we frequented more than half a dozen of the beautiful libraries in Rhode Island: from the smallest (Willett Free) to the one with the fun playhouse (Newport) to the one with the best view (North Kingstown’s lovely pond view) to[...]

A Big Leap in Author Platform: Victoria Dunckley’s Big Breakthrough

Have you been putting one foot in front of the other with your author platform–writing blog posts, showing up for social media, tweeting about colleague’s posts, and wondering when your platform might take off? Here’s a true life story to inspire you to keep doing what you’re doing. You never know where the next small step will take you. I received this e-mail from my client, Victoria Dunckley, MD, addressed to me and Vicki’s agent and publisher after I forwarded a link to her and suggested she posts a comment. You won’t believe what happened next: “A few weeks ago[...]

Steps to Take After Writing a Book: Book Marketing, Publishing and More

Wow, we had a great call on how to get started writing a book. I’ve answered over a dozen of the 224 questions and comments in the posts on how to start writing and how to write a memoir. Several people wrote to say they’d finished writing their books. What next? How do I market my book? How to publish? Digital or print? Here are some of their questions and my answers. Don’t see your question? Feel free to ask as a comment below and I promise to answer! Terrance asked: “Are there any useful hints/steps to take between a[...]

How to Write a Book: How to Get Started and Other Beginner Challenges

Wow, we had TONS of fantastic questions for Tuesday’s Jump Start Your Book Call (224 questions and comments all together). Today’s Topic is How to Write a Book: How to get started and answers to other beginner challenges. You can also read my earlier post answering questions on how to write a memoir. If you don’t find your question here, feel free to ask again below as a comment. Please hold questions on publishing, book marketing, promotion, editing, etc. as I will answer them in a forthcoming post. For now the topic is how to get started writing a book[...]

How to Write a Memoir: Answers to Your Questions from the Call

Wow, we had a great call on how to get started writing a book on Tuesday. We received 224 comments and questions when people registered. So, as you might imagine, we hardly scratched the surfacing in answering in our 1 hour call. Over the next few weeks, I’ll answer as many questions as I can, grouped by topic. If you find your topic, but not your question, just ask as a comment below and I promise to answer. And feel free to ask new questions as they get sparked! Stephany asked, “How to Start a Memoir?” Well, without knowing your[...]

A Dozen Things a Writer Needs

1. A notebook: paper or virtual. 2. Something to write with: his own hands, a pen, a stylus, a keyboard. 3.  Sleep: You can cheat short term, but long term, this one is crucial! 4. Desire: And a good night’s rest supports your passion–see #3. 5. Time: Yes, we all have this. It’s just how we choose to use it. You have 24 hours, just pick one or a half or a quarter. 6. Belief in herself: okay, most people doubt themselves to some extent. Just fake it till you make it. Somewhere deep inside you is belief. Keep showing[...]

How to Get Published: Changing Rejection into a Great, Big Book Deal

When I first met Dr. Craig Malkin at the Harvard Medical School CME publishing course, I  knew I wanted to work with him to help him get published. When he pitched his book to the panel of agents, editors and book coaches, I wrote on my comments, “I’d like to talk with you,” knowing he had something special to offer–a book very worthy of being published, a book people needed. His relationship book took research from other fields and applied them to dating. I knew this book was good from the moment I heard his pitch—and it was. However, Dr.[...]

How to Write with Ease: Brief Video Chat

As you may know, next week at the San Francisco Writers Conference,  I’ll be sharing how to get into that space where you are writing your most inspired writing and the words flow with ease. I call it “Writing in the Zone.” Here’s a sneak peek at the workshop where I discuss the first step, clearing your mind (and body, workspace…anything that needs clearing) so you can enter that sacred inner space to write. Many thanks to Anne Hill for introducing me to Google Hangouts and for this fun interview. Yes, there is still time to sign up for my[...]

WRITING CLASSES at the 2014 SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE

If you’ve been thinking of going to the San Francisco Writers Conference but can’t quite make the whole event, consider signing up for one or two pre-conference or post-conference workshops. These fabulous workshops can help you: * Connect with your muse. * Hone new skills. * Find and create community. * Grow as a writer or business person. * Have fun around writing and publishing. * Raise your writing prowess another notch! Open to All! You do not have to go to the conference to sign up for these classes. InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, California & Mason Streets www.sfwriters.org Thursday,[...]