I am excited to announce this week that I am beginning a soft launch of a few of my book coaching services! I’m dedicating this week’s blogging space to discussing what these services entail so you can determine if these are right for you. I will be offering a larger variety of coaching services inContinue reading “Announcing: New Services!”
Category Archives: writing
Feeling Stuck in Your Writing Life? Here’s How I Got Myself Out
For a long time, I believed writer’s block was real because I only felt naturally inspired maybe two percent of the time. I thought to be a good writer was to write from that headspace you inhabit only two percent of your everyday life.
My Book Coaching Mission
It’s more than overdue that I discuss not only why book coaches are important or why you should hire a book coach, but also why I decided to become a book coach. I discussed a bit how I stumbled on the book coaching profession in an earlier post, but it was mostly a stroke ofContinue reading “My Book Coaching Mission”
Why Isn’t My Book Selling? What You Need to Know about Building a Marketing Plan
One of the most frequent frustrations I’ve seen from authors in my work in publishing is the lack of returns in sales after years of painstaking research, tedious editing, and soulful writing. It’s so hard to know if our hard work will pay off (and to be honest, your agent and your publisher don’t knowContinue reading “Why Isn’t My Book Selling? What You Need to Know about Building a Marketing Plan”
Writing on Grief: What I Have Learned
I hope to reach the readers who cannot or will not escape it and instead yearn to connect with others who have had similar experiences.
How to Publish? The Three Primary Methods of Publication
There are a variety of ways to get published these days and it’s worth examining your goals before investing in one method over another.
What Is the Difference between a Book Coach and an Editor?
One of the most common questions book coaches get asked is: how is a book coach different from an editor? As I discussed in a previous post, it’s understandable without prior knowledge to think “book coach” is just a fun name for “editor,” but it’s actually more complex than that. For starters, we should reviewContinue reading “What Is the Difference between a Book Coach and an Editor?”
Rejection Letters: My Lessons from Editorial Assistant to Book Coach
We’ve all seen it. The form letter: the polite, generic language letting us know that our piece, book, essay, or whatever just “is not a good fit” or “not what we’re looking for right now.” Best of luck, best wishes, etc. Writers get used to the sting of rejection when they’re brave enough to getContinue reading “Rejection Letters: My Lessons from Editorial Assistant to Book Coach”
What Is a Book Coach? (And Why You Might Need One)
A book coach can help the writer from any stage in the book writing process, whether it’s developing a main idea and narrative structure from scratch, evaluating a manuscript that’s been rejected over twenty-five times, helping a writer develop their book proposal and pitch strategy, or even just keeping the writer accountable throughout the book writing process.
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