Once you finish your messy draft, you have four steps left before you're ready to send your book to be formatted for publication!These four steps are:Big picture revision
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How long does it actually take to write a book? Part 1: Myth of the natural writer
When you hear that someone is writing a book, do you imagine that they're spending hours and hours every day in front of their computer typing away? Do
Quick fix pitfalls for authors
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve seen a lot from me about how to make writing easier and how to keep your book from
Keep Your Work Safe
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing the first draft of a book about writing a book about your business. As I was preparing to print the
How a Writing Ritual Puts You in Control of Your Creativity
How a Writing Ritual Puts You in Control of Your CreativityHave you thought about your writing ritual lately?Rituals are powerful. We all already know that. If rituals weren’t
How to Write Like You Talk to Your Friends
In a blog post from 2011, Seth Godin famously pointed out: ‘No one ever gets talker’s block.’ He goes on to argue that writer’s block should be equally
Jump in at the Deep End: Be a Fearless Writer
Before a swimming lesson when I was about two years old I jumped in at the deep end of the pool. I loved jumping into the water, so
Conversation, Writing, and Coaching
On one level, it seems fairly obvious how I got from studying and teaching literature and writing, to being an editor, to being a writing coach. My training
How will it feel to see your book on the shelf?
The test copy of my book arrived this week! When you publish your book as a printed book (as opposed to an ebook), you can order a test
How I fit writing in around my life
If you follow me for any length of time, you’ll find I’m insistent that you can (almost always) fit writing in around everything else you need to do.