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When you’re watching a movie and one of the characters sneezes, it’s for a reason. It’s either to show you something important about that character or it will come up as an integral part of the plot later on. (Something like… His DNA was on the murder weapon because he had a cold and sneezed … Read more
What happens if you finish your manuscript and your book is either way too long or way too short? First of all, what even counts as too long or too short? If you’re writing “for your heart or your art,” it really doesn’t matter. You do you. But if you’re writing your book with hopes of big sales … Read more
Pop Quiz! 🤓 Which of these two sentences do you think is correct? I don’t have a very big platform, so I need to make sure my book appeals to more people. OR I don’t have a very big platform, so I need to make sure my book appeals to a very narrow, specific audience. … Read more
Curious about how to become a spiritual writer? Wonderful! The wisdom you’ve learned, the obstacles you’ve overcome, the methodologies you’ve created—the world will benefit from you sharing them! From our decades of experience, we’re going to share the three keys to becoming a spiritual writer. These are based on the mistakes we often see budding … Read more
Want to know the super-important, often-overlooked first step to writing a nonfiction book? (We consider skipping this to be at the top of our imaginary “nonfiction mistakes” list.) If you want to write your memoir, a self-help/personal growth book, a spirituality book, or any kind of transformational nonfiction, this first step will save you a … Read more
Table of Contents Introduction What is a Book Proposal? What Goes into a Book Proposal? 3 Steps Before Writing a Book Proposal How to Write a Book Proposal Nonfiction Book Proposal Template Formatting Your Book Proposal You Have Your Book proposal, Now What? Next Steps Introduction If you’ve made it to this page you likely … Read more
Table of Contents Introduction What Types of Memoirs Are There? Preparing to Write a Memoir How to Choose a Theme for Your Memoir How to Create a Memoir Outline Publishing Your Memoir Introduction Today I’m talking about a captivating, life-changing, beautiful story. Yours. It’s a story about the most meaningful parts of your life. The … Read more
I was scrolling through my feed on Instagram when I came across a picture of a pile of journals by bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert. In the caption she wrote: “The journals of 2019. My companions, my teachers. Each book is a handprint in time that says: ‘I was here. And I took notes.’ I had … Read more
It’s a new year and a good time to reflect and create a new path, using writing as a tool. As writers everywhere are frantically pressing toward finishing their works in progress and fretting over whether their book babies will ever get to the bookshelves and reader hands they envision them in, it’s always important … Read more
If you’re anything like me, you can while away an entire weekend with a bottomless cup o’ tea and an amazing memoir. And for us personal transformation junkies, memoir is a double hit of goodness. How so? The best memoirs center on the author’s biggest, most important process of transformation. That transformation may be positive … Read more
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