Category: Author Coaching

What Rocks Have to Do with Overcoming Writer’s Overwhelm

I recently ran a survey here on my blog asking my readers to tell me what they struggle with most. (You can still take it.) So far, the largest issue writer’s face is feeling overwhelmed. I can relate. Right now, I not only have client work and four blogs to keep up with, but also [...]

Wednesday April 11th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Excuses, Finishing What You Start, Meeting Writing Goals, Procrastination, Writing Coaching | 2 Comments »

Write What You Love, The Money Will Follow

When I was in college at Syracuse University, I as not allowed to just study magazine journalism. I had to have a concentration in another topic–something I could actually write about. I chose psychology. Thinking back on this choice now I see how this reflected my love of everything to do with human potential and [...]

Wednesday April 4th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Journalism, Making Money, The Business of Writing, Writing for Pay | No Comments »

Can You Make a Living as a Writer?

I’ve worked as a writer and an editor ever since I graduated from college. Much of that time, but not all, I supported myself. Once my children were born I began allowing my husband to support me and my family. I was lucky that I had that option. I still worked and brought in money [...]

Monday April 2nd, 2012 in Author Coaching, Journalism, Making Money, The Business of Writing, Writing Coaching, Writing for Pay | 2 Comments »

What do you know?

I was sitting at a table with a senior editor from Penguin. She’d been asking me questions about some of the books ideas I had pitched her. As I told her about one of my ideas she asked me, “How do you know that.” “I just do,” I replied. She just nodded. I thought maybe [...]

Friday March 30th, 2012 in Attitude, Author Coaching, Commitment to Your Dream, moving through negativity, Procrastination, Self-perception, Writing Coaching | 6 Comments »

Why Nonfiction Writers Shouldn’t Use a Pen Name

Yesterday after a presentation I gave to a MeetUp group, a woman spoke to me about the idea she had for her book. She said she wanted to publish the book under a pen name. When I asked her why, she had some good reasons. The topic was a bit risque. She didn’t want people [...]

Wednesday March 28th, 2012 in Author Coaching | 2 Comments »

What Struggles Do Aspiring and Published Nonfiction Authors Face?

Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time on planning. Like a lot of writers, I set out to simply write. My degree in magazine journalism turned me into an editor as well as a writer.  And when I was asked to edit a book for someone, I became a book editor as well as [...]

Monday March 26th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Proposals, publishing, Publishing Industry, The Business of Writing, Writing Coaching | 2 Comments »

How to Reignite Your Fire When You Feel Burned Out

For the last few weeks I’ve been having trouble getting motivated. Not a good thing as I move into one of the busiest and most important times in my career as a writer and author. My book will be released next month, and I have a ton of work to do accomplish to promote it. [...]

Wednesday March 21st, 2012 in Attitude, Author Coaching, Commitment to Your Dream, moving through negativity, Writing Coaching, Writing Tips | No Comments »

Are You Sure You Want to Be an Author?

A lot of people say they want to become authors. In fact, 81% of the American population says so. Only about 2% of them actually writes a book or gets it published. For some of them, the problem simply lies in the fact that they can’t get their book written. They don’t find or make [...]

Friday March 16th, 2012 in Attitude, Author Coaching, Doing Unwanted Tasks | No Comments »

How to Build an Expert Author Platform That Can’t be Missed

These days everyone searches for everything—even experts—on the internet. That means if the media needs a source, an organization needs a speaker, a publisher needs a writer, or a potential customer or client needs to purchase a product or service, they turn to Google, Yahoo, Bing or some other search engine to find the right [...]

Wednesday March 14th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Blogging, Book Marketing, Platform, Speaking | No Comments »

Tips for Writers on How to Give a Standing Ovation Talk

One of the best ways to promote a book and to make money as an author involves speaking. That’s right. No writing. Get the words off the paper and out of your mouth. Today my guest blogger is a friend and client, Rick Deutsch, known as “Mr. Half Dome,” author of the best selling guide [...]

Monday March 12th, 2012 in Author Coaching, Platform, Promotion and Publicity, Publicity, Speaking, Speaking | No Comments »