Are you inspired to write a transformational book—one that will help your readers create change in their lives, organizations, or the world? Awesome! The world needs more transformational authors or “Authors of Change.” In case you’re unfamiliar with the term, a “transformational book,” is any book meant to inspire change. It can fall under self-help, memoir, fiction, prescriptive nonfiction, creative…
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You might have heard the advice to “write for your reader.” But did you know that doing so can get you from the first to the last word of your manuscript? Indeed, it can. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains how a clear understanding of your future readers and awareness that they are waiting for your book is the motivation you…
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It’s a rare writer who doesn’t have strong spiritual beliefs. I don’t mean beliefs related to a specific religion but those involving the Creator—call it God, Source, the Universe, or something else—playing an essential part in their writing process. That’s why I find it so interesting that writers who complain of writer’s block don’t immediately turn to their spiritual practice…
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There’s more to becoming a freelance writer than hanging up a sign with “writer” carved into it. After all, you don’t want to take on any writing project and end up feeling just as stuck in your “job” as you did before you decided to freelance. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) shares her story about beginning on the freelance writer journey,…
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No matter the genre in which you write, your published work can transform you into a change agent. When your words get read, you have an impact in your readers’ lives that ripples out into the world. As a writer or author, you are a change-maker. Your words possess power, as you’ve likely heard before: “The pen is mightier than…
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