Rachel Smets on Awakening Your Confidence – The Writing Coach 037
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 37 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Rachel Smets. Rachel is an author, speaker, and personal confidence coach dedicated to…
Shauta Grimes on Becoming a Ninja Writer – The Writing Coach 036
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 36 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Shaunta Grimes. Shaunta has worked as a substitute teacher, a newspaper reporter, a…
Susan Friedmann on How to Monetize Your Book – The Writing Coach 034
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 34 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Susan Friedmann. Susan is a Certified Speaking Professional and a veteran business and niche marketing…
Why Writers Need to be Tightrope Walkers
I’ve never been a fan of “balance”. When I gave up on the government-recommended “balanced diet” and instead ate an unbalanced diet that consisted primarily of vegetables and meet, I lost weight, gained muscle, felt healthier, and performed athletically at a higher level. That’s just one example of why I’ve always believed obsessive focus and dedication is…
Oops. That was NOT what I had planned!
There is an old saying with much truth in it: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” Lets face it, things rarely go according to plan. I spent most of this week promoting last night’s Find the Time to Write: Productivity Hacks for Busy Authors webinar, but as the week…
How to Use Trello to Project Manage Your Book
Upon finishing the drafting of a manuscript, most writers are surprised to discover the real work has only just begun! Structural edits, copy edits, cover design, interior design, back cover blurbs, and author photos… sometimes it seems the amount of work it takes to publish a book is insurmountable. That’s why I’ve put together…
Doug Kurtz on a Two-Pronged Approach to Coaching Writers: The Writing Coach 011
In episode 11 of The Writing Coach, I speak with writing coach Doug Kurtz. Doug helps novelists and other writers break through personal, creative, and technical barriers to their best writing and brightest selves. Since founding Write Life Coaching in 2008, he has worked with hundreds of writers at every level of experience,…
Charlotte Rains Dixon on Coaching Writers – The Writing Coach Podcast 010
In episode 10 of The Writing Coach, I speak with writing coach Charlotte Rains Dixon. Charlotte is a novelist, freelance journalist, blogger, ghostwriter, fiction and non-fiction author, and writing coach. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is a current mentor at the Writer’s Loft, a certificate writing program at Middle Tennessee State…
Caroline Frechette on Teaching and Mentoring – The Writing Coach Podcast 005
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 5 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, writing instructor, and small press publisher Caroline Frechette. Originally from Montreal, Caroline has…
