The Silence of Creativity — The Writing Coach 092
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #92 of The Writing Coach podcast, I discuss why sometimes the most creative periods in our lives look and sound like…
The Unstoppable Power of Showing Up
I’m on author, speaker, and business school professor David Burkas’ mailing list. Burkas opened his first email of the New Year with the following sentence: “I’m not setting any goals for 2019.” It’s a bold statement, especially for someone like Burkas, a non-fiction author in the information sharing and teaching realm. Burkas’ email went on…
The Marquis de Sade Didn’t Have a Writing Coach
I write a lot about the benefits of working with a writing coach. (Go figure, huh? The writing coach likes to write about the benefits of coaching!) As a result, I’m sometimes asked if I think every writer must have a writing coach in order to achieve success. When I’m asked this question, I can’t help…
Pantsers, Planners, Principles, and Tactics
Being a fiction author has got to be just about the only profession in the entire world where people honestly believe you can find success by making things up as you go along. These writers (often the same group who believe success is all about natural talent alone) declare themselves proud “pantsers.” Their confidence is propped-up by people in the…
Would you cut off a limb to get your book published?
My coaching rates went up this year, and they’re going to continue to go up in the foreseeable future. If you’re looking for a one-on-one writing coach with cheaper rates than me, you’re not going to have any problem finding one. And that doesn’t bother me in the least. I’ll tell you why in a…
Blaine Bradshaw on Editing a Superior Story — The Writing Coach 083
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #83 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Blaine Bradshaw. Blaine is a freelance editor with 10 years experience that started in…
Michelle Cornish on Writing What You Know — The Writing Coach 082
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #82 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Michelle Cornish. Michelle is a mom, author, illustrator, and former accountant on a mission…
MATH… the Productive Writer’s Secret Weapon?!
If you’re anything like the writers I work with on a daily basis, there’s a good chance you avoid math, equations, and numbers like the plague. I get it! My oldest daughter is now in grade 3, which means I’m struggling to help her with her math homework almost every night. I am no fan…
Nikól Peterman on Letting Go of What’s Holding You Back — The Writing Coach 081
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #81 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with artist success coach Nikól Peterman of Zen Red NYC. Nikól is a certified empowerment…
The Importance of Staying Nimble: NaNoWriMo, The Miracle Morning… and Cat Poo
I recently joined a membership site providing video training focused on health, relationships, and business. One of the courses contained in the site is hosted by Hal Elrod, author of the book The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits that Will Transform Your Life Before 8 am. After a near death experience, Elrond decided to change his…
