THIS is How a Writing Coach Walks His Talk
Listen to the audio version of this article here: Writing is hard. DAMN hard. As a writing coach, my job is to make it just a little bit easier by teaching you what I know. Every time I hit publish on a blog post or release a new podcast episode it’s with the intention of…
Sarah Werner, Host of the Write Now Podcast – The Writing Coach 029
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 this episode, I speak with Sarah Werner. Sarah is a writer, a columnist for Forbes, and the host of Write Now, a popular podcast…
Who Said it Would Be Easy?
Aspiring authors will say things to me like, “My writing isn’t coming along as easily as it should be.” They’ll say, “Something’s wrong: I’m just not having fun working on this book anymore.” Sometimes they’ll even take the lack of productivity or the absence of fun to mean they should stop writing. Stop writing? Woah,…
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…
Why Scrivener Isn’t the Answer You’ve Been Looking For
As a writing coach, it’s a rare week that goes by without someone asking me whether or not they should purchase Scrivener. Here’s my response: Scrivener is a fantastic program for writers and novelists. In fact, a mobile app version was just released that makes it an even more useful writing tool for authors on the go. So,…
Why It’s NOT Too Late for You to Become an Author
A coaching client of mine recently confessed she fears she might be too old to launch her writing career. She’s in her early 30’s. I assured her that she was not too old. And neither are you. A career as an author isn’t like professional sports, or modeling, or becoming a pop star. You’re chances of…
Book Publishing is About More than Just Money
Bryan Collins of Become a Writer Today recently included me (along with other big writers like K. M. Weiland, James Scott Bell, and Robert McKee) in an awesome infographic: 11 Top Writers on their Greatest Writing Challenges and How they Overcome their Demons. In addition to being a “top writer”, I’m also a writing coach. I’ve worked with hundreds…
Joanna Wiebe on Copy Hacking – The Writing Coach 025
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 25 of The Writing Coach, I speak with copywriter and author Joanna Wiebe. Joanna is the brilliant mind behind Copy Hackers,…
Using Kindle Percentages to Help Revise Your Manuscript
This week I created an ebook version of my current work-in-progress to send to Beta readers. While reviewing the ebook in Kindle, I noticed the percent reading down in the corner of the page. This led to a realization regarding how I can use those percentages to aid in the revision of my book, and…
Weekly Webinars for Writers ALL January Long
I want to help make 2016 your best writing year ever… So to kick things off, I’m going to be hosting a webinar each week for ALL of January! I love hosting webinars, not only because it’s an opportunity to provide aspiring authors and writers with valuable free training, but also because it’s one of…
