2015 is over… Don’t Look Back
2015 is drawing to a close… which means you’re probably taking stock of what you achieved this year. Did you reach your goals? Were you the best you that you could be? That’s what everyone is asking themselves, right? But you know what? The answers to those questions don’t matter. If you achieved everything you…
Amber Andrian on Turning Emotion into Art – The Writing Coach 021
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 21 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and mentor Amber Adrian. Amber believes we’re all bigger and brighter than we…
What I read in Q3 (July-Sept 2015)
Every quarter I like to share with you my reading list. If you’re curious what I read earlier this year, you can check out my posts on Q1 and Q2. As for Q3, let’s dive right in! (Note: I’ve included affiliate links to all the books below, so if you decide to purchase any of…
How Tom Morkes Built a Publishing Empire – The Writing Coach 017
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 17 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, publisher and entrepreneur Tom Morkes. Tom is CEO of Insurgent Publishing, a…
Getting Organized with Deron Bos – The Writing Coach 015
In episode 15 of The Writing Coach, I speak with professional organizer and Apple expert Deron Bos. As the rare man who has passion for both label makers and iPads, Deron is a personal professional organizer and Apple tutor. I am an active member of both the National Association of Professional Organizers. He has…
Jeff Goins and the Art of Work: The Writing Coach 013
In episode 13 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and blogger, Jeff Goins. This is part 2 of an interview that began on the Write Along Radio podcast. Jeff Goins has one of the fastest-growing blogs in the world and has made waves online with his quickly growing platform. In the…
Heather Hart on Training Authors: The Writing Coach 012
In episode 12 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author coach, Heather Hart. Heather Hart is an internationally best-selling and award winning author, who works as an author coach at TrainingAuthors.com. Heather’s desire is to help other authors successfully publish and market their books while continuing to author, contribute to, and market multiple…
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…
Why Writers Shouldn’t Be Perfectionists
Perfectionists. Sigh. You guys drive me crazy. All through high school, I played guitar in punk-rock bands. The punk-rock scene is where my artistic sensibilities were defined. When I create art, perfection is the last thing on my mind. I strive to achieve passion, energy, honesty, connection, revolution… but not perfection. From a punk-rock perspective,…
