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…
Why I write for other people’s blogs (and why you should too!)
How would it impact your book sales if every time you wrote a blog post your email subscriber list grew by 100 people? While you think about that, let me tell you about author Scott Bury. I met Scott a couple of years ago at a book conference. We hit it off right away, and around this time…
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…
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…
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,…
Cathy Yardley on How to Rock Your Writing – The Writing Coach Podcast 009
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 9 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and writing coach Cathy Yardley. Cathy is the author of almost 20 fiction…
The Perfect Printer for Writers Printing Manuscripts: 7 Considerations
To listen to the audio version of this article, click play below: Hockey players need skates and a stick, firemen need a truck and a hose, and as modern writers, we need computers and printers. That’s why it was especially frustrating when my printer decided to up and die while I was in the final…
