How To Use Personal Story To Sell Your Mission, Ideas, Products, or Services

The story you’re afraid to tell might be the one that books your next client.

What are the steps in publishing a book?

Your manuscript is done. Your book isn’t. Here’s every step between the two.

Six weeks from now, you’re going to quit. Here’s how you’ll justify it.

It’s not a question of IF you’ll discover these loopholes, it’s a matter of WHEN.

Getting laid, getting paid, looking fab

Writing a book should serve one of three goals.

How to save $27 and lose $200k

I spent 12 hours saving $50. Here’s what it taught me about writing your book.

My therapist said Candace was a gift. I asked for Prozac.

Jealousy is there to show us which part of our lives need work.

The Real Reason You Can’t Finish Your Non-fiction Book

It’s not because of writer’s block, a busy schedule, or perfectionism.

Three Questions That Tell You If Your Book Is Actually Stuck

Here’s how you can tell the real reason you haven’t finished your book.

When You’re Ready To Start, Start Here

When You’re Ready To Start, Start Here

The key to writing a successful expert positioning non-fiction book is to be organized, persistent, and open to feedback. By following these steps and being willing to put in the time and effort, you can write a book that establishes you as an expert in your field and helps you build your business.

Inventing Anna: the cure for Imposter Syndrome

Inventing Anna: the cure for Imposter Syndrome

I write about the Imposter Syndrome all the time because it's the single biggest issue many of my clients have. It's what keeps them from starting their book, finishing it, then publishing it when it's time to let it go. In fact, I've written about this issue HERE and...

Your motivation matters

Your motivation matters

Can I ask you a question? Why do you want to write a book? Seriously, do you even know? What's your purpose for doing so? •     To create a beautiful work of art? •     To tell your life story? •     To...

The painful book-writing process

The painful book-writing process

Dr. Serena Sterling wasn’t sure she’d ever finish her book project. There were times, as her content developer, I wasn’t sure she would either. Because Serena wasn’t just writing about her business–helping people overcome chronic physical and/or emotional pain–she was...

Last kid to get picked for the team

Last kid to get picked for the team

Do you remember when you were in grade school and you had to line up in the gym and wait to get picked for a team? There you'd stand for a dog's age as every other kid but you got chosen. Man, that feeling of not being quite good enough! Maybe you don't remember that...

One more way to spot a newbie

One more way to spot a newbie

Lately, I’ve had my head in manuscripts just rife with purple prose. Purple prose, for those of you unfamiliar with the term, is writing that’s so extravagant, ornate, or flowery, it breaks the flow and draws excessive attention to itself. Purple prose is...