Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide invaluable assistance in book writing coaching, such as helping you develop better ideas and more creative solutions. It can also help you identify potential pitfalls in your story or suggest alternative endings, plot twists, and other ways to improve your book. Additionally, AI tools can also be used to help …
Coaching for Success: How AI is Powering Book Writing Coaching Read More »
As a woman, I have thought about the role my gender has played in my success – good and bad. I’ve studied feminist literature as well as the neuroscience around the differences in male and female brains. I’m a hard core supporter of nurturing the neuroplasticity of our brains to combat biologically-predisposed social disadvantages. What …
You’ve seen Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs I bet. Making the impact you want to make shows up way at the top under “self-actualization” – achieving one’s full potential. Even making a difference with a book, what I teach authors how to do, falls pretty high on the pyramid, under esteem needs. …
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“You’ve got quite a big brain there,” he said as he tussled my hair and walked away. The smoke from the campfire was blowing in my face and filling my lungs. I coughed and stared into the fire. ‘What the fuck did that mean?’ Here I am standing with one of my heroes and I …
10 years ago I wrote these goals for my body in my journal: – Be able to shave my legs – Be able to lay on my back – Be able to cross my legs – Fit comfortably in normal seats – Shop in normal store (eg on vacation, forget shirt, can get one) – …
One of the greatest things about being 100+ lbs overweight is that you never have to figure out your future as long as you are fat. No one explained this upside to me when I was struggling with my weight, but once it clicked, everything changed. My GOAL when I was overweight was… to NOT …
“Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future..” – Yoda This picture is from one of my favorite spots in San Francisco, hidden in the Presidio. I’m not a big Star Wars fan… I’ve never even seen the movie, but I do love me a good Yoda quote. If I had dinner with Yoda, …
I can’t sleep. I’m haunted by the people I haven’t helped. I know fear is what stops people but I see the results of those who didn’t let fear get in the way and grieve for the people who let it stop them. Last night at an Archangel Reception I was talking to one of …
Dangerous or Scary? Reflections on The Night Before Archangel Summit. Read More »
Have you heard the one about the author who walked into a pizza place and ordered Chinese food? Well, if not, you will want to stick around because if you are making this mistake, you definitely want to stop! But before I explain, I’m going to share a little bit about my birth story. Birthing …
The Biggest Problem Most Authors Don’t Even Know They Have Read More »
Each week my team and I weed through hundreds of applications searching for the perfect candidates who we know we can help write a book that makes a difference. A lot of people think we are looking for beautiful writing, or succinct marketing plans, or even a willingness to be molded and shaped by our process.
It’s actually none of those things! In fact, those are, perhaps surprisingly, indicators someone ISN’T a good fit. Find out what DOES make an author a good fit.