IS YOUR PILOT MAINTAINING MENTAL ALTITUDE? The pilot of your airliner is perfectly trained, undergoes recurrent training twice or more every year, and works in a world-wide regulated industry with an admirable safety record. But is your pilot struggling with their mental health? Might there be some chronic stress, anxiety, relationship issues, insomnia, alcohol use and abuse, depression, or suicidal …
The Impact of “Cause” Publishing with Susie Schaefer
Finish the Book Publishing’s mission is to empower authors to publish books that are a gateway to creating a movement. We believe that books are the foundation for creating a ripple effect to creating community. We honor and empower storytellers to be a part of the global conversation. Through understanding social impact, or “cause” publishing, business owners can become authors …
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Book Design: The big (and small) mistakes that can steal credibility and authority from you and your book with Everett O’Keefe
You’ve done the hard work of writing your book! You have spent hours (way too many hours!) crafting and rewriting to make it the best it can be. And now comes layout and design, where even the smallest mistake in your interior or cover can destroy what you have worked so hard to build. Join Wall Street Journal bestselling author …
A Million Little Pieces of Your Manuscript with Cindy Childress
What if you could see your whole manuscript at a birds-eye view? You might have a nagging feeling that the middle of the book isn’t working or that there’s too much story or not enough teaching, and just HOW much longer is Chapter 2 than the rest? But how to know for sure… Well, get your colored markers, scissors, …
#WritingCommunity
Writing can be an extremely solitary activity. Yet, I believe that the most successful authors work in community with others in order to achieve their results. Clients. Author first get ideas for their first or next book from clients who have problems or challenges that can’t be solved conventionally. As clients ask questions, authors gain insights into what still needs …
Writing: Love You, Love You Not
I have a love-hate relationship with writing. I’m sure that might seem odd coming from someone who has written ten books and works as a book coach. But it’s true. I hate to write. Yet, I love what writing does for me and my readers. I hate the agonizing time searching for the right model, the correct analogy or metaphor, …