DON’T FEAR AGING ALONE! You’re among approximately 26 million people who are aging alone, most being Baby Boomers or Generation X. The absence of safety nets such as spouses or close family might leave you feeling vulnerable or unprepared. Solo Wise: A Roadmap for Fearless Solo Aging comprehensively tackles the issues relevant to what solo-agers need to know. In Solo …
Hard Stop: Living with Intention and Without Regret with Gina Boedecker
It’s never too late to start living your best life! Do you have too many responsibilities and not enough joy? Are you running on a hamster wheel, trying to move forward and feel like you’re going nowhere? Do you curse at only having twenty-four hours in a day because you can’t fit everything in? There’s a better way: living intentionally. …
Authors with ADHD: Strategies for Navigating the Writing Process with Leslie Josel
Tuesday, November 12, 2 pm Eastern Join us for an insightful interview with ADHD expert and author, Leslie Josel. She’ll share valuable strategies tailored for writers with ADHD, focusing on overcoming challenges like procrastination, managing distractions, and fostering creativity. Discover practical tips that can help you enhance your writing routine and embrace your unique perspective as an author. Whether you’re …
Get a Book Deal with a Publisher with Randy Peyser
Tuesday, October 15, 2 pm Eastern There’s the book you want to write and the book a publisher – and readers – will buy: Are they the same book? Literary agents receive 1500+ manuscripts a month. Publishers receive 10,000+ manuscripts a year. If you want to get a publishing deal and more readers, you’ve got to know what publishers (and …
Tap Into Your Badassery with Parissa Behnia
Parissa Behnia loves Modern Badasses, visionaries and change agents who go 80 MPH in a 45 MPH Zone but don’t always check to see if people are strapped in for the ride. They are the people who say “why not?” instead of “why?” and, if someone tells them they can’t do something, they say “just watch me.” They give themselves …
Why Leaders Need a Podcast – Powered by Resonate Recordings with Ellie Puckett
Listen to the Master Class “Why Leaders Need a Podcast – Powered by Resonate Recordings,” hosted by Ellie Puckett, CEO of Resonate Recordings, podcast host, acquisition entrepreneur, and former space tech founder. Ellie will explore how podcasts can transform leadership communication and marketing strategies, helping leaders enhance personal branding, establish thought leadership, and engage with diverse audiences. Don’t miss this …
Starting is the Hardest Part: How to Kickstart the Writing Brain with Cathy Kirch
Our brains are wired to protect us. When something is perceived as painful, the brain will do anything to keep us from it. This can be particularly distressing when it comes to writing because we are often passionate about the project—we want to do it, we may even enjoy it once we get going—but getting started can feel as impossible …
Becoming an Empathetic Writer
At Influence–the annual convention for the National Speakers Association–I heard many of the speakers discuss the importance of empathy in developing client relationships, and I began to think about the importance of empathy in writing nonfiction. When you approach topics with empathy, you communicate complex ideas in a way that resonates, making your work more accessible and impactful. Empathy also …
Creating a Creative Audio Book: A Case Study
When Allie Pleiter and I wrote our most recent book, Writer Crisis Hotline, we had a clear vision for the book’s content and format. We wrote it in the style of a Dear Abby help column, with aspiring authors writing to us about their most challenging writing obstacles. These challenges were taken from our work as book coaches with clients …