Sticky Tips
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Here’s my DIRTY little secret for a bestselling book
Written a book? WOW. Congratulations. And here is a dirty little SECRET about how to turn it into a bestseller. Behind every bestseller is a...
“Is this normal?”
“Is this normal?” That’s the most common question I get asked by my clients as they work on writing through their books. And the question comes in...
Who are you NOT to write your book
Who am I to write a book? Wow! What a SHOWSTOPPER. That doubt may keep you from putting words on paper and publishing them for days, months, or...
When you write, admit the “exquisite risk”.
I get a bit nervous before any presentation, even to a small audience. The podcasts of the Buddhist meditation teacher, Tara Brach, are a powerful...
No-one wants to write a book. Or do they?
No-one wants to write a book. Which is a tragic admission for a book coach, isn’t it? But let me explain how this can be true when I have 45 books...
Your book: How to decide what to leave in and what to take out
The biggest problem my clients have when they come to write their book is TOO MANY IDEAS. Let me help you decide what to include and what to leave...
Did you know books have an astonishing power?
Here’s a story about the astonishing POWER of books. Premature babies are often stuck for months in an enclosed crib, linked to machines. When their...
Have you heard of “Glue Words”? Strange little creatures.
One reason I love using the app ProWritingAid is its “Sticky Word” report. Sticky words—also called “glue” words—are strange little creatures. They...
Make this ONE change to everything you write.
My favourite book about writing is Write Like Hemingway. Its author, Dr. R. Andrew Wilson, shares his love for the great American fiction writer by...
Do you love or hate one-on-one coaching?
One-on-one coaching, eh? You love it—YES—but you’d prefer it to make up, say, 40% of the programs you offer, not 60% (or more). If you’re a coach,...
There are two ways to measure every dollar you spend in your business or your thought leader practice. ROI and COI.
Should you write a book? There are two ways to measure every dollar you spend in your business or your thought leader practice. ROI and COI. Every...
If you write a business book, you want it to be a page turner, right?
As a would-be author, you probably worry that your book might have NO impact. What if the book you labour to write falls into the ocean of ideas...