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My Secret to Writing Your Book Like a Boss

Tell me if this sounds familiar:

You’re used to knuckling down and Getting Things Done. You love a challenge and you ALWAYS rise to the occasion.

So when you set the goal to write a book, you thought:

No problem! I’ve got this in the bag!

And then…

  • It isn’t such a straight path.
  • The lists and checklists and templates feel restrictive.
  • You want to be creative, but you’re worrying about “doing it wrong.”
  • Days are ticking by on the calendar and you don’t feel any closer to writing the book.

What’s wrong with you?!

Deep breath, friend. Writing a book is NOT like clearing out the garage! They are both a project, yes, but the steps to clean your garage are more of a “rinse and repeat” process to figure out what you’re gonna toss and what you’ll keep (and how to store it!) Writing a book needs a better plan.

You’ve got mad skills for figuring things out – and you’re really self-sufficient. You’ve probably had great success in the past with getting a tiny bit of knowledge, applying it, tweaking it, and you’re off to the races – successes raining down!

And it’s frustrating that you can FEEL the book trying to come together – but it isn’t.

Here’s my secret to writing like a boss:

Get Better Help.

It’s not about delegating the writing (ghostwriter) but it IS about tapping into the right system that will allow you to write the book that is on your heart, use your gifts, and do it in your own time frame.

No restrictive templates – but a SYSTEM that has worked for authors just.like.you.

It starts with my free training, “How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!”

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • All you need for your book is to write down your signature talk, right? WRONG! I’ll explain how your book needs to be so much more.
  • If you do this one thing you’ll be GUARANTEED to get MORE writing done… without giving up Netflix, your kids’ soccer games, or locking yourself in your office. (Hint: I’m a busy mom of three!)
  • My PROVEN system to write a message-driven book… so that you can reach the people you’re meant to reach! This is the system I use myself AND it has helped authors around the world to FINALLY start – and finish – their books!
  • AND debunking the Mental Monsters™ that keep you from even getting started… including my brand of Monster Spray that is sure to work. Get this wrong and you’ll NEVER finish your book.

Save your seat and watch the free class today!

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Daily Actions for Bootstrapping Your Book

This is far more than saving money! It’s also about saving time. Because while you can write your book but putting one word on the page after another, that road is long, time consuming, and lonely.

Take my client Holly, for example. She started her memoir over ten years ago. Holly is a skilled author and has written books before. The memoir was something close to her heart – that shared her message in an intimate way. No room to “screw it up” or to get out there with “good enough.”

Holly’s natural writing skills pulled her through the first three chapters.

And then…

Crickets. The book sat on her hard drive for YEARS.

Then Holly and I found each other. (We’d actually been business acquaintances for a while at that point!) Once Holly had my proven system, the one I teach in my course, Finally Write Your Book, she was able to finish the book in a matter of months.

After struggling for YEARS.

Bootstrapping to save money is GREAT! And there are hard-cost expenses with writing your book like editing, formatting, and cover design. Many of these can be farmed out to low-cost vendors like Fiverr (although you do need to fully vet any contractor, just like you would with any other project.)

The one place where you can’t hire it out is writing your book.

(Yes, you can hire a ghostwriter. The best start at about $30,000 and go up from there!)

You’ve got write your book yourself. You need to put in the thinking time, the time to organize and structure the book, and the quality time where the pencil meets the page – writing it.

So where do you bootstrap writing it?

By joining the course, Finally Write Your Book.

This course will bring you small, daily actions that teach you how to write your book. And it’s not just endless writing exercises that build your skills but not your page count! Everything in the course is designed to take you from idea to written book – quickly.

You no longer have to struggle for months or years – you can write your message-driven book easily.

There will be a Flash Sale happening September 22-23 so get on the waitlist!

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3 Honest Truths About Connecting with Your Divine Calling

1. Everybody comes to this planet with a message to share with the world. Everybody. Even you.

2. Not everybody chooses to share that message.

3. Sharing your God-given message is how you can make the world a better place, help the people you’re meant to help, and honor God.

It isn’t easy to get back in touch with your message. When you do, you can create a heart-to-heart, soul-to-soul connection with your reader that allows them to know they aren’t alone.

100% of the people who write their books with me say that they want to help someone. And I know that they are among the minority of people who are not only going to reveal their message, they’ll also do whatever it takes to share it with the world.

That’s you.

And what you need to do, right now, is register for my free class, How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!, so you can get started writing your book the RIGHT way. After all, the time is NOW to finally write your book and share your message.

P.S. Revealing Your Message IS step 1 in writing a book. And it’s the step that most people skip because it’s not a straight-forward process. (Adults have had a lifetime of practice in hiding their God-given message behind marketing jargon and what they “should” do.) In the Finally Write Your Book course, you’ll learn my “Slide Up Sideways Method” to get back in touch with YOUR message.

Be sure to check out my free class today: FinallyWriteYourBook.com/5Steps

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Steal Bestseller Secrets for Shifting Your Mood – Instantly – to Get Back into the Writing Flow

As a bestselling author (who creates bestselling authors!) I know a thing or two about writing a book. I also know a lot about getting stuck, hopping on the struggle bus, and getting derailed in your daily writing practice.

You don’t HAVE to stay in the struggle. You don’t HAVE to feel cruddy. You don’t HAVE to be stuck. Here’s how to shift your mood – instantly – and get back into the writing flow!

Bestseller Secret #1: Eat. You’ll feel better.

This is one of my “Rules for Life” – and it’s the simplest. When I’m feeling low, my blood sugar rushes to match. So go eat!

While it’s BEST if you eat a balanced meal or snack (duh) this bestseller secret is NOT to eat something healthy. Because when you’re feeling grumpy, sometimes a carrot stick and hummus, while balanced and healthy, aren’t as effective as a cuppa and a cookie in raising your mood (and getting you back into the writing flow!)

 

Bestseller Secret #2: Change how you’re writing.

If you’re on your laptop, switch to your notebook. If you’re at your desk, move to your couch. If you’re inside, head to the porch. If it’s too quiet, go to a café.

Changing your writing tools (from pen and paper to digital, or visa versa) can work WONDERS to lift your mood and get back into the writing flow. And never underestimate the power of moving WHERE you’re writing too.

Even a temporary shift in tool or location can serve to shift your mood!

 

Bestseller Secret #3: Pep talk from a mentor

My students in Finally Write Your Book course have a private, students-only Facebook group where they can come for a pep talk, advice, and encouragement from me AND their fellow authors. That “you can do it” support from someone who is also on a journey to write a book is invaluable.

My most successful authors use this – regularly! Because you’re NOT in it alone.

To learn more about Finally Write Your Book (and get some great tips for your writing that you can instantly put into practice) register for my free class, “How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!”

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • All you need for your book is to write down your signature talk, right? WRONG! I’ll explain how your book needs to be so much more.
  • If you do this one thing you’ll be GUARANTEED to get MORE writing done… without giving up Netflix, your kids’ soccer games, or locking yourself in your office. (Hint: I’m a busy mom of three!)
  • My PROVEN system to write a message-driven book… so that you can reach the people you’re meant to reach! This is the system I use myself AND it has helped authors around the world to FINALLY start – and finish – their books!
  • AND debunking the Mental Monsters™ that keep you from even getting started… including my brand of Monster Spray that is sure to work. Get this wrong and you’ll NEVER finish your book.

Save your seat and watch the free class today!

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Borrowed Courage for Dealing with Impostor Syndrome

It happens to everybody: you, me, the guy down the street…

Impostor Syndrome.

Suddenly, you’re overcome with the feelings of just faking it. (And “it” changes – today it’s parenting, tomorrow it’s writing your book.)

And while bouts of impostor syndrome happen to everyone, you can’t LIVE in that space. Especially when you’re trying to write your book and share your message with the world. After all, you can’t help the people you are meant to help if you’re stuck hiding.

The best way to get over impostor syndrome is to provide your brain (and heart) actual PROOF that you are not faking it. Here are two things you can do to create courage when you’re faced with impostor syndrome.

1. Grab one of your (unused) pretty notebooks and your favorite pen

That notebook you’ve been saving? This is a great use for it. As you go through your days take a moment to jot down PROOF that you’re a successful writer.

Wrote on your book today? Put that in the notebook.
Got positive comments on a social media post? Put that in the notebook.
Had a press release published? Put that in the notebook.

What you’re creating is a PROOF file of all the ways you succeed as a writer – big and small. Then, when you’re wrestling with impostor syndrome as a writer, you’ve got proof, ready to go, that you’re not.

Start today!

But what if you’re currently in the midst of impostor syndrome and don’t have a proof file ready to go?

2. Grab a blank piece of paper and a big, fat marker

On that (big) piece of paper write in marker (bold!)

I am an author.

Put your hand over your heart and read that aloud to yourself. Again. Again. And each time you look at the words, say them aloud, and feel your hand on your chest.

You may start in a whisper. But I want you to – intentionally – say the words “I am an author” with more volume and belief.

Why are they written, spoken aloud, and you’ve got a hand on your chest?

To hit your brain visually, auditorily, and kinetically. (Yes, it matters.)

Impostor syndrome can also be the Mental Monster™ called “Who am I?” All Mental Monsters™ are insidious. And they often show up in pairs. You can learn about them all in my free class, How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!

Register Here

Learn from a best-selling author exactly how I help message-driven authors JUST LIKE YOU to write their non-fiction books in 15 minutes a day – even if you’ve struggled for years. (Yes, this works for how to books, process-based books, and memoir!)

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • All you need for your book is to write down your signature talk, right? WRONG! I’ll explain how your book needs to be so much more.
  • If you do this one thing you’ll be GUARANTEED to get MORE writing done… without giving up Netflix, your kids’ soccer games, or locking yourself in your office. (Hint: I’m a busy mom of three!)
  • My PROVEN system to write a message-driven book… so that you can reach the people you’re meant to reach! This is the system I use myself AND it has helped authors around the world to FINALLY start – and finish – their books!
  • AND debunking the Mental Monsters™ that keep you from even getting started… including my brand of Monster Spray that is sure to work. Get this wrong and you’ll NEVER finish your book.

Save your seat and watch the free class today!

 

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5 Essential Ideas for Writing a Message-Driven Book

You, my friend, are full of ideas. And while you may not realize it, you’re also very skilled at taking things that don’t seem like they go together and finding the golden thread that connects them – then creating something brand-new in the world.

That is so amazing!

You can do the same thing for writing your book. But NOT if you’re getting stuck in stodgy templates or formulas that don’t allow the alchemy of your ideas to come through.

Because let me guess…

In your search to write a book, you’ve tried out a few of those “Ten Must-Have Chapters for Your Book” or “Proven Book-Writing Formula”… and they’ve fallen flat.

They don’t take into account your message, your ideas, and your drive to change the world.

Never fear!

Here are 5 essential ideas to harness while writing your message-driven book.

1. Your message matters

This isn’t jargon or marketing speak! You have a message to share with the world, and tapping into it allows you to bring forth all of your passion, warmth, and creativity to the world. And a world governed by “rules” has done its best to keep you playing small.

The first idea I want you to breathe into is…

Your Message Matters.

This is exactly where you start when writing your book – Revealing Your Message. Doing so will set your ideas and your book free.

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2. You don’t have to write the book “in order”

Let me guess:

You’ve tried to write your book starting at the Introduction, then Chapter 1, and so on. And you quickly lost interest.

That doesn’t mean that you can’t (or shouldn’t) write a book! It simply means that you’re going about it in a way that doesn’t allow your brilliance and dynamic thinking to shine through. Once you’ve created your outline (Step 2: OUTLINING Your Message-Driven Book) then you are free to jump around in the book – and you know it’ll all get written because you have a plan.

3. Magic happens when you are… you

You are the sum total of your thoughts, experiences, training, upbringing, beliefs, and adventures. Good and bad – they all come together to make you… you.

So let that shine through! All your brilliance – and all your idiosyncrasies. Writing a book IS putting words on a page. But the way you express your ideas, stories, and thoughts doesn’t have to and SHOULDN’T conform to any set of “rules.”

Take all the exciting, magical, unusual ways you get results – and let that shine.

4. Flexibility in how you write lights you up

You wither under too much rigidity. So embrace that you need flexibility in how you write. That might look like a variety of writing locations (cafes, parks, the living room chair) or it might be the excitement of a fresh notebook and a fancy pen.

The bottom line is that the novelty of how you write keeps the ideas flowing. Don’t stifle that!

There are easy systems in Step 5: WRITING Your Message-Driven Book (part of the Finally Write Your Book Course) that will teach you how to embrace all the novelty and flexibility in writing and STILL be able to bring it all together into the structure and format of a book.

Don’t fight who you are! Embrace it!

5. You need a system, not a formula

You know that you don’t know it all! Your ideas sparkle – and you might also struggle with the follow-through. (That’s why a “template” sounds so appealing – structure!)

Here’s some truth for you:

A rigid formula or template will never work – for you. It’s too constricting and doesn’t allow you to access your Big Ideas.

A system, on the other hand, allows you to learn the process of writing a book and then make it your own. I go over my complete (proven) book writing system in my free class…

Once you see the system – which takes into account exactly how your brand of idea alchemy works – you’ll be able to imagine how it can work for your book, your ideas, your message.

See My FULL System for Writing a Book >>> Register here

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Embrace the Ease: Writing in Micro Moments

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the WORK of writing a book.

You’re imagining endless days of being stuck at your computer, fingers frantically typing between bouts of staring out the window at life passing you by. Maybe even imagining carpal tunnel, hunched back, or endless papercuts.

My friend!

Snap out of it!

Nothing about THAT reality sounds fun. It doesn’t sound like it’s full of ease. And it sounds like it will take for-ev-er.

Thankfully, it’s also 100% completely made up. Sure, you CAN write your book that way. But you don’t have to.

You can embrace the ease. It happens when you write in micro moments.

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The best part about writing is that you don’t need fancy tools, a fancy setup, or a large chunk of time. Not to mention, you don’t get dirty, can do it anywhere, and there is zero clean up!

  • Pen and paper
  • Laptop
  • Even the notes app on your phone

What you do need is time.

While you’re out there searching for hours and hours to add into your day or making plans to sacrifice your Saturday afternoon, I’m here to tell you there is another way:

Micro moments.

You can easily and joyfully grab your writing tools and use those tiny moments in your day to work on your book.

  • Parked in the school pick up line.
  • Waiting at a doctor’s office.
  • While nursing the baby.
  • When the pot is coming to a boil for pasta.

Micro moments add up. And when you use just ONE of them in your day, they add up in your week to so many pages written.

And it can be easy!

To learn more about how to get the most out of your micro moments – and write your book without giving up Netflix, your kids soccer games, or locking yourself away – register for my free training “How to Finally Write Your Book (5 Steps) in 2023 – Without Sacrificing Your Life!”

In the class, you’ll learn:

  • All you need for your book is to write down your signature talk, right? WRONG! I’ll explain how your book needs to be so much more.
  • If you do this one thing you’ll be GUARANTEED to get MORE writing done… without giving up Netflix, your kids’ soccer games, or locking yourself in your office. (Hint: I’m a busy mom of three!)
  • My PROVEN system to write a message-driven book… so that you can reach the people you’re meant to reach! This is the system I use myself AND it has helped authors around the world to FINALLY start – and finish – their books!
  • AND debunking the Mental Monsters™ that keep you from even getting started… including my brand of Monster Spray that is sure to work. Get this wrong and you’ll NEVER finish your book.

Register Here!

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