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Are you making regular deposits in your Dream Account?

I do a lot of one-on-one Adventure Writing Discovery Sessions where I’m working with people to discover their best next move – that one thing that is not just a next step but the best next step.

And no, it isn’t always working with me!

But when I feel I can offer support: coming to an event, VIP coaching, a product, book publishing, ghostwriting, etc., I do share what that would look like. As well as the investment.

And that’s where the rubber really meets the road. Is your dream of writing and publishing your book really worth it?

Or not?

I’m not talking price. I’m not talking sacrifice. Because price and sacrifice, frankly, don’t get the job done. You don’t sacrifice to get your dreams – but you do invest in them.

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Are you investing in your dreams? Because all dreams are held in a Dream Account – where they wait while you build them up, little by little, until they can manifest in the physical world.

Or where they wither and die…

Let me tell you about making regular deposits in a Dream Account:

Beyond my degree in Creative Writing I’ve also invested in writing workshops all over the world. Time away from my family, airfare, tuition, and in the case of four weeks in Russia, FIERCE culture shock. But those experiences shaped me – as an author and as a person.

I published my first FIVE books while still working a full-time job. When I say “full-time” it was 35 hours a week from May – December and 60+ hours a week January – April. (I worked in my family’s tax practice.)  That was a big deposit in my Dream Account – to take the little steps, day after day, that created the big dream. Now I get to write every day as my own boss.

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Getting Ready to Publish Your Cookbook – 5 Self-Editing Steps

Cookbooks are a ton of fun to write! And they’re a great way to convey your expertise in any of the health or healthy eating fields. Even with more and more recipes being online, cookbooks are still being purchased and used – especially cookbooks that are around a single topic or theme.

You want your readers to have a great experience with your cookbook – it’s not just about yummy recipes, it’s about creating a literary culture that they enjoy.

During these 5 editing steps, you’ll want to do the step to the WHOLE book. Then do the next step. Yes, that means (at least!) 5 read-throughs of your book, but it’s been proven to be a more effective way of editing – rather than editing each recipe for ALL things and then moving on.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Standardize how you’re listing measurements
During a read-through of my first cookbook, I found that I used the following:

  • tablespoon
  • Tbs
  • TBS
  • Tbsp.

That’s four different ways to say the same thing! Decide on one standard format and will be keeping it the same throughout the book. (And using the same format for cup, pound, and teaspoon, etc.!)

It doesn’t matter what you’re using, but it needs to be the SAME for all instances in the entire book.

You can use a find & replace function to help you make this standard but you need to check EACH and EVERY place you say it – not use the “replace all” function.

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Happy Easter! Here’s a gift!

I hope you’re going to have a GREAT weekend! To kick things off, I wanted to give you something for your Easter basket:

A coloring book!

You’ll get 20 easy-to-color designs. And you’re welcome to print a copy for the kiddo’s Easter baskets.

This is my gift to you! No need to opt-in (although I’d LOVE to have you on my mailing list!) Just download your coloring book at:

NewFrontierBooks.com/ExcitingEggs-ColoringBook.pdf

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Video – 3 Tips to Get Your Book Published

You can’t WAIT to share your message with the world – and that means publishing a book! But before you spend countless hours researching the ins and outs of the publishing world, you need to know these three tips!

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To get started right, be sure to download, “Kim’s Kickass Publishing Checklist: Stop Procrastinating, Start Publishing”. Get it for free at

http://publishyourbookchecklist.com/

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What “Extras” Does Your Book Need?

I see it all the time – and author comes to me with a book ready to be published. The book is done, finally!

Except that it’s missing critical pieces that we’ll need to complete the final publishing layout! While I can (and do) get started with editing, the book still needs some or all of these pieces!

Here’s a breakdown of what’s included in a book (and if they’re “required” or not!)

Dedication (optional)

This is usually a simple sentence where you’re dedicating the book to a person. It’s not a thank you page where you list the people who’ve helped you!

Foreword (optional)

This is where a third party expert will write a few pages introducing you and your book. This isn’t an introduction, exactly, but it serves to bolster your credibility as an author and an expert and can help the book’s credibility by attaching a well-known name to the project. If you don’t have access to a well-known person in the field, an expert with more credentials than you have will work as well.

Introduction

This is where you introduce the book. It’s NOT a story of why you wrote it or how hard it was to write. NOBODY wants to hear about the struggle of writing! A book’s introduction is to introduce the subject matter, explain to the readers what they’ll get out of it, acknowledge how (and if) they can get more information, briefly introduce you and your expertise, and give them any information or knowledge they must have NOW before they read the book.

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