Book Writing

How to Write a Book that People Will Enjoy Reading

Say you’re writing a book. Do you sometimes think to yourself: What if it all goes wrong? What if I can’t write a book that gets the reader past the free preview?  What if it doesn’t hold their attention as it’s just too dense?These are valid concerns. After all, the person who ends up reading your new book is likely to be an avid reader and so is not going to enjoy a repetitive, cliché-ridden, same old, same old book. My point is, if you want your book to be read, think about the quality of your writing. Think about doing original research. Instead of clichés, think about using original metaphors, similes, and allegories. Instead of lecturing, as many new writers seem to do, try to create a picture in their minds. You can do this easily through a story –…
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Get unstuck in thought leadership

­­­­­­­­­­­5 Tips to Get Unstuck in Your Thought Leader (Author) Journey

I’m going to talk today about five tips to getting unstuck in your thought leader journey, and also mention a summit I’ve got coming up.Tip one is to invest in your training so that you can get further, faster. (Obviously, this relates to doing a virtual summit). Because if you don’t invest in your training in some way, even if it’s a free day, you won’t be able to get to your goals fast enough. It will take ages and it will be ad hoc learning. You won’t be condensing, like what we’re doing in this Authorpreneur Summit day. We’re going to condense your learning.And we’re going to make sure that you get the right mindset around marketing and media exposure and doing your own stories so that you don’t spend ages listening to that hubbub on the internet. They’re…
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Book Writing, Self-Publishing

How Authors Can Save Time in Writing

Those who wish to write a book to help their career or business often find it very difficult to get into flow with their book writing.The main problem is, when the person finally sits down to write, they don’t know exactly what to work on. So, the writer spends 20 minutes or so trying to work out what should go next. Does this sound familiar?I, Jennifer, teach book writers a better method to apply. The process involves finding an angle from a competition search, brainstorming, mind mapping, refining the topics to cover and outlining the book. Mind mapping centres on what a non-fiction writer must put across in their book to be relevant to readers today. It is a visual outline, which is then refined into a detailed table of contents, also called an outline. In the course, we go…
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Book Writing

Finding a Niche and the Myth of Creation

An email from Thrive Themes this morning reminded me of the worries that writers have about choosing the right topic for their first book. We tend to either think that topic is going to be ‘over-saturated’ – every other educator with a keyboard has a book on it – or we believe that our ideas are somehow less important than someone else’s. I call this last issue ‘the myth of creation’. If you’ve ever thought, “who am I to be writing on…..”, then you fall into this common trap. I’ve had this doubt a few times when writing a book on personal brand, since I’m hardly a branding expert. However, it seemed to be a resonating theme from lots of my blog posts 2013 to 2019, so with a few more tips and expert opinions, the book was on the…
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Make someday goals now

Making ‘Someday’ Goals Part of Now!

Are you procrastinating on your biggest dreams, like that of writing a book, making excuses for yourself that you’re too busy… too tired… have too much ‘stuff’ to do?“There is never going to be a good enough time or a ‘some day’ where you have ‘enough time’”, says Andy Monks. Someday starts now.In any month, you may give 90 hours to your family and keeping the house, 795 hours or so to your work (clients/boss), and a few hours for school, church or community. But if you spend from just four (4) hours a week, or 17 hours a month, then within six months you could write a book and leave a coherent legacy. This beats a drawer full of notebooks with scribbles. That’s the bottom line.Another perspective is from a Brisbane coaching professional, Eduardo Gomes. He believes:“Many go through…
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best writers retreats 2023
Book Writing

Best Writers Retreats 2023 to Inspire You to Write!

If you get inspired by being around writing teachers and other writers, and you have some savings for self-development, then a writers’ retreat could be great for you. I believe writing retreats are more in the personal development bucket than calling it a return on investment. Talks, creativity or speed writing workshops are usually included. Manuscript critiques (readings) are also included in some writing retreats. Then there are hybrid book writing and walking (or music) retreats and Writers at Sea – a writing workshop on an ocean liner. Here I will go into some good value writing retreats, about half of which include accommodation. First, ask yourself some reflection questions: What new technique or new creativity practice do you want to get out of the retreat? Or is your main motivation to be around supportive writers and learn from those…
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