Posts Tagged ‘book mentor’
Author Spotlight interview with Nasser Abouzakhar
Nasser Abouzakhar says that writing a book is like reaching the top of a high mountain like Kilimanjaro after a pleasant and challenging journey… In this Author Spotlight interview, Nasser talks to Sheryl Andrews about the highs and lows of his book writing journey, and how the climb was worth it. His book Real Estate…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Nick Fewings
As a speaker, Nick Fewings is often asked whether he has a book. As it’s assumed and expected. And Nick’s answer was always no. With 30 years’ experience of working with teams all around the world, he had plenty of content but not enough time. Although that changed in March 2020! Like many of the…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Ashley Wong and Alan Walton
I was recently asked to give a talk on marketing, which I named ‘Beyond the Book’. Because my best piece of advice is to start marketing your book from the moment you start writing it. If not before! When you start to talk about your book and do your research in the early stages, you…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Dr Carol Samuel
The start of the pandemic last year prompted many people to decide to write a book and today’s featured author is one of these. After her book had sat in her head for the best part of 10 years, Dr Carol Samuel made the decision to write her book, The Tenacious Student. At the same…
Read MoreAuthor Spotlight interview with Jim James
Every author goes on their unique journey writing a book. We love to find out what’s worked, what hasn’t and what could have worked better. A few weeks ago, I shared some of the stories from authors who have recently been published. And my colleague, Sheryl Andrews, recently interviewed Jim James for the Author Spotlight…
Read MoreCase study – Zana Goic Petricevic
As I write this email, I’ve just come off Zana Goic Petricevic’s online book launch with dozens of people from all around the world being called forth to step into their boldness. Immediately an Amazon bestseller in the US, the book has already stimulated insightful conversations and encouraged readers to take risks and rewrite their…
Read MoreThe messy middle
Last week I wrote a book. It was only supposed to be a short book, but as the days moved on, it got bigger and bigger. And by Friday, it was over 14,000 words. OK, it’s not a complete book yet, although it’s getting there… It went well for the first few days. I purposely…
Read MoreInterview with Sarah Ilaria Northe, author of Find Your True Northe
Sarah Ilaria Northe made the decision to write her book when we met at a book launch party in York in July 2017. As the MC at the event, before introducing my author, Emma Heptonstall, I asked the audience whether any of them wanted to write a book. Sarah’s hand shot up. Within two months,…
Read MoreInterview with Karen Mason, author of Pause
After 20 years in a corporate career, Karen Mason felt undervalued upon returning from maternity leave. This took years to recover from. It was the trigger for setting up her business, her motivation for writing her first book and the hook in the first line of her writing. On a quest to find out if…
Read MoreHow do you know if your book is good enough?
As a book mentor, I generally work with clients when they have an idea, and they’re not sure what to do first or where to start. I help them to clarify their thoughts and structure their ideas. Then I take them to the point of final manuscript, giving advice and accountability on the way. But…
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