Posts Tagged ‘time to write a book’
What I learnt from Liz Gilbert and Julia Cameron
I was recently watching a How To Academy webinar with Julia Cameron (The Artist’s Way) and Liz Gilbert (best known for Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic). During the conversation, Liz recounted a story of some of the research she did for Big Magic. When I was beginning to write Big Magic, I put a survey on Facebook to hundreds…
Read MoreInterview with Savvy Sarah Harvey, author of Savvy Conversations
I’ve lost track of the number of times when clients have told me that they’ve been talking about their book for many years, before the tipping point comes when they have to write it. An upcoming significant birthday was the tipping point that helped Sarah Harvey to turn her dream of writing a book into…
Read More7 ways writing a book can save you time
If I had a pound for every time someone said to me “I want to write a book, but I don’t have time to do it”, then I’d be a very rich woman! Don’t get me wrong, writing a book is a big thing to do. And sometimes it does feel hard to carve out…
Read MoreHow to find time to write a book
There are 7 challenges that many business authors face when they decide to write a book. I’ll be talking about these in more detail in my upcoming Book Masterclass, and in the meantime, I’d like to mention the fourth one in this week’s blog post and give you some tips if you’re struggling in this…
Read MoreStop dreaming, start doing
I recently told you about the initial phase in the book writing process, and that’s the dreaming stage. From the messages I’ve received, I can tell that it’s resonating! Many people go through this dreaming stage, and sadly very few make the decision to actually write their book. That’s because the emotive stuff that comes…
Read MoreHow you can easily write your book this summer
Last August I wrote 33,000 words in just 5 weeks. No mean feat, but I had a strategy that helped me. I modelled what I did to create my previous books and implemented a system to get words down on paper quickly. That’s why this August, I’ve created the 10,000 Word Summer Book Challenge to share…
Read MoreHow to make time to write your book
In a recent survey, 20% of people who completed it said that time was their biggest challenge when it came to writing a book. There’s never enough hours in the day and it will never get to the top of your to do list unless you decide to make it happen. That’s why I’d like…
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