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]]>So, how exactly should you write about your tears? Here are three ideas:
First, you can journal about them. Journaling is a time-tested method for working out your feelings and getting perspective on life’s disappointments. Second, you can write non-fiction articles, books, or other types of material where you talk about your experiences directly. This is a helpful way to work through your feelings, with the added benefit of helping others as well. And third, you can channel your experiences into fiction. This is an indirect way of processing your pain, but it can also be the most powerful way. Why? Because you can say things through fiction you would never say in non-fiction. The way you’re saying them is through events, characters, and dialogue in your stories. Whatever medium you choose, don’t be afraid of your feelings. Don’t stuff them in a box or lock them away. Writing about your pain can bring healing not only for you, but for your readers as well.Today’s Challenge: Think about the three ways I described—journaling, non-fiction material, and fiction—and consider how you can write about it to benefit you and others.
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]]>One of the major trends I’ve seen in the last couple of years is the number of nonfiction authors who want to write children’s books. I’m not sure about the reasons behind this. Part of it may be due to the pandemic. The world is changing fast and those of us in mid-life are starting to embrace our creative side more… which is a good thing!
Part of it is also due to a bigger acceptance of children’s books as a wonderful outlet for authors and business leaders. I’ve thought about writing children’s books myself!
Which is why I’m excited to share this conversation with my good friend Beth Ann Ramos. She is an author, entrepreneur, and health advocate. Beth started her career in corporate marketing but left it all behind to focus on being a stay-at-home mom.
Beth has reinvented herself professionally multiple times as she worked to create a fulfilling work life that prioritized her young family.
In 2021, Beth founded Good Day Books to create and share encouraging and affirming content. However, she soon found a knack for writing and illustrating children’s books that empower kids while helping businesses create goodwill with existing clients and foster relationships with new ones.
Beth’s first book, I’m Getting New Glasses, was published last year, and she recently released the follow-up, When I Take Care of Me. She and her husband have two young boys, and they live in Texas.
Beth shares why she loves writing children’s books, the process for writing and creating them, how she has marketed them, and much more. This was a really inspiring conversation that made me want to immediately start writing my own kids’ books!
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]]>I recently attended the amazing WriterFest conference in Nashville. I met some amazing people there, including the renowned romance author Jenny Hale! (Many thanks to Honorée Corder for the introduction.)
Jenny Hale is a USA Today, Amazon, and international bestselling author of romantic contemporary fiction. Her books have sold worldwide, have been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for television.
Her novels Coming Home for Christmas and Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses are Hallmark Channel original movies. She was included in Oprah Magazine’s “19 Dreamy Summer Romances to Whisk You Away” and both Southern Living’s “30 Christmas Novels to Start Reading Now,” as well as “Beach Reads Perfect for Summer 2020.”
Her stories are chock-full of feel-good romance and overflowing with warm settings, great friends, and family. When she isn’t writing or heading up her romantic fiction imprint Harpeth Road, she can be found running around her hometown of Nashville with her husband, two boys, and their labradoodle, taking pictures, which is her favorite pastime.
This was such a fun conversation where Jenny shares insights about story structure, how to begin writing fiction, her daily writing habit, why she started her own publishing company, and much more.
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]]>If you have enjoyed books by authors such as Scott Turrow and John Grisham, you’ll love today’s interview.
My guest is Alexandra Shapiro. She is a former federal prosecutor with nearly 30 years of experience, and co-founder of Shapiro Arato Bach LLP, a prominent New York litigation boutique. She has argued in the Supreme Court, won numerous appeals resulting in the exoneration of previously convicted criminal defendants, served as President of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, and handled many high-profile cases.
Fun fact: Alexandra was one of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first clerks on the Supreme Court.
Alexandra is the author of the new legal thriller Presumed Guilty, which is based on her real-life experiences on both sides of criminal cases. The novel depicts how prosecutors, because of their motivations and mistakes, can at times destroy lives and promote unjust results.
Alexandra walks us through her process of structuring and writing a legal thriller while also being a wife and mother, and staying active in her full-time job. She also gives us insights into what she wanted to accomplish in a novel that she couldn’t do through nonfiction.
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]]>Kent talks to Joanna Penn about her brand-new book, How to Write a Novel. You’ll learn how writing a novel changes you, whether you should try discovery writing or outlining, how to choose a story structure, how to get over the fear of being judged, and much more.
Joanna Penn is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, writing under the pen name J.F. Penn. She also writes non-fiction for authors. Joanna is also the host of The Creative Penn podcast and an award-winning creative entrepreneur. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com has been voted in the Top 100 sites for writers by Writer’s Digest.
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]]>There are many different types of writing—journalism, novels, short stories, nonfiction, blog posts, graphic novels, and a hundred others. But one thing that ties all writing together is storytelling.
Stories are the way we process information and make sense of our lives. Therefore, it is critical that we learn how to construct and weave stories the best way can. It’s a craft I am still very much learning, and I’m thrilled that our guest today is here to help us learn to be better storytellers.
John David Mann is co-author of more than thirty books, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers, including The Go-Giver (coauthored with Bob Burg). The Go-Giver has sold over 1 million copies and won the 2017 Living Now Book Awards Evergreen Medal for its “contributions to positive global change.” John is married to Ana Gabriel Mann and considers himself the luckiest mann in the world.
You might remember that I had both John and Ana here on the podcast as guests a couple of months ago to share about their new book, The Go-Giver Marriage. I have the pleasure today of talking to John about this even newer book that was released just this week: Cold Fear, which he wrote with Brandon Webb. This is a sequel to their previous novel, Steel Fear, which was very successful.
In this conversation, we dive into all things storytelling. I get to ask John about his experience as a ghostwriter and collaborator, the biggest challenges of writing a sequel, the ins and outs of writing a novel, how to write an action scene, how to start a story, and much more.
You can learn more about John David Mann or pick up his awesome books below:
Get a copy of John’s free ebook, How To Write Good (Or At Least, Gooder)
Steel Fear by Brandon Webb & John David Mann
Cold Fear by Brandon Webb & John David Mann
The Go-Giver Marriage: A Little Story About the 5 Secrets to Lasting Love by John David Mann & Ana Gabriel Mann
Follow John David Mann on Instagram
Connect with John David on Facebook
Check out John David’s Twitter
Learn more about John David on LinkedIn
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]]>Writers tend to think about what a book can do for them, and it can certainly do a lot of things for you. You can grow a business, earn income, build your reputation and credibility, and much more.
However, writing is ultimately a SERVICE to other people. If people are going to spend time, money, and energy reading your book or your writing, they need to receive value from it.
When considering what you want to write about, ask yourself this question: What is the main thing you want your reader to do? What is a tangible change in their life your book will help them achieve? (By the way, if you’re writing fiction, there is still a transformation—you want them to be moved, transported, etc. by your story. Fiction can often have a more powerful impact than non-fiction.)
Asking yourself this question is one of the most radically helpful things you can do when considering what to write.
Daily Question: How do you want your book or your writing to serve your readers?
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and tools, such as the Enneagram Typology Profile to help her clients move from living with their hair on fire to discovering clarity about the life they want to live and the process to make it happen. She is also the host of jameliz benitez smith nude JazThe Enneagram in Your REALIFE podcast, as well as the author of an upcoming book on living from rest, not rush.
Ashley Rescot is a professional violinist, educator, writer, and Fulbright scholar. She has operated her own violin studio for nearly a decade. She’s not only an extraordinarily talented violinist, but is also fluent in French, having spent a year in Paris as part of her education. Ashley is also a music fiction author, with two books under her belt. The first is a collection short stories called The Chronicles of Music Majors, and the second is a novel called A Change in Tune.
In this conversation, we dive into what the Enneagram is, why it’s significant, and how fiction writers can use it to tell better stories.
You can connect with these wonderful ladies through the links below!
Meet Teresa McCloy:
The Enneagram in your REALIFE Podcast.
Connect with Teresa on Facebook.
Connect with Teresa on LinkedIn.
Learn more about Ashley Rescot:
Connect with Ashley on Facebook.
Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn.
Want to discover more about the Enneagram? Check out The Enneagram Institute.
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]]>One of the most difficult things for us to do as writers is get into a state of creative flow. Yet, it’s also one of the most important things we can do. Without a state of flow, it is hard to make meaningful progress in our writing. We constantly have to deal with fits and starts, instead of enjoying steady progress.
My guest today is the amazing Ken Carfagno. Ken is a successful cleaning business owner, and is the host of the Smart Cleaning School Podcast, which helps cleaning business owners take their business to the next level.
Ken is also the author of the fantastic young adult novel, Arctic Land. Ken wrote this book a few years ago for his kids, and he is working on a sequel. I asked Ken to share his process for writing this book. In this conversation, you will learn a lot about great habits. This is almost like a masterclass in using great habits to start—and FINISH—a book project.
I took a bunch of notes from this conversation, and I know you will, too!
You can check out Ken’s novel, listen to his podcast, and connect with him through the links below:
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