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4 Bad Ideas That Are Great for Writer’s Block

Not all writers are full-time. Actually many of them are not. But there are some who like the idea. They might even call it “the dream”. I find it quite ironic that when those people are learning how to reach their goals so that they can live a life they’ve chosen for themselves, they’re pumped [...]

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Self-Publishing When No One’s Listening

So I want to write a book. Cool. Yeah it is cool. Because with all the amazing things I experienced with (insert life long career/epic travels/insane parenting skills here) I just think there’s a great message that can be spread here. I completely agree with you. Have you thought about self-publishing? Yeah I have, but [...]

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Rivaling Inspiration

Many people know me as a vlogger (video blogger). But what many viewers don’t know is that I have a special place in my heart for writing. When I feel like writing, it’s not the same as when I’m in video mode. I have a strange urge to be stupidly hilarious when It’s time to film. It’s [...]

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10 Things I Learned From How To Get A Grip [VIDEO]

Today on 10 Things I’m really excited to share a book that I have been meaning to tell you about for some time. How To Get A Grip (affiliate) was written by a friend of mine, Matthew Kimberley. Matt is a business consultant helping people get more clients and also recently started working for the Book Yourself Solid [...]

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The NaNoWriMo Challenge

I am not an author. The idea of writing a book sounds really scary to me, but also really exciting at the same time. (Probably why I surround myself with clients who have already done it.) So when NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) rolls around each year, I get excited and also kind of overwhelmed. [...]

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10 Things I Learned from Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port

Working for yourself is a difficult decision. One I made for myself officially earlier this year. I left a position with great job security because I wanted to follow my instincts and work more in the digital space. I took a job as a copywriter to keep from making a financial leap. It was work [...]

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Writers Who Rock Social with Dave Ursillo

In this episode of Writers Who Rock Social, learn more about Dave Ursillo, alternative leadership writer, speaker, and new author. I’m interviewing Dave on the big launch day of his first book, Lead Without Followers, because of his empowering views on leadership and great tips for building relationships through social media. Oh… and he happens to be my favorite client [...]

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How NOT To Promote Your Book

There was one particular incident that happened to make me want to help authors sell the crap out of their books. Story time. I got a call that there was a package for me in the lobby of my apartment building. I was curious because I wasn’t expecting anything (although I do have Amazon open [...]

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