Lisa Bloom, Story Coach — The Writing Coach 066

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #66 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Lisa Bloom. Lisa is an accomplished Storyteller, Professional Certified Coach (ICF) and Training &…
John Adamus, The Writer Next Door — The Writing Coach 065

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #65 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with John Adamus. Since 1997, John’s entire career has been focused on working with people…
Jennie Nash: Tough Love Book Coach — The Writing Coach 064

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #64 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Jennie Nash. Jennie has spent 30 years in the world of books. She is…
The Path to Success, or This is a Lie

People often ask me how I got to be so successful. I’m the author of seven books and I run a profitable coaching business, so folks are naturally curious to know my path to success. Here’s the answer… I’m successful because I was born into a wealthy and highly regarded family. I was raised by a…
Goodbye, Catherine Brunelle — The Writing Coach 058

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #58 of The Writing Coach podcast, I say goodbye to my friend and collaborator, Catherine Brunelle. The Writing Coach is brought to you by: Click…
Alexa Bigwarfe on Women in Publishing — The Writing Coach 057

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #57 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Alexa Bigwarfe. Alexa is an author, a coach, publisher, and digital publishing strategist. She is…
Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn — The Writing Coach 056

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode #56 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Joanna Penn. Joanna is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of…
The Secret to Getting Fit, Writing a Novel, and Achieving All Your Life’s Goals … FAST!

Recently, a client of mine grew frustrated. Her novel writing wasn’t moving along as swiftly as she would have liked. She’s a mom with a full-time job who just moved into a new home. She’s currently focusing on getting fit and healthy in addition to writing a novel, prepping a short story for a competition submission, and participating…
4 Proven Methods for Tracking Your Writing Progress

How’s your work-in-progress coming along? Is your current approach to writing getting you the best results possible? Are you writing quicker these days, or are you slowing down? When will the book be done? Let’s face it . . . Answering these questions will be next to impossible if you aren’t tracking progress in some…
If You Have a Day Job, You’re Not a Real Writer

I’d like to think you weren’t fooled for a moment by this article’s utterly ridiculous headline. Unfortunately, through my work as a writing coach, I’ve learned many aspiring authors actually believe they’ll never be “real” writers until they can quit their day jobs. This is a complete falsehood. Your day job has nothing to do…