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Send us Fan Mail Sometimes it's easy to get stuck in your head when it comes to writing a book. One of the biggest challenges I hear from writers is fear: fear that their book will suck, no one will read it, or their peers will think it’s bad. This is a common fear that can keep us from writing our books or finishing because we want to please other people. In reality, whether or not your book...

Send us Fan Mail For Kate McDugald’s twenty-fifth birthday, her mom gave her the gift of cutting her off financially. This forced Kate to ask herself, what would she do next to support herself and what does she really love? She decided to diversify her love of theater and started networking to find acting jobs such as voiceovers and narrating audiobooks.  In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I t...

Send us Fan Mail Who controls your time? Even if we’re writing or running our own business full-time, we can still find ourselves overworked or chasing the wrong goals. Richie Norton thinks in such a different way that when you read his books it opens your mind to recalibrate what you thought you knew. After several tragedies—such as him losing a son and a brother-in-law, his wife having a stroke,...

Send us Fan Mail John Miller began his career selling leadership training to managers, executives, and leaders. He sat in over 10,000 hours of workshops and soon realized that people were asking the wrong questions. This epiphany pushed him to start teaching leadership training, and he later self-published a book around the phrase he coined, “the question behind the question.” In this episode of “...

Send us Fan Mail At age sixteen, Natasha Miller’s father dropped her off at a homeless shelter on Christmas Day night. Now she is an amazing mother, author, musician, and successful CEO of a company that has been in INC’s top 5,000 list for the fastest growing companies in America for three years in a row. In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Natasha about writing her book, Relentles...

Send us Fan Mail So many people think of writing a book as being this big arduous task to just fill pages with words. But books aren’t just words—they’re ideas, messages, or inspirations supported by those words. If books were just words, then you could put any logical words together to make a book, but you wouldn’t necessarily be inspired by the content or remember the book. On this week’s episod...

Send us Fan Mail The concept for a three-book fiction series came about during FaceTime visits with our parents in West Virginia. We always kept in touch this way even as we traveled around the world, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, we talked more frequently.  Steve Vannoy, my husband and partner in “Authors Who Lead,” says of those conversations, “It always seemed like my dad would want to tell...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Jill, writing as Margo Reilly, about her book, “ When the Apple Falls Far from the Tree: Discovering the Gifts Within the Chaos ,” her writing and publishing journey, and the transformation she went through. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk to AJ about messy first drafts, editing your own work, being vulnerable on the page, and about her new book, Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives—Including Your Own . Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Kim about that book, Decode Your Darkness: Release Trauma, Reach Emotional Freedom, and Find Your Light , and how it transformed her. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Swish about his journey while writing his book, The Young Entrepreneur: How to Start a Business While You’re Still a Student , and what he has learned as a CEO. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk with Vincent Pugliese about his new book, The Wealth of Connection: A New Approach to Making Business Personal , and how you can use your relationships to launch your book or business. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk about the three phases of marketing your bestselling book and the marketing tips and tools we offer in our private community, The Leaders’ Circle (TLC). Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk about self-publishing and the five things to consider when you’re looking to self-publish your book. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of “Authors Who Lead,” I talk about why it’s so hard to write sometimes and how to overcome the perfectionism that can make writing hard. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of “Authors Who Lead,” Azul talks about this feeling of imposter syndrome, something that seems to plague a great deal of us. Now, perhaps you've heard of this and perhaps you've experienced this, but he must say almost every author he's ever met knows exactly what he's talking about. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” Dorota and I talk about embracing who you are, recreating yourself, and unleashing the deep potential inside of you. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail For over four years, I’ve recorded a podcast every single week. I have not missed a single one. Putting out content consistently takes commitment, and I’m proud of that, but even more, so that I’ve been able to help listeners grow as writers. Many of you have written books because of listening to the inspiring stories from other authors. On this 200th episode of “Authors Who Lead,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Authors Who Lead,” Azul talks to Tim about his new book, why and how to stop chasing the spotlight, and enjoy your work and life. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of “Author’s Who Lead,” Ann and Azul have a conversation about how they met, editing, how to find an editor, and how to make a good book great. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Azul talks about this idea of books being more than words, what is missing from most books, and how to write a book that really matters. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail This is the second part of Azul’s conversation with Jenny Blake. You may listen to the previous episode here: https://bit.ly/AWL195 . And on this episode of “Author’s Who Lead,” Azul and Jenny dive deeper into following your intuition when writing, publishing, and marketing your book, as well as building your business. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://author...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of “Author’s Who Lead,” Jenny and Azul have a delightful conversation about not working harder in your business, which can lead to burnout, but instead attaining success by giving yourself more time to think, grow, dream, and play. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of “Author’s Who Lead,” Azul talks to Jen Nash about her book, The Big Power of Tiny Connections: How Small Interactions Spark Awesome Outcomes , and how tiny connections can improve your life. Want to become a published author? Visit us at: https://authorswholead.com/

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of “Author’s Who Lead,” Azul and Steve give the inside scoop of what it was like to finish that novel with a co-author, lessons they've learned along the way, and what’s next. This is part two where Steve and I talk about our journey co-writing a fiction book.    If you haven’t already heard part one, Episode 186 ( https://bit.ly/AWL186 ) of “Author’s Who Lead...