Write the Damn Book Already

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Sam Garcia's first book, Regenerative Business: How to Align Your Business with Nature for More Abundance, Fulfillment, and Impact made quite a (quiet but impactful) splash right out of the gate. It sold 2,589 copies in its first 30 hours on the market and hit #1 on several (large and relevant) Amazon lists, including Women in Busi...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! If you love hearing other authors' experiences when it comes to querying, agent selection, and the publisher selection process, this episode is one to listen to! Neely Tubati-Alexander's debut novel, Love Buzz , released on May 2, 2023. (It's so good, grab a copy through links below!). In this episode of the Write the Dam...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Hybrid publishing is a model whereby an author pays a publishing house to do the publishing legwork---including (sometimes) editing, cover design, interior formatting, and distribution channel setup---while retaining final say over the edits, title, cover design, interior layout, and retail price. The cost to work with a hybrid publishi...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! “It’s not about whether I believe this is good every day. It’s whether I can relate to this critical mind and understand that that’s just a part of my nervous system trying to protect me from the fear of ‘Will anyone read this?’…and understanding that the way I relate to that…is the journey.” Dr. Tanmeet Sethi is a Joy Activist with a m...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! In Episode 36 of the Write the Damn Book Already podcast, Megan Tady (author of Superbloom, May 2023, Zibby Books) and I chatted about the journey to her debut novel. INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS Where the idea for Superbloom came from (Meg always thought her first book would be nonfiction) Her w riting process: how much of the story did she kn...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Want to write a book but have no idea where to start?  You're not alone. In fact, "Where do I start?" is the most common question I hear! In this episode, I break down the first three steps I encourage every aspiring author of nonfiction or memoir to take in order to make the process of writing an incredible book a little...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! The vast majority of people who join the Write the Damn Book Already Facebook group say they are looking for one (or more) of the following things: Motivation Inspiration Accountability I can help you with all three, but not in the way you might think. Today, let’s talk about motivation. When people say they are looking for motivation t...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Emily Paulson's second book, Hey Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and other Lies Behind Multi-Level Marketing (Row House, May 30, 2023)  is the eye-opening, funny, and dangerous personal story of author Emily Lynn Paulson rising to the top of the pyramid in the multilevel marketing (MLM) world, only to recognize that its culture...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Whenever I have questions about Instagram/Facebook (or, as it's newly referred to, Meta) ads, the first person I go to is Sam Garcia. The founder of Dirty Alchemy Digital Marketing, Sam and her team have run ads for some big brands, and not only does she know what she's doing but she also has a way of simplifying a process tha...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Sometimes, you're sure you'll love someone well before meeting them. That's the way I felt when I learned of Laura Belgray's forthcoming book, "Tough Titties."  At once a collection of essays, a memoir, and a hilariously honest look at navigating various stages of life and business ownership, this book made...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! I’ve always said that if I ever went viral, it would be for something stupid. I’d be filmed saying something grammatically incorrect. Or trip and fall face-first into the concrete in front of Ryan Eggold (after saying something grammatically incorrect). Apparently, manifestation is truly a thing.   The PUNCHLINE  I made an Instagram ree...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! "I can get your book onto the NYT bestseller list." "I can get your podcast ranked in the top 10 on Apple." "I can get you 8692.7 verified reviews on Amazon...in 2 days." The offers are everywhere. And of course they're appealing. Who WOULDN'T want to be on the New York Times bestseller list? Or h...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! As you may or may not know, I don't believe in writers block.  At least, not in the way many people do---that it's a concept every writer must experience, a rite of passage of sorts, that can keep a writer from writing for days, weeks, or---God forbid---even longer.  To me, "writers block" is simply the name we give...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Linda Sivertsen, “Book Mama,” is in LOVE with books—reading, writing, and selling them. Her titles have won awards and hit all the lists as an author, co-author, and former magazine editor and ghostwriter. But her driving force has been to publish sustainably. Naïve and optimistic enough to believe in magic, she’s on a mission to save f...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Even though she ended up getting a degree in chemical engineering, Renata Trebing started reading cookbooks (for fun) when she was 8 years old. So it’s not terribly surprising that she ended up writing one! She loved the idea of writing about food passionately, as Nigella Lawson has done. Not long after her first book was published, she...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! When it comes to book publishing, there are 3 main models available: traditional, independent, and self. None is the best across the board. One is the best for each author and each book!  I find it curious that still (and we've somehow made it to 2023), self-publishing (or hybrid publishing, or author-financed publishing, as it&apo...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! I don't know it it's an end-of-year thing or an all-year-round thing, but I'm hearing a lot of people saying, quietly, that they feel like they're a bit "behind.  Honestly, I get it. I'm about to turn 50, and I certainly have days where I think, "I can't possibly be 50, because I haven't yet...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Jamie Gagnon’s first book, Imagine My Love (an illustrated children’s book), was released in September 2022 . With a degree in early childhood education and preschool teacher certification, it makes sense that she'd write a children's book. But it was ultimately the love for her two children (combined with an "interesting...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! One of Jessica's most remarkable accomplishments is as a mom of three amazing kids. When her beautiful daughter Dalia passed away in March 2022 from an ultra-rare mitochondrial disease called MERRF syndrome, she was compelled to transition from how-to format and personal essay to long-form memoir. Her newest book, Breath Taking , w...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Being able to interview Cory Goodrich a second time ( click here to listen to our first interview ), this time doing a deeper dive into the writing of Folksong: A Ballad of Death, Discovery, and DNA , was a gift that's I just know is going to keep on giving.  An actor, painter, singer, songwriter, and all-around creative person, it...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Even the most optimistic, curious, open-minded of us occasionally have moments when we worry, "Oh sh*t. What if...?"  If you're like me, it's enough to keep you stuck in one place for hours (if not days. Or months).  Many of us have two sides: we have a side that says, "Oh sh*t, what if...?" and  we have a...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Chris Martinez's journey as an author is one I've had the privilege of being part of since the beginning.  We've now worked on six books together, and his perspective on being of service through a published book (as well as why he keeps writing more!) is one that every author can benefit from hearing.  In this episode of...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Joanna Rakoff has been a writer for as long as she can remember---even back to the days when people more routinely stated things like, "A career in the arts isn't realistic."  That said, her journey has taken more than a few twists and turns. From believing she wanted to follow a specific writing journey that didn't...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! Talking to people face-to-face (whether 1:1, in a small group, or from a stage) allows you to gauge their response (and pivot if/when necessary). But when you’re writing a book, you don’t have that luxury. Even when writing posts, you can get pretty quick feedback. But a book feels so…permanent! In this episode, I'll guide you thro...

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions! As a book coach, I hear a lot of people say, "What I've gone through happened for a reason" or "I'm sharing my experience so that it has purpose." I ALSO hear a lot of people say, "I made a decision to write this book, and everyone says the universe starts moving things around in your favor once you ma...