3 Must-Haves for Staying Centered as An Author
Let’s face it. Sometimes writing can be a lonely hobby (or task as the case may be). We somehow become impassioned with a topic or subject. Then we pour our heart and soul into it because we might well burst if we did otherwise. But doing so often means we aren’t out and about in…
3 Important Reasons to Keep History Alive
We live in a day and age where we are constantly poked and prodded to “upgrade” our lives by getting this new gadget or purchasing this new program. As well, even in our book writing endeavors, we sometimes believe that we will create a bigger impact if we focus our writing on promoting this new…
3 Key Steps to Identifying & Maintaining Your Book Vision
Are you writing what you need to write? Deciding to write a book is both daunting and exciting. While the thought of scooping together 30,000-50,000+ words in a document can be downright scary, your topic is [hopefully] one you’re passionate about and your message is one you’re looking forward to sharing with your target audience.…
3 Things to Remember About Exposing Yourself Through Writing
Share yourself to drive your story! Writing an autobiography is not everyone’s cup of tea, nor is an autobiography always the best format for sharing your message of inspiration, motivation, education, and encouragement with your readers. When it is, however, knowing how to approach the issue of exposing yourself (and others) throughout the scope of…
The Scope & Process of Step 1: Review
The book writing review process consists of a free consultation to determine how I can best help as your book writing coach. First we will discuss the type of book you’re writing: Autobiography? Self-help? Biography? Memoir? Business promotion piece? 2. Next we will discuss why you are writing a book: Generate profit? Inspire? Motivate? Educate?…
4 Simple Secrets to Enhancing Your Book Content
As book writers, generating content for our readers is what we do. Creating valuable content, however, is key to positively impacting and inspiring our readers. Typing words to fill blank space is easy, be it for a manuscript, newsletter, blog, or website template. But choosing which words to use for any or all of these…
Handle Criticism in 3 Powerful Ways
How do you handle criticism? It can be very disheartening to pour your time, energy, and soul into writing a book only to have to handle criticism from your readers. If you haven’t had to handle criticism for sharing yourself through writing a book, that’s happy. But trust me, you will at some point be…
3 Ways You Can Help Others Grow By Sharing Yourself
What you know helps others grow! Sharing ourselves through writing a book can be challenging. It can also be awkward at times. And because of that, we sometimes forget how valuable it is to share ourselves when completing the writing process. I wrote another blog on how to handle self-exposure and truth-telling, but the topic…
The Scope & Process of Step 5: Polish
Your manuscript is done. And you have everything organized and arranged the way you like best. But now what? Next in the process of becoming a published author is the polishing phase. And this means I give your completed draft thorough review and edit. I will be looking for things like inconsistent tone, grammatical errors,…
The Scope & Process of Step 4: Organize
Once we have gotten your outline fleshed out into readable content, we will then focus on organizing everything. This may sound confusing, but it’s really quite simple. We will review the things you have written and I will guide you in deciding what scenes, dialog, sections, and chapters should go where. Do you think it…
The Scope & Process of Step 3: Develop
The development process of writing a book is an exciting step! As your writing coach, I will first help you make sure your outline is complete with sufficient key points and topics you want to cover. Then, I will guide you in fleshing out those key points into scenes, dialog, sections, and chapters. Your blueprint…
The Scope & Process of Step 2: Choose
Following our free book writing consultation call, I will help you choose what Program or Service Package will benefit you the most. Lingley Services offers a Program Package to help you get from “ground zero” to completed manuscript. It also offers 3 Service Packages to guide and support you along your book writing journey to…
4 Values of Working With A Writing Coach
The idea of working with a writing coach can feel a bit weird at first thought. While we may have little hesitancy going to a professional for certain things like the cold or a flu or broken bone, we oftentimes feel guilty, ashamed, or even “lame” for hiring someone to help us complete the seemingly simple…
Ode to Women Who Own the Pen (or the keyboard)
While it’s arguably shameful that we need to set aside a single day to celebrate the power, potential, and world-shaking capabilities women possess, it’s just as arguable that the extra opportunity to give credence to the women of the world should not be overlooked. And I don’t say that just because I happen to be…
10 Ways Writing a Book Can Help You Grow Your Business
As a business owner, marketing yourself, your brand, and your vision are top priorities to growing your client base. But as you do so, considering additional ways in which you can get “out there” and expand your reach is always beneficial. In this way, let’s consider a few things about writing books. First is the…
3 Keys to Writing Your Next Blog
How to write blogs of value and purpose. Not long ago, blogs were not a hot topic and few people talked about them. Today, however, they are widely discussed and highly recommended as not only a useful marketing tool but also as a way to stay connected to and build rapport with our audience. The…
5 Ways You Can Be Your Own Writing Inspiration
What’s the fire beneath your writing goals? We all know, albeit reluctantly at times, that life doesn’t always go the way we plan. Even our best thought out writing agendas sometimes get derailed despite our ardent efforts to keep them intact. Sometimes we are unexpectedly hindered in our writing goals or set back in our…
6 Things to Include on Your Author Website
As a writer, you most likely have a platform that allows you to share information about your writings with your audience. And you probably like having a way to keep your followers updated on new pieces, your thoughts about your writing journey, and simply stay in touch with those who enjoy reading your work. That…
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