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Cheryl Strayed & Nia Vardalos: What Would They Do? Answers to questions that stump me, and maybe you too.
"Writers write." This sentence—these two little words said by Oscar-nominated screenwriter, actress, and bestselling author Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Instant Mom) on today's Beautiful Writers Podcast, seem so obvious, right? Of course, writers write!...
New Writing Retreat Testimonials (& Upcoming Rate Increase):
Hello, Love! Maybe you know what this is like: It's so HARD to say goodbye after you've felt seen, heard, and loved up—"gotten" as a person and a writer, maybe for the first time. (Not that it ever gets old.) How, after you've bonded through laughter, tears, and...
Joel Stein on the Beautiful Writers Podcast
Humor writer and journalist Joel Stein has kept me laughing for over twenty years with his brilliant columns in Time magazine, the LA Times, Entertainment Weekly, and more. With his hilarious and insightful new book, In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and...
Anita Moorjani & Kelly Noonan Gores: Miraculous Healing
What's it take to make a story go viral? Global? To top the charts as word-of-mouth carries your tale far and wide—for days, months, or even years? There's no one formula. But certain things help stack the odds in your favor. Like novelty (a unique idea). Grabbiness...
Podcast Divine Duo: Bestselling Besties, Dani Shapiro & Gabby Bernstein
They’re all over the media with their current bestsellers, Inheritance and Super Attractor. Perhaps you’ve heard Dani Shapiro & Gabby Bernstein here, on past episodes for prior books. But what you’ve never before witnessed is the two of them TOGETHER. Despite...
One-On-One Sessions w/ Me + Book Proposal Magic Course
Hello! Today! Now! My calendar’s open to you, as is my 6-week Book Proposal Magic course! Because I believe every writer could use a little magic, ya? If Cheryl Strayed’s right and, “The way it feels to write a book is that you CANNOT write a book,” as Glennon Doyle...
What do I put in my book proposal? And how do I build a “platform”?!
@STEWest I hear ya, sister. It’s one of the main reasons we stay. 🧡
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