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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...
Deepak Chopra on the Beautiful Writers Podcast
He’s authored 90 books. A Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Teaches meditation (with Oprah!). Been a husband for 49 years. A devoted father and grandfather. And he's beloved by Lady Gaga. So, other than his daily coffee, yoga, and more cushion time (“Om”)...
Beautiful Writers Podcast “Best-Of” Part 3 (Summer 2018-19)
Hello, beautiful writer! This is my favorite time of year—when I get to dive back into past episodes of the #BeautifulWritersPodcast and release our annual “Best-Of” show. (We’re on #3, in case you’ve been keeping track.) In my mind's eye, you're getting some...
Catherine Oxenberg: Rambo Princess Diaries
Guilty on all counts! For a mom fighting to take down a terrifying cult and free her daughter, India, there are no sweeter words. Just last week, mother, actress, royal, and first-time author Catherine Oxenberg saw the fulfillment of her years-long campaign to stop...


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