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Beautiful Writers:

A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—With Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors

“Beautiful Writers is The Artist’s Way for a new generation…”

—Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Iscariot and The Line Between

“This is a REALLY good book that will help a LOT of people…”

—Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and The War of Art

“I stayed up all night reading Linda’s stories…”

—Allison K. Hill, CEO of American Bookseller’s Association

“Can’t put it down… I must put it down! I want to keep bingeing this addictive book…”

—Laura Belgray, author of Tough Titties (2023, Hachette), founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator of The Copy Cure

“Linda Sivertsen is someone everyone should know.”

—Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity, an Oprah’s Book Club selection

“… a funny, relatable reminder to everyone on how deeply rewarding it is to follow your passions, trust your gut, and create.”

—Brooke Baldwin, veteran journalist, and bestselling author of Huddle

You have the ache.

You have what it takes.

Beautiful Writers Book Signing
BW Cover Int'l Award Sticker
AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE

Audiobook Available now!

Beautiful Writers:

A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—With Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors

“Beautiful Writers is The Artist’s Way for a new generation…”

—Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Iscariot and The Line Between

“This is a REALLY good book that will help a LOT of people…”

—Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, and The War of Art

“Linda Sivertsen is someone everyone should know.”

—Martha Beck, New York Times bestselling author of The Way of Integrity, an Oprah’s Book Club selection

“I stayed up all night reading Linda’s stories…”

—Allison K. Hill, CEO of American Bookseller’s Association

“Can’t put it down… I must put it down! I want to keep bingeing this addictive book…”

—Laura Belgray, author of Tough Titties (2023, Hachette), founder of Talking Shrimp, and co-creator of The Copy Cure

“… a funny, relatable reminder to everyone on how deeply rewarding it is to follow your passions, trust your gut, and create.”

—Brooke Baldwin, veteran journalist, and bestselling author of Huddle

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First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do? 1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion. 2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus. 3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing. ✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨ PRO TIP 🏆: Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up. Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now: https://bit.ly/BeautifulWriters 📚 #DearBookMama #BeautifulWritersBook #WritersOfInstagram #BookProposalMagic #WritingLife

First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do?

1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion.

2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus.

3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing.

✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨

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Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up.

Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now: 📚

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