by Linda S | Aug 5, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation
Books on tape. I thank God for them. This week’s found me mainly on my couch surrounded by dogs, listening to beautiful books for upcoming podcast interviews. With less than three weeks until pub day for Beautiful Writers, you’d think it would be a...
by Linda S | Jul 16, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation, Pub Tip Blog
Happy weekend! Wow, yesterday was magical. I sent a writing retreat client’s query letter to literary agents. This writer is ready, having crafted a beautiful tale. She perfected her book proposal, including several fabulous blurbs, and had it professionally...
by Linda S | Jul 6, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation
Ever work for YEARS on a book? Maybe it’s still parked on your desktop as you sequester in your bed office, feeling like a complete bore as you forgo countless invites. So desperate to get to the last page of your story, your days could be mistaken for a whole...
by Linda S | Jul 2, 2022 | Pub Tip Blog, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
My galleys for Beautiful Writers are here! Is it weird that I slept with her by my pillow the first night? 🛌 To be more accurate, these babies are my “uncorrected Advance Review Copies”—or ARCs. What’s the difference? Galleys are rough proofs of your book...
by Linda S | May 7, 2022 | Pub Tip Blog
Where’s your book at? In your heart, on your hard drive, or in your client stories and service in the world? Let’s talk about incubating creativity and what it takes to make book babies—or just great content. Join me and my soul sister Danielle LaPorte for a...
by Linda S | Apr 22, 2022 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
We’ve missed you, Danielle & me! Our season of book delivery kicked our asses. (How to Be Loving for Danielle and Beautiful Writers for me, both available for preorder.) But that’s what it takes, often, to create our best work. So, since we know...
by Linda S | Apr 2, 2022 | Pub Tip Blog
On edge lately? Goodness, who hasn’t been?! My sister, Carol Allen, a Vedic astrologer who makes incredibly accurate predictions on the timing of things, sent out the below newsletter last Sunday morning—hours BEFORE the Oscar slap heard ‘round the world. I’m sharing...
by Linda S | Mar 9, 2022 | Carmel Writing Retreats, Inspiration & Motivation, Virtual Writing Retreats
Book editing. I’m STILL in it—if you can you believe it. Turns out when you have 130k words to review, and you’ve written about a heap of folks and excerpted over 60 celeb authors, there’s a TON to check + perfect. ❤️ (It’s remarkable how much...
by Linda S | Feb 24, 2022 | Pub Tip Blog
War dashes dreams. And what happens in our yard, next door, across a country, or the globe affects all tender hearts. You are not alone if you’re scared. Or if you woke up with a broken heart. And if the images of people and animals fleeing for their lives guts...
by Linda S | Feb 19, 2022 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
Friends! My love letter to reading, writing, and everyone who reads and writes, is finally available for preorder! Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, is the book I wished I’d had...
