by Linda S | Jul 30, 2021 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
The goosebump moment every writer hopes for—LOVING their new book cover. After countless hours—maybe years, possibly even decades spent writing and editing your manuscript—you hold your breath as you open that email, praying to all that is holy that the JPEG face your...
by Linda S | Jun 16, 2021 | Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
Dreams come true, my friend. Hold onto yours TIGHTLY. I’m so happy to share this week’s announcement of my Beautiful Writers book deal in Publishers Marketplace (and in Publishers Weekly, shortly). This was lonnnnng in the making. I could have given up or...
by Linda S | May 21, 2021 | Favorites, Writing, Marketing & Publishing Tips
GREAT NEWS! There are easy ways to ensure literary agents & publishers LOVE your work. I’ve had the best time recording my top strategies for you here, ready for you to download now. This is one of my favorite things I’ve EVER made! In finding myself giving...
by Linda S | Apr 11, 2021 | Virtual Writing Retreats
I hope you’re having a lovely day wherever you are, and finding time to read something glorious. Or, even better, WRITE something glorious! You are writing, right? I’m back in the writing saddle myself these days with a July book deadline. It’s been heavenly sitting...
by Linda S | Jan 24, 2021 | Book Mama Recommends
You’ve probably heard me say that I don’t make a significant move without consulting the stars via my little sis, Carol Allen, one of the top Vedic astrologers (& love coaches!) in the country. Her predictions are so spot on that I’ve learned...
by Linda S | Jan 23, 2021 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
“I’m glad I’m not competitive,” Elizabeth Gilbert said when listing her dear friend Marie Forleo’s assets and calling her a “quintuple threat” before adding how incredibly loyal, decent, and giant-hearted she is. It’s...
by Linda S | Dec 31, 2020 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
It’s here—our 4th annual Beautiful Writers Podcast “Best-Of” episode! Just in time to save your creativity in the New Year from all that binge-watching and doomscrolling. It’s been a year—2020 (hence why this Summer episode’s dropping in...
by Linda S | Oct 22, 2020 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
Two of the top-selling YA Fantasy authors EVER give us a master class on earning, output, and living as epic a life as the stories they’re writing, on this fifth birthday of the Beautiful Writers Podcast. These #1 New York Times bestselling novelists—Nigerian-American...
by Linda Sivertsen | Oct 18, 2020 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
An astrologer once warned me that India Oxenberg was in danger of being kidnapped. This was woo-woo California in the early ’90s, but I still knew to take him seriously. India was a wee babe when my family and I moved into Catherine Oxenberg’s Beverly...
by Linda S | Oct 7, 2020 | Carmel Writing Retreats
“This is the best food I’ve ever eaten!” said all four of my Carmel Writing Retreat participants during our week together in Carmel-by-the-Sea last month. Food’s no joke when you’re bringing worlds to life. It’s a comfort thing. But also a brain thing. Glucose powers...
