by Linda S | Mar 31, 2020 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States—the nation’s “official” poet—is here! She’s the first Native American to hold this position, and I’ve been a weepy mess since she agreed to chat with us. As someone who lived on raw land in...
by Linda S | Feb 29, 2020 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
Today on the #BeautifulWritersPodcast, two of my bestie New York Times bestselling author friends meet for the 1st time. (You know I love literary matchmaking.) Laura Munson is promoting her first novel, Willa’s Grove, while Terry McMillan is about to share with the...
by Linda S | Jan 31, 2020 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
“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...
by Linda Sivertsen | Dec 14, 2019 | Carmel Writing Retreats
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...
by Linda S | Dec 9, 2019 | Pub Tip Blog
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...
by Linda S | Oct 30, 2019 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
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)....
by Linda S | Oct 1, 2019 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
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...
by Linda S | Sep 16, 2019 | Favorites
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...
by Linda S | Aug 31, 2019 | 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...
by Linda S | Aug 2, 2019 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
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...
