
Made this for ya. Free Audio of My Best Writing & Selling 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 this...

Focus.
Focus. Focus. “Hey, you! Yeah, YOU! FOCUS! “It’s just you and me here. "Leave everything else. Out. There. "I’m all you need right now. "Give me your attention. "And I’ll come to liiiiife.” This was me a few years ago when I wrote this post, my story and I joined at...

✈️ ? Beautiful Writers: Now playing on American Airlines
Podcasts on airlines? Who knew?! I’d just uploaded a Beautiful Writers Podcast interview to iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud last December when a question flitted through my brain... … Hmm. I wonder where else I should be posting these shows? In the ripple effect of...

Mother Nature’s #MeToo
“There is no drought in California.” Donald Trump (June 2016) “62 million trees have died [in California] this year alone.” U.S. Forest Service (November 2016) This week's rain, in the parched Golden State, was a blessing and a curse. For the first time in many...

Tom Hanks on the Beautiful Writers Podcast
Just posted! The one and only Mr. Tom Hanks! He’s caffeinated and ready to rock this podcast—with melodic typing accompaniment, no less. I couldn’t have chosen a better guest host than Danielle LaPorte to join me in perhaps our most enjoyable conversation yet. From...

8 Ways to Spark Agent & Editor Interest in Your Book
Lately, I've had a lot of questions from my Beautiful Writers Group around how to spark an agent or publisher's interest in a manuscript. Other than writing a RIVETING page turner of a book, no matter your genre, you can guess my answer. Uh huh. Build. Your. Platform....

Is a Writing Retreat “Right” for You?
You. Your book. A writing retreat. Is this your next step? You know you need something—feedback; affirmation; advice; the TIME to write; peace and quiet for God’s sake; camaraderie, even pampering, although you’re not even sure what that would feel like these days....

Going Dark to Write How-To
My best DIY tips for leaving the world behind + finishing your book ... Hey Beauty! Has this ever happened to you? Your shopping cart begs to be filled, but your feet stand immobile. The mounds of choices stupefy. Would they prefer Russet potatoes or Yukon Golds?...

I’ve Got a Publishing Secret
I wasn’t sure I’d ever talk about this. But if my experience helps you navigate your own writing + pub goals, I think it’s worth revealing. Late last year, I met with several publishers about having my own imprint. Essentially being a publisher within a publisher....

Guru Singh: Buried Treasures Revealed
Allow me to share perhaps my favorite conversation on writing EVER. As in, of all time. My dear friend of over two decades, Guru Singh, joins me on today’s episode of the Beautiful Writers Podcast and I know you've NEVER heard anything like what’s about to come into...

TEDWomen Dream Come True…
DUUUUUUDES! Omg. I'm a noodle. Prepping for speaking at TEDWomen in San Francisco since June (5 months!) was NUTS! I think I rewrote/tweaked my talk on Time Debt and how The Boyfriend Log woke me up 100+ times... welcome to my world as an editor. I actually said one...

Sometimes I forget I’m a writer. (Memoir update.)
Sometimes I forget that I write books... forget that this is how it started. All this bookmama-retreat-giving-editing-brainstorming-proposal-midwifery-podcastery-app business began pen to page. For me. Through me. My always companion. I imagine my nine-year-old hands...

Publish or Perish: Ready to Launch Your Writing? My Top Secrets to Landing the Deal
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