by Linda Sivertsen | Feb 8, 2017 | Pub Tip Blog
I’m excited to share Write Life’s “100 Best Websites for Writers in 2017,” with a new Podcast category! If you don’t yet know this site, you’re going to love them. So many resources for making your writing goals happen, year after year. Here they’ve pulled...
by Linda Sivertsen | Feb 2, 2017 | Pub Tip Blog
Hey all! I recently had a blast being interviewed for this “You Should Know Her” column, and wanted to share my obsessive indulgences, travel must-haves, and most treasured brands (including book, magazine, and editor names). Plus, we drill down into other...
by Linda Sivertsen | Jan 17, 2017 | Favorites, Pub Tip Blog
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....
by Linda Sivertsen | Dec 22, 2016 | Membership Group
“Creativity takes courage.” ~ Henri Matisse ? Oh, yes it does, my friend. LOTS of it. Day after day. After. Day. From the start of my career in the Writing + Book Biz over 25 years ago, I said that stringing words together to entertain/educate others was...
by Linda Sivertsen | Dec 10, 2016 | Beautiful Writers Podcast, Favorites
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...
by Linda Sivertsen | Nov 22, 2016 | Carmel Writing Retreats
Hello, beautiful writer! I’d love to share a few quick things: 1). how you can reserve a spot at one of my upcoming Carmel Writing Retreats at the old rate, 2). a new celebrity testimonial I just received about the retreat (wow/humbled beyond) + another book deal...
by Linda Sivertsen | Nov 1, 2016 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
Hey beautiful writers and book lovers! In case you didn’t get enough candy in your plastic pumpkins last night, I’ve got such a treat for you right now. Bestselling author and Oprah magazine columnist Martha Beck is teaming up with me yet again, and this time we’re...
by Linda Sivertsen | Oct 31, 2016 | Favorites, Media & Events
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...
by Linda Sivertsen | Sep 30, 2016 | Beautiful Writers Podcast
Hey, my friend! I’ve been saving this one. Waiting for the release of my next book to share him with you and my world on the podcast. But I can’t stall any longer. He’s got too much to give and you’ve got too many dreams to make happen. The creative muses have put...
by Linda Sivertsen | Sep 14, 2016 | Favorites, Inspiration & Motivation
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...