by Linda S | Jul 7, 2023 | Inspiration & Motivation
Good morning! I wanted to pop in with a short & sweet summertime writing tip from the road. (Mama’s driving eight hours today, home from seeing our grand kiddos in Vancouver, Washington.) ☀️🤓 LIBRARIES! Have you sat down in one recently? The focus is instant, at...
by Linda S | Jun 14, 2023 | Inspiration & Motivation
Don’t you love a good success story? Me, too! Today we celebrate one of our own, Beautiful Writers Group member Clare Frank, and lit agent Laura Yorke (who’s sold many books for #BookMama clients). This, my friends, is an example of how a life-long mission...
by Linda S | Jun 9, 2023 | Inspiration & Motivation
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you thought you might die without it? My literary agent was about to drop me. I could feel it. He’d been sending my book proposal to editors for a year with no takers. I was an unknown, but the book was damn good—I trusted...
by Linda S | May 26, 2023 | Inspiration & Motivation
Drumroll! Please put your hands together to celebrate FIVE beautiful new titles from our Book Mama community. You may have seen me post their pics last week from Carmel. One of my favorite thrills about being at my retreats (aside from the omg hotel-made pizza and...
by Linda S | May 18, 2023 | Inspiration & Motivation
Hi! I’m Linda, “BookMama,” a magical thinker who believes in your big dreams. Don’t think you have what it takes? I’m a college dropout who put six commas in every sentence and went on to write, co-author, and ghostwrite eleven books (two New York Times bestsellers),...
by Linda S | May 4, 2023 | Inspiration & Motivation
I thought delays and drama had singled me out. Until Danielle LaPorte & I started the Beautiful Writers Podcast, and I learned of the unexpected setbacks many bestselling authors faced. 💚 Steven Pressfield wrote for seventeen years before he sold a single piece. 💜...