by Linda S | Sep 10, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation
As you know, launching a book into the world is not your everyday occurrence. Certainly not something most of us do with any regularity. As such, we dream and toil over our manuscripts for YEARS, and by the time we release them from the privacy of our laptops into the...
by Linda S | Aug 19, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation
Book countdown continues! Four days until my book’s birthday. Sheesh! 💜 In preparation for next Tuesday, the 23rd, I just recorded a new episode of the Beautiful Writers Podcast: Pub Day Celebration: A Writer’s Roundup to air that morning. In true dream-come-true...
by Linda S | Aug 5, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation
Books on tape. I thank God for them. This week’s found me mainly on my couch surrounded by dogs, listening to beautiful books for upcoming podcast interviews. With less than three weeks until pub day for Beautiful Writers, you’d think it would be a...
by Linda S | Jul 16, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation, Pub Tip Blog
Happy weekend! Wow, yesterday was magical. I sent a writing retreat client’s query letter to literary agents. This writer is ready, having crafted a beautiful tale. She perfected her book proposal, including several fabulous blurbs, and had it professionally...
by Linda S | Jul 6, 2022 | Inspiration & Motivation
Ever work for YEARS on a book? Maybe it’s still parked on your desktop as you sequester in your bed office, feeling like a complete bore as you forgo countless invites. So desperate to get to the last page of your story, your days could be mistaken for a whole...
by Linda S | Mar 9, 2022 | Carmel Writing Retreats, Inspiration & Motivation, Virtual Writing Retreats
Book editing. I’m STILL in it—if you can you believe it. Turns out when you have 130k words to review, and you’ve written about a heap of folks and excerpted over 60 celeb authors, there’s a TON to check + perfect. ❤️ (It’s remarkable how much...