Interviews

Marie Forleo’s MarieTV

How to Write a Book (and Actually Finish It) with Linda Sivertsen

Zibby’s Bookshop Interviews, Santa Monica, CA

In promotion for Beautiful Writers with Linda’s sister, Carol Allen. Watch full livestream on Zibbyverse.

Linda interviewing Carmel retreater Jessica Fein for her memoir, Breath Taking. Watch full livestream on Zibbyverse.

Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod

Permission Slip to Write a Book with Linda Sivertsen

Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books with Zibby Owens

Linda Sivertsen and Zibby Owens
Linda Sivertsen and Zibby Owens
Linda Sivertsen and Zibby Owens

From Celebrity Dog Walker To Celebrated Author: Following Your Dreams & Making Money As A Writer With Linda Sivertsen

One of my fave #BeautifulWritersBook chats yet! I 💜 talking about money. There’s so much to know and consider as a creative balancing bill paying and financing your dreams.

Jamila Souffrant
From Celebrity Dog Walker To Celebrated Author: Following Your Dreams & Making Money As A Writer With Linda Sivertsen

Martha Beck’s The Gathering Room with Special Guest Linda Sivertsen

Live with Kate Northrup

Know you’ve got a book in you? My friend Linda Sivertsen is here to help!

Kate Northrup & Linda Sivertsen

The Best Holiday Books & Bottles for Gift Giving CTV News segment

Natalie McClean highlights Linda Sivertsen and Beautiful Writers during this segment of pairing books and wines on CTV News, Canada’s most-watched news organization.

Books & Bottles

Spirit of Story Author Interview with Karin Gutman, Los Angeles, Nov. 2022

Spirit of Story

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Linda Sivertsen

Linda Sivertsen

Author 🌿 Beautiful Writers Podcast & Book! 🎧FSC Ambassador🌲
Carmel & Virtual Writing Retreats📚

First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do?

1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion.

2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus.

3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing.

✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨

PRO TIP 🏆:
Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up.

Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now: https://bit.ly/BeautifulWriters 📚

#DearBookMama #BeautifulWritersBook #WritersOfInstagram #BookProposalMagic #WritingLife

First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do?

1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion.

2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus.

3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing.

✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨

PRO TIP 🏆:
Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up.

Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now: 📚

#DearBookMama #BeautifulWritersBook #WritersOfInstagram #BookProposalMagic #WritingLife
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