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Imagine you have finally set aside time to write your book. You have all the paperwork and notes you need in front of you. You have made your favourite drink, have done all your other tasks, and now you have sat down in your workspace (or stood up as I do), ready to break the […]

Naysayers of the world beware – we are no longer listening to you. How often do you read or hear stories of businesses that have succeeded regardless of those who foretold that it was certain to fail? Similarly, with writing and publishing a book – whether it be external naysayers, or that internal naysayer in […]

During a presentation at QUT at one of the Women in Thought Leadership series by Pitcher Partners, Tracey Vieira (CEO of Screen Queensland) showed a short video of a young girl who has been recorded going on a ski jump for the first time (link at the end of this post). The video is a […]

Anytime you try something new, how do you feel? Then once that first time is done, how do you feel? Do you think ‘I can do this!’? What is holding you back? Get going. Just jump. Remember a time, not that long ago, when you were a child. You feared less – you simply jumped […]

Here is a list of 10 quick tips to jump start your writing: Start today. Pay someone else to do it. Review what content you have already written. Clear out your filing cabinets and folders for some inspiration. Get a mentor. Get a collaborator. Take a leap of faith in yourself. Start talking and record […]

In a post last month I wrote about understanding ‘why’ you want to write your book before you put pen to paper. Assuming that you have your why, here are some practical ways to jump into writing your book. Mark it in your calendar. Set an appointment with yourself. Get an accountability partner. Pick up […]

Some people call it ‘professional guesswork’, while others call it ‘faking it’. Brene Brown’s TED talk has brought into focus ‘faking it’. What can we learn from her discussions on this topic? Have you considered, if no one ever ‘faked it’, would anything new ever happen? Keep this in mind when you are preparing yourself, […]

Seth Godin wrote a blogpost about simply sitting down, writing and getting it done. The particular part of the post that he wrote that resonated with me, and I think it would similarly resonate with many people who think that they can’t write, was his comment around, ‘Have you ever been lost for words when […]

In this world of hustle and bustle and instant gratification, it seems that authors want to be able to write their books in one day. If this is you, perhaps some of these shortcuts will assist you in achieving that goal. Tip 1: Carry a notebook that is dedicated to your thoughts in relation to […]

While some non-fiction authors may consider it offensive to ‘make it up as you go’, the reality is in many professions, advice that is given is an ‘educated guess’– in other words, they are making it up as they go. One of the most important factors for writing a book is understanding why you are […]