Knowing that you have a story to write and actually writing the story are two very different things. When it comes to writing a book there are a couple different schools of thought. Some people like to plan the entire thing out from start to finish, while others like to just fly by the seat of their pants. Each of these have a term and the truth is...
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Writing a book is something that 81% of Americans want to do but most never will. It’s sad really but I think that’s probably the statistic for most dreams that don’t get fulfilled. Even though I went through stage four cancer in 2012, it still took me eight years before I wrote and published my first book.
You might think I would have grabbed life by the…
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Recently I was working with a client whose story was just falling flat. It’s not their fault really, there are so many variations of people’s opinions on what makes a compelling story. The thing it was really missing was…
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When I was a wide eyed twenty something wannabe-preneur, I heard a story that impacted me profoundly. This tall busty, beautiful, blond woman shared from stage about the horrific abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of man she believed to be her father.
Abuse stories always rip my heart out but this story had me gripped for a different reason...
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Writing is one of those things that has always come easy for me. I’m grateful for it because as someone who has experienced quite a bit of trauma over the course of my life, being able to process the trauma through written word has been my safe space for a long time.
I hesitated moving into the world of teaching others in this particular area because I wondered how I would teach people something that came so naturally to me. The reason I had been able to teach people other things so effectively is because I had to struggle through how to learn the thing first and then I could break it down for others. How was I going to do that when I had never struggled in this area?
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