"Elizabethâs approachable, engaging, and encouraging voice is exactly what aspiring authors need. Iâll be recommending this book everywhere."
Zibby Owens
author of Bookends and host of the Moms Donât Have Time to Read Books podcast
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Despite what you may have heard...
...becoming a successful author isn’t about having 67,973 Instagram followers, reaching “bestselling” status for seven seconds, or having BeyonceĚ take your book on tour with her (as amazing as that would be!).
It's about...
...impacting one person so deeply that they can’t help but recommend your book again and again. It’s also about uncovering more of yourself while writing, so that your unique light can’t help but shine more brightly upon the world.
This practical, thorough, lighthearted guide to writing and publishing nonfiction and memoir helps you:
Get Clear
Go from constantly questioning your writing ability, message, and expertise to confidently owning the valuable insights and perspectives you bring to the world
Get Calm
Remove overthinking when it comes to how a book “should” come together and instead gain unshakeable clarity in the book-writing process your favorite authors follow
Get Focused
Understand the six lesser-talked-about steps you really need to consider when writing a truly impactful book
What People Are Saying...
Table of Contents
PART 1: WRITE
CH 1: Welcome to the Process
CH 2: Memoir Versus Nonfiction
CH 3: Clarify Your Why
CH 4: Set Your Intention
CH 5: Identify Your Core Message
CH 6: Hone Your Hook
CH 7: Become BFF with Your Reader
CH 8: Create an Epic Outline
CH 9: Write the *Darn* Book Already
CH 10: A Few Words on Impactful Connection
PART 2: THE MINDF*CKERY LIKELY TO ENSURE (AND HOW TO GET PAST IT)
CH 11: "I Don't Know Where to Start."Â
CH 12: "Something came up."
CH 13: "What if People Don't Like It?"
CH 14: "I'm Waiting to Figure out the Title."
CH 15: "What if I Don't Sell Many Books?"
CH 16: "Let me Review It...Just One More Time."
CH 17: "Is Self-Publishing Code for 'Not Good Enough'?"
CH 18: "What If It Doesn't Make An Impact?"
CH 19: "Isn't Bestseller Status Important?"
CH 20: "What Kind of Editing Will I Need?"
CH 21: "Who Do I Get Feedback From (and When)?"
CH 22: "How Do I Get Endorsements?"
CH 23: "What About Bookstores?"
PART 3: PUBLISHING
CH 24: Publishing Models
CH 25: That's All She Wrote!Â
