Did you know that most great creatives through time employed some kind of (often quirky) ritual before, during and after engaging their creative work? Beethoven is rumored to have sprinkled water around his flat before he composed music. Establishing creative rituals can remove the need to constantly make new decisions about our process/behavior, help us focus, alleviate nervous jitters, act as conscious and intentional openings and closings of our creative space, and much more. Read on to learn how to create your own writing rituals.

Here are 10 criteria of books that readers care about, so you can evaluate your book idea and answer the question “Will anyone care about what I write?” from a place other than fear!

In this blog, I explore the difference between showing and telling in our writing, what that means, and how to craft a compelling story using both scene and summary.

How do you stay aligned with your own inner truth and purpose when you have a whole audience to consider? In this blog, I describe what I call Knowing the Field, a process of carefully considering the impact of your message on others while also staying true to your creativity, purpose and authenticity.

A short history of book coaching and why most successful authors have a book coach. This blog also explores how a book coach is different from a writing group, editor, or workshop and the unique value a book coach will bring to your life.

There is something you need to know about the writing process…read on to learn more about what writing a first draft is really all about.

Read about the top ten reasons writing a book is good for your business.

How do we go from many book ideas to one single idea we are willing to commit to?