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Nonfiction That Builds Careers

Nonfiction That Builds Careers | Write Your Way to Authority and Clients

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Discover how your nonfiction book can build your career and start building momentum with your nonfiction writing today! Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform In this episode of Author Nation Interviews, host Melody Ann explores how nonfiction books can transform careers and establish professional authority. Joined by Catherine Auman, LMFT, a licensed psychotherapist, and bestselling …

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Fun, Learning, and Connection at Writing Retreats

Fun, Learning, and Connection at Writing Retreats | Find Your Writing Partner at Retreats

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Explore the magic of Fun, Learning, and Connection at Writing Retreats and discover how these transformative experiences can elevate your writing journey! Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Host Melody Ann discusses the value of writing retreats with Lisa Shaughnessy. Lisa is the creator of the Writing Retreat Directory and host of the Your Writing …

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Turn Struggles into a Powerful Story

Turn Struggles into a Powerful Story | Master Author Resilience

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Discover how to turn struggles into a powerful story with WNBA All-Star Marie Ferdinand Harris as she shares her journey of resilience and transformation in writing and life. Host Melody Ann dives deep into the concept of resilience and turning adversity into inspiration. Joining her is Marie Ferdinand-Harris, the first and only Haitian-born player in …

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Healing through Storytelling and Podcasting

Healing through Storytelling and Podcasting | Turning trauma into a true crime podcast

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Explore Healing through Storytelling and Podcasting, uncovering how sharing personal stories can transform trauma into powerful narratives that resonate with audiences. Join us to explore how sharing personal trauma can lead to healing through storytelling and podcasting. Guest Lenore Rattray, a survivor of a violent crime, discusses her podcast Stand Up 8, where she retells …

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Using Timeless Tales to Tell Your Story

Using Timeless Tales to Tell Your Story

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Unveil the fairy tale within your life story by transforming real events into compelling narratives using timeless tales and mythic structures. Use timeless tales to tell your story. In this episode, we dive deep into the art of integrating timeless tales and mythic structures into your nonfiction writing. Whether you’re crafting a memoir or enhancing …

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Summary of Bird by Bird

Summary of Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life

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This summary of Bird by Bird could never cover every gem she included in her book. So I have picked 10 that can change your writing life. Key Takeaways from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird Just Start Writing: Don’t worry about perfection. Just get the words down. Short Assignments: Break your writing into manageable chunks. …

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Do You Think Too Creatively

Do You Think Too Creatively | Mine Your Ideas for the Diamond

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This is the third and final video in a series for authors who get stuck in thinking creatively (to many ideas!) or get stuck in thinking logically (I have to find that perfect word!). Today, we are talking about thinking convergently, which involves narrowing down options, identifying patterns, and arriving at a single solution or …

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Cultivating creativity for writers

Cultivating creativity for writers | Use play to write your book

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Lately I have been talking about thinking patterns. Sometimes we need to think creatively and other times we need to bring our logical brain into action. Today, we are going to talk more about your creative thinking, called divergent thinking, and give you some strategies and activities to help you engage in more creative thinking. …

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are your thinking patterns holding you back

Are Your Thinking Patterns Holding You Back? Balancing imagination and reason

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Are Your Thinking Patterns Holding You Back? ​ Today, we’re exploring the dance between creativity and logic in the book writing process. Let’s explore how different thinking styles impact our writing journey. Understanding Divergent and Convergent Thinking Divergent thinking is all about exploration, curiosity, and play. It’s the thinking pattern that fuels creativity, allowing us …

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Master your author journey

Master Your Author Journey | Author Success through Journaling

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Master Your Author Journey by journaling: build skills, stay focused on your goals, and track your progress. In this episode of Author Nation Interviews, host Melody Ann welcomes special guest Jen Hardy to discuss strategies to master your author journey through journaling. Jen shares her journey of thriving over 50 as an author and offers …

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