As aspiring authors, artists and creators, we love to see the behind-the-scenes of others who have stepped up and out with their creations. Today I had a chance to visit with a good friend and mentor about the writing and publishing journey of her newly released book. Bernadette Gold sat down virtually with me to talk about her wins, her frustrations and the publishing route she chose for her book, “The Crooked Path to a Charmed Life”. The book is available on Amazon, at Barnes and Noble, and through most bookstores. Visit with the Creator: Bernadette Gold Transcript [00:00:02.960] – Carol Good Morning. [00:00:03.870] – Bernadette Good Morning. [00:00:04.680] – Carol How’s everyone doing? How are you doing today? I want to welcome everyone to Visits…

Now that you are home more, it’s the perfect time to write your book. You’ve been saying for a long time you wanted to but never had the time. Maybe you don’t know where to start. Sometimes it’s just a matter of not knowing what the overall theme of your book will be. I’m going to show you three expert tips to help you use brainstorming techniques to find the theme of your next book. I’ve been there. I have ideas for books written down on sticky notes, in notebooks, on my computer hard drive, and in my head. One of the reasons they don’t get written, is I haven’t used any brainstorming techniques to find a good theme for each of them. What is a…

Weaving Your Story Within Your Copy Inspires Others It was one of those weeks when no matter what I did it didn’t work. I was trying to put together an important article. It should have been easy. After all, it was a subject I knew very well. But I had some personal things going on that were pulling my attention away. I was worried, scared and anxious. Every time I sat down to write, I would sit there, trembling, staring at a blank page. That cursor just kept blinking Blinking Blinking Mocking me. Tormenting me. As if to say, “Ha! Who do you think you are to try to teach others about this? You aren’t smart enough. You can’t even take care of the problem you’re…

I Love Pinterest! I’ve been using Pinterest to save images of things I want to use, to do, or try or make for almost as long as they’ve been online.  I can spend hours looking at other people’s pins. I always get great ideas for my creative design side. And I always find a new recipe to try. Recently, I’ve been using the site as in my business. This post shows you my best Pinterest Marketing Tips that you to implement in your services business. It’s a great place to share and store ideas you want to have for later, too. I’ve just started really utilizing Pinterest as a way to build traffic to my business, though. Not Just for Fun As I was browsing the other day, I…

Why Outlining Your Book Is Easy with a Template You’re ready to start sharing your story with the world. You just know that the words you share will help others. But the thought of writing that book is overwhelming. I know, I’ve had the same thoughts. I still get overwhelmed when I first start to write my books. I’ve learned though, that taking it one step at a time and having some general templates can help make the process easier. Hi-ya fellow author! If this is your first time here, let me introduce myself.  I’m an author of both self-published and published work. I help soul based women turn their healing story into a book that makes an impact and changes their lives. In today’s post…

Coming up with ideas for a book can sometimes feel like someone turned off  your creative thoughts. You just can’t seem to think of what to write about. I’ve put together a short list here of ideas for your next book in the gardening niche. But you’re not limited to gardening only. These can crossover into the healthy living niche, stress niche, lose weight niche and saving money niches as well. Use your imagination!  some of the topics can be combined to make an even deeper niche. Getting healthy in the garden. (this is a great crossover idea) Talk about how you can get in shape by gardening using different types of tools or just your hands. Give benefits of fresh vegetables to your body Garden…

Get Content For The New Year I’m running a New Year’s Special on content creation. I haven’t taken on new ghostwriting clients for a while and wanted to offer a special on my rates that runs through January 13, 2017. This gives you the opportunity to get fresh content at a discounted rate. Content is the backbone of most online marketing.  It’s needed for: Blog posts Social media posts Webinar handouts Emails EBooks and Reports And a lot more you do online. Maybe the problem is you don’t have time to do it all yourself with everything you have going on. Maybe you want to let someone else do the writing while you focus on growing your business. Or maybe you’re just not a writer. That’s…

I’ll admit it. Mornings are my favorite time of the day. I get up before everyone else, grab a cup of hot tea, watch the sun rise and make my plans for the day.  This simple routine every day helps me get my day off to a good start. Not everyone gets out of bed in the morning easily and in a good mood, though.  Some can bounce out of bed eagerly anticipating the day, willing to talk  to anyone who will listen.  Others groggily stagger out of bed reluctantly.  And it’s best not to speak to them for a while or they’ll bite your head off Do either of these describe you?  Or do you fall somewhere in between?  Which would you rather be?  Typically,…