Advice for Authors - from your fellow authors

I recently put out a call for information about you authors and how you do what you do. Thank you to those who shared the struggles as well as what works for you!

Here are some of the responses I got from authors who are working on their books right now:

What has been holding you back from completing your book?

“Making the time!  I'm setting aside every Wednesday morning, 9am-noon to ONLY work on my book. No phone, no distractions.”  - Brian Kurtz, Author of the upcoming book A Month of Sundays: Experiencing life in a way that works

“I was making it a big monster. I finally had to set a hard deadline and commit to my designer to finalize it.

My biggest issue with writing was finding the time when I felt I could close myself off from the world and do it. I’m spending a few days in a hotel between trade shows and writing. I wish I had chosen to lock myself off for a couple of days in a hotel sooner.” - Author Daniel G.

What questions do you have about writing and publishing?

“I need to know more about printing and publishing options.”

(Look for more on this topic in upcoming articles…)

What do you want from being an author?

“Reaching the people who need my message the most, even if it only changes one life for the better.”  - Russell Dennis, Author of Conversations With the Master

“To reach more women with the messages of balance, strength, grace and surrender through the embodiment of the Divine Feminine.”  - Stacie Ivey, Author of Awakening Your Feminine Spirit: Finding Balance, Purpose and Strength

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Please join the conversation to add your opinions, ideas, and advice in the Positively Powered Facebook group!

In the Unleash Your Inner Author Course, I address all these issues and many more. Every author faces different challenges, but there are common themes, as you can see. One of the biggest wins for authors working in a group course is that we all have great ideas to share. We all benefit from everyone’s knowledge, mistakes, and lessons learned.

Amy Collette is an author, editor, and book coach, helping entrepreneurs bring their message to a larger stage to build their businesses, grow their tribes, and expand their impact.

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