Writing Advice and Guidance
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How to Develop Your Non-fiction Writing Voice in 3 Easy Steps
Have you ever read a book and felt like you know the person who has written it, or felt like they’re writing to you personally? If so, it’s likely that you’ve read a book in which the writer has a strong and unique writing voice. If you develop this well, it shows your clients and potential clients the authentic you, and you can use your voice to write your non-fiction book, course, copy, or other content to engage your clients. But, how exactly do you develop this voice? Let’s look at 3 easy ways you can develop yours… #1 – Being the Real You We all communicate in a specific…
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How to Increase Your Self-Confidence in 3 Easy Steps so You Can Kick-Ass
When I work with clients who want to write a book but haven’t made a start, we start to explore why they haven’t started. There are common themes when it comes to their reasons, for example, some people believe they don’t have the skills, while others don’t have the right mindset, but for others, they simply don’t have the confidence. Lack of self-confidence can hold you back in many aspects of your life, so here are 3 top tips to help you increase your confidence so you can kick ass and do anything you want to do! ‘I’m not like them (influencer, public figure, celebrity)…’ Unfortunately, we live in a…
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Secure Your Income by Creating an Amazing Writer’s Business Model
If writing has been a side hustle for you, but you want to start and make a full-time income from this. you need to create a business model. When you’re a business owner, you create a business model because it gives you direction, as it helps you understand where your money is going to come from. If you find that your products and services won’t bring in the money you desire, you can rethink your ideas, tweak your goal, or consider other streams of income that are more passive and won’t impact too much of your time. It also helps you create the business goals you need, which form the…
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Do I Need a Lead Magnet?
A lead magnet helps show your potential clients what you do and how you can help them. It’s something you provide your potential clients for free, and in return, they sign up to your email list. There are many benefits of having a lead magnet, and it’s certainly a good idea for every business to have one. A lead magnet helps you to strengthen the image of your brand and is a great way to position yourself in your industry. It shows your clients that you’re not just trying to get them to give you their money, and it helps you build your email list. Lead magnets are a positive…
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How Can Sellable Content Grow My Business, Quick?
There are so many ways to use sellable content to grow your business, as it draws in extra income streams with little work required. Let’s explore some of the possibilities when it comes to sellable content… What is sellable content? Sellable content is content you own, such as various forms of written content (such as email/website/sales page/landing page templates, course content, books (including ebooks), papers, and resources), images, videos, scripts, guides, graphics or images, and training etc… that you own or have created, that others (namely your customers or clients) can buy from you. How can sellable content help me grow my business? Sellable content basically works in a similar…
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How to Structure your Blog Posts for Success
There are four main parts to a successful blog post and in this post, we’ll talk through the structure so that you are able to create compelling blog posts, to publish on your epic blog. Many of my clients tell me that they haven’t added a blog to their website because they don’t know how to write an effective blog post. Once you have this formula down, writing for your blog becomes easier – all you have to do is choose your topic and subtopics! The first important component for any blog post is your post title. Your title is going to introduce the article’s main idea. the more compelling…
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10 Steps to Setting Up Your Epic Blog
When I mention to my clients that they should have a blog, many of them don’t really understand why they need one, while others feel like it will be a lot of work. I’ve written this post to show just how important a blog can be. It’s not simply a platform for your writing, it’s also a great marketing tool and can make money for you. That’s why we’re going to talk about just how easy it is to set up your own EPIC blog, in just 10 easy steps… While a blog does require commitment, it doesn’t have to be hard work. Setting up your blog is probably the…
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5 Things you MUST Know if you Want to Write an AMAZING Non-fiction Book
If you’re going to write a book, you want it to be AMAZING, right? Well, I get that… But so many people ask me, how can I write an amazing book? and while there is no simple answer to this question because everyone’s book is original, there are five things you MUST know. I’ve ghostwritten several books for many clients over the last few years. You may already know this, but I focus on non-fiction and my specialities are self-help books and business books. While some clients come on board with a clear idea, others aren’t sure what they want exactly BUT there’s no right or wrong here, the fact…
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How to Overcome Your Fear of Revealing Too Much When You’re Writing
Writing is revealing… There’s no other way to frame this. Fear number 4 of the 7 most common writing fears is the fear of revealing too much when you write. When you write, you always reveal a little something of yourself, especially when you write non-fiction. I can tell you why you fear revealing too much – we feel this makes us vulnerable. Many people see vulnerability as a weakness, but often, this is how others grow to love us. Getting over this fear sometimes takes a little time. Many writers don’t realize how personal a book is to them until they’ve written it, and sometimes they come to see…
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How to Conquer Your Fear of Successful Writing
Success is something that many people enjoy, but for others, it’s a frightening thought. Not everyone wants to be successful. If you are successful and have always been, this can be a difficult notion for you to understand. So let’s explain this notion in a little more detail… Successful writers often find they have fame, but not all writers want this. Of course, it doesn’t mean they are recognized in the street as much as a celebrity, but it does mean they have a name. A name that can be recognized and criticized, because writing a publishable piece and putting your name out there is exposing yourself – you’re vulnerable…
