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6 months ago â˘Â 9 min read
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6 months ago â˘Â 12 min read
Welcome back to Mark My Words, a free weeklyish newsletter all about creating a book for your brand or business. Since you're in business, I'll assume you've been told to articulate your WHY. Right now, Iâm in the midst of Simon Sinekâs Start With Why. The point of the whole book is to make the case for articulating your WHY. âWhatâs your Whyâ starts to feel a little bit clichĂŠ, but the reason weâre told to share our Why is because it truly is vital to our businessâand our brand books! I...
over 1 year ago â˘Â 2 min read
Bonjour, friends old and new! A big welcome to all the new faces who recently joined my list (I say ânew facesâ because I know a lot of you came from a LinkedIn post I sharedâso I do actually see your faces on the regular đ). Itâs great to have you here with Mark My Words, a weeklyish email newsletter with exclusive content and resources about creating a book to serve as an ambassador for your brand or business. Okay, on to todayâs free resource⌠let me give you some context first, as always....
over 1 year ago â˘Â 2 min read
âJessica, Iâd love to use you as my editor⌠someday when Iâve written a book.â I would LOVE to be your editor, but we need to get one thing in place first, and itâs not even a complete first draft: itâs your INTENTION. Yâall donât need an editor⌠what you need is a book coach. In fact, I hear these statements on a weekly basis: ¡ I want to write a book, but I donât know what it should be about. ¡ I want to write a book, but I just canât seem to find the time. ¡ I want to write a book, but...
over 1 year ago â˘Â 3 min read
Bonjour from France! How is writing coming along? Whether youâre writing a book for the first time or youâre a seasoned author, nobody gets to skip the editing stage. My last email was about the importance of setting yourself up for success in the very beginning stages of writing your book. To illustrate my point, think of writing like having friends over for dinner. This happened to me the other day, in fact. For our friend Christophe, I wanted to make a beef bourgignon. Iâve made it before,...
over 1 year ago â˘Â 4 min read
Hey there, new author. Have you written your book in a vacuum? If you have (no shameâbeen there, got the tshirt), you might be making an editing faux pas. What most business-owners-turned-authors try to do is this: They get an absolutely wonderful idea for a book that will generate leads and expand their reach. They get stars in their eyes, and they get to work all excited. They might even finish writing the entire thing. But they are writing in a vacuumâcreating in their proverbial...
over 1 year ago â˘Â 2 min read
Bonjour, friends! I just had a stalk in my analytics the other day, and I noticed that my most popular blog post to date is about the different types of editing. (Did you know there are 4 types?) If you have a complete first draft, you know you need âediting.â But not knowing exactly what type of editing might be holding you back. And donât worryâyouâre not alone if you donât know. Some folks in my industryâwriters and even newbie editors!âdonât know the different stages of editing. Since...
over 1 year ago â˘Â 3 min read
If youâve read James Clear, youâre familiar with the concept of atomic habits. Iâve youâve been living under a rock, Iâll leave you with another wise manâs words: A tree as big as a manâs embrace springs from a tiny sprout. A tower nine stories high begins with a heap of earth. A journey of a thousand leagues starts from where your feet stand. â Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Today I wanted to remind you of how powerful your first steps are, even if they are tiny ones. If thereâs anything Iâve...
over 1 year ago â˘Â 2 min read