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How to Get Your Book Written – An Interview
Do you want to get your book written and finished, but you’re not sure how? If so, check out my INTERVIEW (30 minutes) with Luci McMonagle. I talk about how to get started, how to write it, and how to make sure you finish! Wealthy Wednesday Radio show is hosted by Luci McMonagle, an Abundance Breakthrough Coach, author, and public speaker.
Sex Education
In her memoir, My Pussy Talks, Mukee Okan tells a candid, moving story of her conservative upbringing in Sydney, Australia and how, as an adult, she became a paid escort, a certified sexual surrogate partner, and a spiritual sexuality teacher. Her frank, often comical stories about her first adolescent sexual experiences show how little she and other
Debunking the Myth of the Lone Writer or 5 Ways to Get Help Writing Your Book
When you think of a “Writer,” you probably think of a solitary person writing a book alone without much help. Somehow, you think, real writers are born to write. “It’s easy for them,” you say to yourself. “They read tons of books and always earned A’s in English.” In your mind’s eye, you see them
Perception Does Not Equal Reality.
Perception is More Important than Reality
We’ve all heard the phrase “perception equals reality” or some derivative of it, right? Well, in “reality,” that phrase is a lie. Perception does not equal reality. If you dive into the definitions of the two words “perception” and “reality,” you will see that reality excludes perception. Perception: A way of understanding or interpreting things.
Life Takes Another Turn
February 27, 1994 When Scott, my fiancé, got out of bed, I was expecting another luscious, lazy Sunday with the love of my life. But life took another turn. “Peggy, can you come in here, please, and take a look at this?” he yelled from the bathroom in our apartment. Curious, I stepped into the
It’s Valentine’s Day. Choose Your Words Wisely!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, when many of you will write love notes to your loved ones, I thought I’d remind you of what the best writers know and care about. It’s called “diction.” Simply put, “diction” means “word choice.” And great writers choose their words based on a word’s denotation (dictionary definition) and its
How to Get Out of Your Head and Write from Your Heart
You’re under a deadline to write a 750-word blog in a couple of hours. What do you do? If you’re anything like me when I’m under pressure, you start writing a sentence, then correct a word in that sentence, write a second sentence, correct a word in the second sentence, delete the first sentence, then
Mistake 2 of the Top 5 Writing Mistakes People Make and How to Eliminate Them
This is the second of a five-part series of blogs in which I explain the top 5 writing mistakes people make and how to eliminate them. For mistake 2, I want to free you and your voice. Mistake 2: You think you have to pretend you’re someone you’re not. In general, we all want to sound
Author, Hiding Behind the Mask of Leadership