Overcoming Writers Block and Other Secrets of the Creative Life
06/24/21 • 22 min
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Mary Marantz: How do I make my story interesting?
If you have a dream of writing a personal story, but worry that your story isn't interesting, this episode is for you.
Author, podcaster, and public speaker Mary Marantz covers two insecurities that keep writers from getting started, how to write about complicated people in our stories, and how to make a personal story appeal to others. Keep listening until the end to hear Mary's publishing path: she gets specific about her journey finding an agent and putting together her book proposal.
Book: Dirt: Growing Strong Roots in What Makes the Broken Beautiful*
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Mention: The Art of Memoir* by Mary Karr
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Shari Medini: Writing a Book with Your Friend
So many people write to support their business and bolster their credibility. Sometimes, that book is a group project.
Writing a book with another person: does it lighten the workload or create "too many cooks in the kitchen"?
Shari Medini and Karissa Tunis are co-authors and co-owners of AdoreThemParenting.com. Between both mothers, they have six kids and plenty of work-from-home experience, which made the current shifts toward working from home something they could speak to parents about directly.
Then came the book journey. Shari recounts the unpredictable path they took to publishing this timely book and just how perfect it was for Karissa and her to write together.
If you're in business with someone and you're thinking of writing a book together, take notes! This is how it's done.
Book: Parenting While Working from Home: A Monthly Guide to Help Parents Balance Their Careers, Connect with Their Kids, and Establish Their Inner Strength
Website: adorethemparenting.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/AdoreThemCommunity
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