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Stories and techniques that leverage the observational skills developed over a lifetime of ALMOST fitting in.
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Deborah Svec-Carstens: Path to Publication of Toward the Light (opens the original)
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This week I celebrated the launch of ’ memoir, Toward the Light, by sharing some time together live. We spoke about about what she learned as she took her life experience from idea all the way into a physical book, and we also talked about how the learning she gained informs her book coaching business. We began our discussion in a written interview posted last week, which you can catch up on here:Deborah and I are both Author Accelerator certified book coaches, and we both serve writers who are
Author Interview: Deborah Svec-Carstens Tells the More Complex Story (opens the original)
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I am so pleased to “host” here today and talk about her recently launched memoir, Toward the Light: A Year in Paris. Deborah and I are both memoir book coaches; we met in the same cohort of the Author Accelerator book coach certification program. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8NS4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc953318f-802e-4f29-9d93
Ebony Walden: Path to Publication of Where I'm From (opens the original)
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and I got together today to celebrate the kick-off of her travel memoir, Where I'm From. We began our discussion in a written interview posted last week, which you can catch up on here: My favorite part of our exchange is how clear Ebony's vision was for her book from start to finish in the writing and publication process. You'll hear Ebony talk about what she wanted her book to be at various points. Her clarity of purpose helped drive her decisions for how to tell her story—what to leave in and
Author Interview: Ebony Walden Creates Community By Traveling Solo (opens the original)
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and I first met at a Writing for Social Change retreat led by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, right around the time she was committing to her write her memoir, which has recently crossed the boundary from idea to physical product and is out in the world as Where I’m From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0v8v!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%
I've Earned a Smash Cake (opens the original)
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This week, my Substack turns one, and these are totally my vibes: <img alt="a baby in a high chair eating a cake" class="sizing-normal" height="401.3333333333333" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TXn_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:ste
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