When I talk with women about their book projects, one of the most common things I hear them say over and over is:
I feel like my book is missing something, but I don't know what it is. And I don't know how to figure IT out.
In the episode:
- the typical way these conversations go
- what happens when I have these conversations & how I respond
- why self-awareness & simply paying attention are essential to discovering what your book is missing
- one of my superpowers as book coach
- getting to the point of not knowing what your book needs causes sheer exasperation
- “memoir-plus” as an industry term and what it means
- examples of memoir-plus: Already Toast, by Kate Washington & Lightning Flowers, by Katherine Standefer
- why resistance is also key to identifying what’s missing from your book
Links mentioned in this episode:
- More about Under the Gum Tree
- More about my coaching & editing services
- the book Already Toast, by Kate Washington
- the book Lightning Flowers, by Katherine Standefer
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