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The BookFunnel PodcastUnderstanding the Rules of Self-Publishing with Becca Syme, The BookFunnel Podcast Episode 18In this episode of the Book Funnel podcast, host Jack Shilkaitis and co-hosts Kelly Tanzi and Emma Alisyn welcome author success coach Becca Syme. They discuss various topics related to self-publishing, including effective strategies for book signings, the importance of understanding one's writing process, and the nuances of social media engagement. Becca emphasizes the significance of knowing the rules of the publishing game and maintaining a strong will to publish, regardless of external fluctuations in sales or market trends. The conversation highlights the need for self-awareness and adaptability in an ever-changing industry, encouraging authors to focus on their motivations...2025-06-031h 02
The Children's Book Author PodcastDiscover Your Unique Strengths with Becca SymeSend us a textAre you stuck writing a particular book? Feeling frustrated with your productivity?Sick of trying strategies that never work?Here's how to overcome all these obstacles and more: discover and work with your unique strengths! Jump into today's interview with Becca Syme, success coach (primarily utilizing the Gallup Strengthsfinder®) where we talk all about transformation and the power of an individualised approach. This is such a golden episode you will listen to over and over again! Also go do the Gallup Strengths Test https://www.gal...2025-03-241h 15
Self Publishing InsidersWriting Better, Faster with Becca SymeBecca Syme (MATL) is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and has individually coached more than 5000 authors at all levels. She is the author of the Quitbooks for Writers series and the popular Write Better-Faster course, and the host of the Quitcast for Writers podcast and YouTube channel. She also writes mystery novels and lives on one of the thousand lakes in Minnesota. Becca Syme, founder of The Better-Faster Academy joins us to help you get past whatever's keeping you from writing better faster stories.//Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career// Lo...2025-03-2058 min
SPA Girls PodcastWrite Better Faster with Becca SymeThis is a SPA Girls Classic Replay of an amazing interview we did a few years ago with Becca Syme. Becca Syme holds a master’s degree in transformational leadership and has been a success coach (primarily utilizing the Gallup Strengthsfinder®) for over fifteen years. She’s coached over 5,000 individual authors and creatives through her Write Better-Faster and Strengths for Writers classes & coaching cohorts: six- and seven-figure authors, major award winners, midlisters, and new authors alike. Becca talks to us about how we can all write better-faster in our writing careers, using our own unique skills...2025-02-1252 min
SPA Girls PodcastSPA Girls Podcast – EP487 – Writer Strengths with Becca Syme (Classic Replay)This is a SPA Girls Classic Replay of an amazing interview we did a few years ago with Becca Syme.
Becca Syme holds a master’s degree in transformational leadership and has been a success coach (primarily utilizing the Gallup Strengthsfinder®) for over fifteen years. She’s coached over 5,000 individual authors and creatives through her Write Better-Faster and Strengths for Writers classes & coaching cohorts: six- and seven-figure authors, major award winners, midlisters, and new authors alike.
Becca talks to us about how we can all write better-faster in our writing careers, using our own unique skills to...2025-02-1252 min
Alchemy for AuthorsEnergy Pennies & Author Success Archetypes for a Sustainable Author Career with Becca Syme Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors! In this week’s episode, I chat with best-selling author and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Becca Syme. We discuss some of the common causes of overwhelm and burnout for authors and what we can do to minimise their impact and set ourselves up for success. Some of the other topics we discuss include: · The role of “expectation” in causing burnout. · Why lack of sales doesn’t mean you’re failing as an author. · How to know when you’re out of the Research & Development Phase of your author career. · ...2024-11-171h 05
Praying Christian Women330 Embrace God's Beautiful Gift of Aging with Becca SymeIn this episode of the Praying Christian Women podcast, Alana welcomes her long-time business coach, Becca Syme, to discuss the often-overlooked topic of menopause. Becca opens up about her personal experience with symptoms like itchy ears, sleep disturbances, and mood swings, while emphasizing the importance of Christian women being proactive about their health. Together, they challenge societal views that treat menopause negatively, encouraging women to embrace this life stage through faith, prayer, and advocacy.The conversation also delves into the emotional aspects of aging, with Becca offering encouragement to...2024-11-0652 min
The Write It Scared PodcastFinding Your Writing Process Using CliftonStrengths with Becca SymeDo you want to be more efficient when it comes to your writing? Wish there was a way to understand what type of writing process would work well for you instead of trying and failing at a method that works well for others? Guess what? There is. It still takes work but makes a massive difference in my writing life.In this episode, I’m joined by Becca Syme, creator of the Better-Faster Academy and Strengths for Writes classes and host of the Quit Cast For Writers. Becca an...2024-11-0348 min
Book Career Network055 - Sustainable Artistry with Becca Syme [Romancing Like Swift]In this episode of the Romancing Like Swift podcast, hosts Morgana Bevan and Emma-Lee Jane are joined by Becca Syme to discuss the valuable lessons authors can draw from Taylor Swift’s career. The conversation centers around emotional regulation, sustaining a long-term creative career, and building meaningful relationships with readers. Becca offers insights on how authors can reduce burnout, create supportive environments, and focus on internal joy rather than external pressures.
The hosts and Becca explore the difference between temporary relief and true happiness, emphasizing the need to cultivate emotional well-being throughout an author’s career. They also...2024-09-181h 29
QuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeQTP You Should Do All The ThingsBecca interviews Claire Taylor
First aired on Youtube July 31,2023 as episode 5.10
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2024-08-2653 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca Syme3 Ways to Get Un-StuckBecca discusses more options to help writers get unstuck.
First released on Youtube as Episode 5.08 on April 5th, 2023
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2024-08-1914 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeHow to Never Get Stuck Again!Becca discusses the pros and cons of getting stuck.
First published on Youtube as episode 5.07 on 3/28/2023
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2024-08-1211 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeThe New Rules of PublishingBecca talks about how the Gold Rush is over and there are new rules for Publishing. Are you playing by the old rules or the new ones?
First released on Youtube on Feb. 7th, 2023 as episode 5.01
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2024-07-2223 min
Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingEP 370 - Questioning & Reflecting with Becca SymeMark interviews Becca Syme, an author and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach who has been helping writers with coaching success alignment for more than a decade. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons and Buy Me A Coffee buddies, shares comments from recent episode, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise. In the interview Mark and Becca talk about: How Becca deals with unexpected situations such as someone being late for a virtual meeting (Mark was 20 minutes late getting to...2024-07-121h 15Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingEP 370 - Questioning & Reflecting with Becca SymeMark interviews Becca Syme, an author and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach who has been helping writers with coaching success alignment for more than a decade. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons and Buy Me A Coffee buddies, shares comments from recent episode, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise. In the interview Mark and Becca talk about: How Becca deals with unexpected situations such as someone being late for a virtual meeting (Mark was 20 minutes late getting to...2024-07-121h 15QuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeMake Room for StrengthsBecca and Terry discuss giving those in your primary relationships the space to be who they are even when their Strengths are different from your own.
First release on Youtube as Quitcast 4.06 on March 22, 2022
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2024-06-1038 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeI've Got It, I've Got It...One of the most important aspects of burnout recovery is finding support. Becca offers several ways to reach out and get help.
First released on Youtube on Feb. 28,2022 as episode 4.04
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2024-05-2721 min
Ink in Your Veins425 | Getting Unstuck with Becca Syme - Special EpisodeBecca Syme on leaving home and never going back, on what it's like to be stuck, and how to get yourself out (even if you love-trick yourself to do it). Rachael's Kickstarter, Unstuck: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rachaelherron/unstuck-an-audacious-hunt-for-home-and-happinessBecca Syme is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach with a Master's Degree in Transformational Leadership and seventeen years of experience in success coaching with writers, organizations and individuals in communications, strategy, systems, and self-leadership. She teaches the popular Write Better-Faster course and does Strengths for Writers coaching. Under RL Syme, she’s al...2024-04-1027 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeI'm Tired BeccaWe can't change the external factors affecting us, so we have to change internally by stopping the energy drain while creating more energy pennies.
First aired on Youtube 8/23/2021 as Episode 3.06
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2024-03-0438 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeWhy Am I Not Writing? Being BlockedExploring different types of blocked-ness with Becca.
First aired on Youtube as Episode 3.02 on June 14th, 2021
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2024-02-0526 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeWhy am I not Writing? Being StuckExploring different types of stuck-ness with Becca.
First aired on Youtube as June 8, 2021 as Episode 3.01
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2024-01-2929 min
#AmWritingFlashback Friday: Become a #BetterStrongerFaster Writer with Becca SymeCrew, we love us some Becca Syme over here. We will listen to any podcast she’s on, sometimes twice. We (okay, me) watch her YouTube channel while we work out. We read her email newsletter religiously. Because she gets writers and writers. She gets that while we may all be trying to do what looks like the same thing, we all do that thing differently and what works for one of us doesn’t work for all of us.
So obviously we were super-excited to get to talk to her, and we’re delighted to re-share this very ve...2023-12-2244 min
#AmWritingFlashback Friday: Become a #BetterStrongerFaster Writer with Becca SymeCrew, we love us some Becca Syme over here. We will listen to any podcast she’s on, sometimes twice. We (okay, me) watch her YouTube channel while we work out. We read her email newsletter religiously. Because she gets writers and writers. She gets that while we may all be trying to do what looks like the same thing, we all do that thing differently and what works for one of us doesn’t work for all of us. So obviously we were super-excited to get to talk to her, and we’re delighted to re-share this v...2023-12-2244 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeThe OfficeBecca speaks with guest stars Shawn and Terry about using community support to help break writer's block.
First released on Youtube on June 16, 2020 as Episode 2.11
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2023-12-1824 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeFour Things Writers Ignore When StuckBecca discusses common things that people overlook when they're stuck.
First aired on Youtube March 14, 2023 as ep 5.06
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2023-10-0914 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeTwo Tools to Reach for When You’re StuckBecca discusses two ways to get you and your story unstuck!
First aired on Youtube March 7, 2023 as ep 5.05
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2023-10-0216 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeFour Mistakes Authors Make When StuckBecca discusses four common mistakes authors make when they get stuck.
First aired on Youtube Feb 28, 2023 as ep 5.04
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2023-09-2530 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeAlign to You - The Difference Between 7k and 700 Word DaysBecca discusses looking at your past productivity to deconstruct how and why you
are the most productive
First aired on Youtube on Jan. 16, 2023 as Episode 4.25
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2023-09-1122 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeAlign to Your Enneagram Type with Claire TaylorBecca speaks with Claire Taylor about utilizing the Enneagram for author success.
First aired on Youtube Jan. 6, 2023 as Episode 4.24
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2023-09-0453 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeWill My New Year’s Resolutions Really Work?Becca explores why resolutions do and don't work.
First aired on Youtube Jan. 2, 2023 as episode 4.23
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2023-08-2823 minQuitCast for Writers with Becca SymeAuthor Success Archetypes IntroductionBecca introduces the concept of Author Success Archetypes and explains why it's
helpful. How do you align yourself for the most exponential growth and capacity?
Previously released on Youtube on No. 23,2022 as ep. 4.21
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2023-08-2136 min
The Author Wheel PodcastUnderstanding Your Strengths with Becca SymeDo you know your top 5 Clifton Strengths?This week's guest is an expert at using the Clifton's Strengths to help writers understand themselves so they can write more, write better, and build a writing career that they love.Becca Syme (MATL) is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and has been coaching success alignment for more than a decade. She is the author of the Quitbooks for Writers series and the popular Write Better-Faster course. She also writes mystery novels in her spare time and lives on one of the thousand lakes in Minnesota.2023-08-071h 09