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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 220: Book Proposal Academy 2025 - Writing, Publishing, and Your Audience with Joelle Hann, The Brooklyn Book DoctorIn this episode, return guest Joelle Hann and Kimberly discuss the complexities of publishing, including traditional, self, and hybrid publishing. Joelle walks us through the importance of a book proposal, which serves as a roadmap for authors and a calling card for agents and publishers. Kimberly weighs in on her own experience in navigating the book publishing world and the incredible value she has found in working with Joelle. Joelle highlights the need for authors to understand their audience and market, and the potential pitfalls of self-publishing without an existing audience. Joelle's Book Proposal Academy is enrolling now and...2025-03-0537 min
Book Marketing MentorsFrom Idea to Book Deal: How to Write a Winning Nonfiction Proposal - BM463Want to land a traditional publishing deal for your nonfiction book? This week’s guest expert, Joelle Hann, also known as the Brooklyn Book Doctor, shares expert insights on crafting a winning book proposal, building an author platform, and navigating the publishing process.Joelle works with major publishers like HarperOne, Wiley, and Shambhala Publications, helping nonfiction authors refine their ideas and pitch their books successfully. In this episode, she reveals what it takes to grab a publisher’s attention, the importance of a strong proposal, and how to transition from writer to published author....2025-02-2630 min
The Book I HAD to WriteBook coach Joelle Hann: There's a big gap between the dream and the published book (Re-release)Book coach Joelle Hann—aka “The Brooklyn Book Doctor”—joins me to discuss the journey from book idea to finished product. Joelle delves into common obstacles for first-time authors, the transformative nature of writing, and the importance of mindset and resilience.She also shares insights from her Book Proposal Academy and highlights trends happening in the publishing industry, especially post-pandemic. Whether you’re stuck at the beginning or seeking to refine your manuscript, this episode provides great guidance on navigating the daunting path to publishing. (This episode was originally released in July 2023.)---------"When peopl...2024-08-2831 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonEP 206: Brooklyn Book Doctor, the Book Proposal Academy, and Tending to the Voice Within with Joelle HannIn this episode, Kimberly and Joelle discuss the joys, challenges, and complexities of writing a book and publishing. They met when Kimberly was pitching “The Fourth Trimester” and have connected ever since. Kimberly discusses her journey as an author in relation to her other work previous three books. They also discuss self-publishing, traditional publishing, how the publishing industry has changed because of social media, and the importance of book proposals. Joelle is currently enrolling for the Book Proposal Academy, a six month, robust course and mentorship program that supports new authors through the book proposal process. Register through the link...2024-03-2258 min
The Book I HAD to WriteS2, Ep 5: How Do First-Time Authors Get Over Resistance? with Joelle Hann"There's a big gap between the dream and the published book--what's happening there?" asks book coach Joelle Hann (aka the Brooklyn Book Doctor). Joelle joins host Paul Zakrzewski to talk about why writers face resistance when they start their books, the sense of power that happens when you finish, & the big shifts happening in Big 5 publishing right now.Looking to season 3, we're going on a journey! We'll be tweaking the show format, quests, and types of guests to provide help & inspiration as you navigate your book writing journey. Have ideas? Drop me a line.Discussed...2023-07-0433 min
Tender RevolutionCreative Courage - A Conversation With Joelle Hann (The Brooklyn Book Doctor)In this conversation episode, Catherine talks with award-winning writer and book coach, Joelle Hann, about the intimate and challenging process of birthing our creative expressions into the world. As sensitive people who often struggle with mental health and self-doubt, putting our heart creations in front of the public or gate-keepers like agents can feel insurmountable. Alongside the inspirational stories of several clients, Joelle shares her own path to cultivating creative courage and resilience, and the practices that help her stay rooted in her own worth. (The conversation gets particularly juicy near the end.)You can learn more...2023-02-2249 min
A Joyful Pause PodcastA Joyful Pause with Joelle HannAuthor, coach, and facilitator Nicole Taylor speaks with Joelle Hann, founder of the Brooklyn Book Doctor. Listen in as they discuss sacred space, creativity, and what it means to write to heal and/or write with publication in mind.2022-10-0242 min
SATIATEEp 64 :: Why I Needed A Book Doctor {With Joelle Hann}As many of you know, over the past many months, I have been cooking up my next book.
If you have dabbled in the book writing process, you might know that there are many hoops to jump through –– creating clarity, a book proposal, sample chapters, finding an agent, platform growth, submissions, and hopefully a wonderful editor and publisher to publish the final book.
(Plus, plenty of book launch strategies and promotions once the book comes out!)
Book writing is a process that for me, has required a lot of patience, resiliency, tons of growth and transformation, and especially steadfastness in keep...2022-09-1449 min
Mindful StrengthJoelle Hann: So You Want to Write a Book?Joelle Hann is an award-winning writer with a history of developing high-level book projects for major American publishers. Subject areas include wellness and transformation, women’s health, leadership and spirituality, as well as conscious business, personal finance and memoir. She has worked with top CEOs and humanitarian activists, coaches and thought-leaders, spiritual teachers, scholars, entrepreneurs, and many others. She founded Brooklyn Book Doctor to help more people write transformational books that change the world. To learn more about Joelle's work click here. ____ To try our free course Mindful Strength Foundations click here. ...2021-02-1140 min
Love, your Money - Wealth, Money, and Financial Advisor for Women155 | The ROI of Writing a Book: Self-Publish vs. TraditionalIn this episode, we’re talking about writing and publishing books. Almost everyone has a book inside of them waiting to be written. You don’t have to be an entrepreneur who wants to spread your message and grow your empire to write a book, either. You could be a doctor looking to share nutritious recipes you’ve crafted for your patients. You could even have a full-time job and a great career, but want to write the Great American Novel to express your creative energy. No matter what you write about, you’ll ultimately have to...2020-01-211h 22
What WorksEP 259: Managing The Creative Process With Brooklyn Book Doctor Founder Joelle Hann
The Nitty-Gritty:
* How Brooklyn Book Doctor founder Joelle Hann manages the process of book writing for her clients* What her book coaching experience taught her about creating and managing a group book proposal writing program* The tools Joelle uses to track her clients’ progress and coach them along to completion* Why it’s key for Joelle to consider the human element at every stage of managing a book writing project
What happens when project management and the creative process collide?
I thin...2020-01-1441 min
Second Breaks[75] Giving Birth to Your Book Idea | Joelle HannHighlights of Episode 75Why writing a book is still a worthwhile goal even with today’s shortened attention spanYour first steps after coming up with your initial book ideaThe different kinds of editors to help with your bookWhat a book proposal is and why it’s super important to do one, even if you’re going the self-publishing routeThe strategic elements of the book writing process Get full access to We're All Getting Older at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe2018-12-0643 minSecond Breaks[75] Giving Birth to Your Book Idea | Joelle HannHighlights of Episode 75Why writing a book is still a worthwhile goal even with today’s shortened attention spanYour first steps after coming up with your initial book ideaThe different kinds of editors to help with your bookWhat a book proposal is and why it’s super important to do one, even if you’re going the self-publishing routeThe strategic elements of the book writing process Get full access to We're All Getting Older at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe2018-12-0643 min
Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonJoelle Hann, the Brooklyn Book Doctor, on The Fourth Trimester and Writing Your BookThis episode is a whole lot of fun. I hope that those of you with book dreams still have them by the end of it, because I hysterically laugh talking about so many parts of the my book writing process, that kind of play out like a blooper roll. But Joelle is a master. She knows how to escavate the soul of a book and make you a better writer in the process. If you want to write a book, my number one piece of advice is find an incredibly editor and stay with them from start to finish...2018-03-2357 min