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Opportunity Knocks by EmpowHer PurposeE117: Overcoming Doubt and Getting Words on the Page with Linda SivertsenI'm thrilled to release episode 117 of the “Opportunity Knocks” podcast. I had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Sivertsen, an accomplished author, book coach, and the creative force behind Beautiful Writers. Linda’s journey is a testament to the power of listening to intuition, trusting the creative process, and showing up for your dreams—no matter how impossible they may seem. She is also a fellow Trojan. Fight on! ✌️ And drumroll please, my writers coach! Yes, I have committed to getting started on writing my book. You see, we have many ideas, and all need to enlist support to get to our g...2025-02-111h 01
The Energetics Podcast31. Intuitive Book Mama to the Stars Linda SivertsenLinda Sivertsen is a best-selling author, the creator of The Beautiful Writers Podcast and community, and someone that we lovingly call The Book Mama. She shows us how to tap into the deeper frequencies of creativity, harness the power of intuition and to align ourselves with the energy needed to manifest our greatest work and our most authentic voice.You can learn more about Linda at bookmama.com.For free tools and resources about releasing what no longer serves you, raising your vibe and receiving intuitive guidance, check out this link: karmicleader.com/resources.Or you can book a 1:1 reading with Kara at this link: Ka2024-11-1956 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastRhonda Byrne & Kelly Noonan Gores: Their top secrets for birthing global bestsellersThe magical duo of Rhonda Byrne & Kelly Noonan Gores are rounding out a bucket list week here at the Beautiful Writers Podcast. After years of dreaming, writing, podcasting, and, more recently, recording my latest book, the audiobook for Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams & Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors (aka the guests of this show!) pubbed just before posting this episode. When I thought about who, among all the writers in the world, I wanted to share the momentous occasion of my audiobook birthday with, the answer was crystal clear. Kelly is...2024-07-041h 16
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Title: Beautiful Writers
Author: Linda Sivertsen
Narrator: Linda Sivertsen, Leanne Woodward, Tom Perkins
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 07-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Writing & Publishing
Publisher's Summary:
Imagine you're at a dinner party with some of the most successful authors of our time. "Book Mama" and Beautiful Writers Podcast cocreator Linda Sivertsen is the host. As she shares her story of the many hilarious, outrageous, and practical things she did to launch her bestselling writing career, your favorite writers chime in with their own...2024-07-021h 42Begin A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Beautiful Writers by Linda SivertsenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/19859to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beautiful Writers
Author: Linda Sivertsen
Narrator: Linda Sivertsen, Leanne Woodward, Tom Perkins
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 07-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Words, Language & Grammar
Publisher's Summary:
Imagine you're at a dinner party with some of the most successful authors of our time. "Book Mama" and Beautiful Writers Podcast cocreator Linda Sivertsen is the host. As she shares her story of the many hilarious, outrageous, and practical things she did to launch her bestselling writing career, your favorite writers chime in with their...2024-07-021h 42Enjoy The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So High-Impact!Beautiful Writers by Linda SivertsenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/20140to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beautiful Writers
Author: Linda Sivertsen
Narrator: Linda Sivertsen, Leanne Woodward, Tom Perkins
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 07-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Writing & Publishing
Publisher's Summary:
Imagine you're at a dinner party with some of the most successful authors of our time. "Book Mama" and Beautiful Writers Podcast cocreator Linda Sivertsen is the host. As she shares her story of the many hilarious, outrageous, and practical things she did to launch her bestselling writing career, your favorite writers chime in with their own...2024-07-021h 42Don’t Miss This Powerful Full Audiobook — Perfect On A Rainy Day.Beautiful Writers by Linda SivertsenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/20140to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beautiful Writers
Author: Linda Sivertsen
Narrator: Linda Sivertsen, Leanne Woodward, Tom Perkins
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 07-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Writing & Publishing
Publisher's Summary:
Imagine you're at a dinner party with some of the most successful authors of our time. "Book Mama" and Beautiful Writers Podcast cocreator Linda Sivertsen is the host. As she shares her story of the many hilarious, outrageous, and practical things she did to launch her bestselling writing career, your favorite writers chime in with their own...2024-07-021h 42Feel The Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Beautiful Writers by Linda SivertsenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/19859to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beautiful Writers
Author: Linda Sivertsen
Narrator: Linda Sivertsen, Leanne Woodward, Tom Perkins
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 07-02-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Words, Language & Grammar
Publisher's Summary:
Imagine you're at a dinner party with some of the most successful authors of our time. "Book Mama" and Beautiful Writers Podcast cocreator Linda Sivertsen is the host. As she shares her story of the many hilarious, outrageous, and practical things she did to launch her bestselling writing career, your favorite writers chime in with their...2024-07-021h 42
The Change Effect - Inspiration and Strategies for Creating Success on Your Own TermsLinda Sivertsen: From College Dropout to NYT Best Selling Author and Book Mama, Inspiring Writers to Follow Their Muse and Put Their Work Out Into the WorldSend us a textWe talk a lot on the podcast about listening to those subtle whispers that call to us to step into unfamiliar territory and see what’s on the other side. For some, these whispers come out of nowhere leading them to make sweeping changes. For others like Linda Sivertsen, they may have been there since childhood, increasing in volume as they grow closer and closer to their destiny. This week on Journeys Through Change, my guest Linda Sivertsen shares how she went from being a college dropout to a NYT best selling author an...2024-05-2141 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastSolo Pod: My published books woke me up at 3 am with intel they wanted us to know . . .What happens when your dream comes true after years of work? What happens when that dream twists into what feels like a career-killing nightmare?In this episode, I'm telling the truth like never before—solo, my first in nine years—and it's the most real, vulnerable, and perhaps ill-advised show I've ever done.Catch it quick before my Vulnerability Hangover kicks in, and I decide to take it down . . .Book Mama, over and out. I love you, my book family. Doin' the hard work so you don't have to—or something like that.2024-03-151h 04
The Balanced Blonde // Soul On Fire348. How to Get Published, Find an Agent, Write a Book Proposal, & Birth Your Book Into the World with Celeb ‘Book Mama’ Linda SivertsenToday we have the wonderful Linda Sivertsen on the show, the BOOK MAMA herself! I have been listening to Linda’s podcast, Beautiful Writers, since before I even started this podcast 7 years ago. What a dream it is to finally have her on the show today, talking everything from publishing, finding an agent, writing a book, working with celebs, self-publishing, and so much more. You will absolutely love Linda’s new book, Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams & Messy Manuscripts, out now and ready for you to write YOUR next best-seller. Thrilled for you to hear this...2023-12-201h 03
About Your MotherManifesting Your Dreams | Linda SivertsenMaking it as a writer isn’t an easy task, but Linda Sivertsen has found the secret sauce. Known as the best writing coach, agent connector, and Book Mama, Linda has authored and co-authored eleven books, including two New York Times best sellers. Today, she joins us to share her journey to writing, what makes a good writer, and how she found herself sharing the stories of so many New York Times Best Selling Authors!Plus, did you know that About Your Mother was born while I attended Linda’s writing retreat? What a full-circle moment this inte...2023-04-0441 min
Threshold Moments009 - Linda Sivertsen: Big Dreams and Messy ManuscriptsHello, everyone! Today, we bring you Linda Sivertsen. Linda and I talk about finding our own way to do the things we’re pulled to do, trusting in our visions, and feeling the ache. Linda also gets into having grown children, her journey out of Hollywood, growing through motherhood, and the mission to save the wild horses. Let’s dive in! Linda Sivertsen is an award-winning author; a New York Times bestselling co-author, TEDWomen talker (on the topic of Time Debt), and former ghostwriter who midwife’s books at her popular writing retreats in Carmel-by...2023-03-211h 03
20 Minutes with BronwynIf You Have the Ache, You Have What It Takes: My Conversation with Linda SivertsenThere are two types of people in the world …
Those who secretly wonder if there’s a book inside them waiting to be written, and those who would never in a million years wonder such a thing.
This episode is 100% dedicated to people in the former category.
My guest today is Linda Sivertsen, aka “book mama,” though she could just as easily be called “book doula,” such is her gift. LINDA is an author, ghostwriter, and coauthor of eleven books (including two NYT bestsellers), is the host of the top-rated Beautiful Writers Podcast and mentor to...2023-02-2843 min
Cracking Open with Molly CarrollEpisode 33: Linda Sivertsen, Author and the Host of the Beautiful Writers Podcast, Teaches Us About the Truth of Writing and Following Your HeartWelcome to Season 4 of the Cracking Open podcast! I am so excited to share with you all the wonderful guests we have lined up this season. Get ready for more incredible personal stories about cracking open moments, helpful tips and tools on how to handle the stressors of parenting, a deep look into how we can heal anxiety, wisdom on how to live an honest and healthy life after addiction, and so much more! We are kicking off this new season with Linda Sivertsen, a woman whom I have admired and learned from for...2023-02-2357 min
Write the Damn Book Already27: Interview with Linda SivertsenClick Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions!Linda Sivertsen, “Book Mama,” is in LOVE with books—reading, writing, and selling them. Her titles have won awards and hit all the lists as an author, co-author, and former magazine editor and ghostwriter. But her driving force has been to publish sustainably. Naïve and optimistic enough to believe in magic, she’s on a mission to save forests via her role as a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Ambassador. When she’s not fostering literary love matches on her Beautiful Writers Podcast (a favorite stop for write...2023-01-2546 minWrite the Damn Book Already27: Interview with Linda SivertsenClick Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions!Linda Sivertsen, “Book Mama,” is in LOVE with books—reading, writing, and selling them. Her titles have won awards and hit all the lists as an author, co-author, and former magazine editor and ghostwriter. But her driving force has been to publish sustainably. Naïve and optimistic enough to believe in magic, she’s on a mission to save forests via her role as a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Ambassador. When she’s not fostering literary love matches on her Beautiful Writers Podcast (a favorite stop for write...2023-01-2546 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastMark Manson: The subtle art of movie making & selling millions of booksThree #1 New York Times bestsellers. Nearly twenty million books sold. One of the most popular self-development blogs in the world. What more could Mark Manson take on? As of this week, movie stardom. Suppose you're a fan of Mark'sThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (or his follow-up book, Everything's F*cked: A Book About Hope). In that case, I predict you'll LOVE how Universal Pictures depicts this beloved counterintuitive approach to living a good life from page to screen.It was a blast for me to have Mark on the show finally...2023-01-0342 min
Achieve Your Goals with Hal ElrodYour Permission Slip to Write a Book with Linda SivertsenWhether you want to write a book or not, today’s episode is for you. You’ll learn some valuable tips on how to crush any of your goals by listening to today’s conversation with Linda Sivertsen. Linda has authored and co-authored eleven books, including two NYT best-sellers, and she also helped me to write The Miracle Morning back in 2011! Statistics show that roughly 80% of all people want to write a book—whether it’s to help others, generate a source of passive income, or leave a legacy—but how many people actually take action and do it? 2022-12-2848 min
Totally Booked with ZibbyLinda Sivertsen, BEAUTIFUL WRITERS: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling AuthorsZibby speaks to Beautiful Writers Podcast host and New York Times bestselling author Linda Sivertsen about her new book Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts–with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors. Linda describes the inspiration behind the book and her decision to weave her personal story with the advice of brilliant authors. She also talks about her stint in celebrity dog-walking, her tree-saving mission, the book ideas that came to her in dreams, the details of her busy life (it includes saving wild horses from slaughter!), and her advice for aspiring authors. Listen to...2022-12-2727 min
Journey To LaunchFrom Celebrity Dog Walker To Celebrated Author: Following Your Dreams & Making Money As A Writer With Linda SivertsenAward-winning, best-selling author, writing coach, former ghostwriter, magazine editor + podcast host, Linda Sivertsen, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss her exciting journey from being a celebrity dog walker in Hollywood to becoming a celebrated author. Linda’s podcast, Beautiful Writers, explores the “magic & mayhem of authoring & publishing books”. Interviewing the world’s most beloved best-selling authors to chat about writing, publishing, deal-making, spirituality, activism, and the art of romancing creativity. We talk about combating insecurity, the important questions to ask ourselves if we’re being too complacent in life and being prepared for the opportu...2022-12-2154 min
Peace and Possibilities150. It can't be that hard; I'll figure it out - Linda Sivertsen As a young girl writing love letters, my 150th podcast guest always had an inkling she'd be a writer. It's funny though, that although Linda Sivertsen was always obsessed with books, she didn't think she was smart enough to write her own. As she grew her dog walking business, she contemplated something more. Then she had a series of dreams and felt like she'd been tapped on the shoulder to write books. But how? She didn't know anything about it! (I can totally relate. But anything is possi...2022-12-1430 min
Once Upon A Food StoryHow Writing Can Help You Heal & Manifest Your Dreams with Linda SivertsenEven if you don’t think you’re a writer, you’re a writer. Being a writer doesn’t mean you have to be a famous author; you don’t even have to ever publish a book. Being a writer is all about connecting with yourself on a deeper level, expressing yourself openly, and really tapping into writing's power to heal. Linda Sivertsen, also known as “Book Mama”, is an author, podcaster, and self-proclaimed tree-hugger. She has been through her fair share of trauma and rejection and has emerged fully aware of her own magic. Now, she’s on a mission to...2022-11-1643 min
The Inspiration PlaceBeautiful Writers with Linda Sivertsen and Miriam SchulmanStart imaging your roadmap to becoming an author with insights and writing inspiration from my guest, Linda Sivertsen. She’s joining us to reveal how she helps writers navigate the beauty of writing a book and getting book proposals. “I just happen to be one of those freaky weird people who just loves the selling process. I love book proposals.” -Linda Sivertsen What we’re unpacking in this episode: The birthing process of writing Working with publishers and agents Selling your book before you write it There’s so much to unpack in the book writing...2022-11-0136 min
The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. WeberWCP194 Beautiful Writers with Linda SivertsenLinda Sivertsen is a New York Times bestselling co-author and midwife of 6- & 7-figure book deals. Her new book, Beautiful Writers, gives aspiring writers and seasoned literary veterans a look into the lives of iconic authors and answers the burning question, “How did they do it?!” Linda joined me on Publication Day of her latest book. We discussed: Celebrating a new book on Publication Day Organizing and structuring Beautiful Writers Co-collaborating with bestselling authors for the book and her podcast of the same name How her approach to writing book proposals has evolved (both the very f...2022-08-3023 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastJenny Lawson & Martha Beck: Seriously Funny + Broken (in the best possible way)Today's a very good day! This Book Mama is giddyhappy. Since meeting Jenny Lawson over five years ago, I've ached to have her on the Beautiful Writers Podcast, and it's finally happened on this, my post-book-delivery return to the show. After taking months off, I couldn't be more excited to be back with this literary lovefest! Jenny, who's on tour for her latest #1 NYT bestseller, Broken, and I are joined by the great Martha Beck, whose recent immediate NYT bestseller, The Way of Integrity, is my new bible. I didn't know how well they'd hit it off ahead of...2021-09-071h 20
Beautiful Writers PodcastElizabeth Gilbert & Marie Forleo: Behind the Bestsellers"I'm glad I'm not competitive," Elizabeth Gilbert said when listing her dear friend Marie Forleo's assets and calling her a "quintuple threat" before adding how incredibly loyal, decent, and giant-hearted she is. It's with that kind of feel-good sisterhood that we kick off this first episode of the Beautiful Writers Podcast for 2021. Two #1 New York Times bestselling authors, celebrating their healing from the same major surgery, their recent paperback releases (Marie's Everything is Figureoutable and Liz's City of Girls), jaw-dropping manifestation tips, warp-speed book proposal-wrangling, and a chopping-block editorial practice that Marie's book and Glennon Doyle’s Untamed benefited fr...2021-01-231h 09
Beautiful Writers Podcast“Best-Of” Part 4 EpisodeIt's here—our 4th annual Beautiful Writers Podcast "Best-Of" episode! Just in time to save your creativity in the New Year from all that binge-watching and doomscrolling. It's been a year—2020 (hence why this Summer episode's dropping in Winter). I don't have to tell you what kind of havoc the pandemic has unleashed on our best-laid writing plans and schedules. Fortunately, my interviewees dish all about their time and focus challenges and share their best workarounds. Okay, not Deepak Chopra. He meditates practically all day and has penned ninety books, so whatevs. But the rest of us mere mortals coul...2020-12-312h 01
Beautiful Writers PodcastValarie Kaur & Chris Jackson: A World-Changer and Her Superhero PublisherChris Jackson, legendary publisher and Editor-in-Chief of One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House, is here with Valarie Kaur, one of his star authors—or, as he prefers to see his writers, who include Trevor Noah, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jay-Z, and Mira Jacob, “superheroes.” After all, changing the country is not for the faint of heart, and Chris looks for formidable fighters. Kaur’s unique superpowers as a civil rights activist, lawyer, filmmaker, and author—with degrees from Stanford, Harvard, and Yale—have helped her win policy changes on the multiple fronts of hate crimes and racial profiling, immigration detention an...2020-08-011h 16
Beautiful Writers PodcastSue Monk Kidd & Ann Patchett: Longings—In Writing & LifeThe world feels like it’s exploding. With Covid-19 and anti-racism protests both raging through our streets, I had a sensitive, maybe even a bold question to ask Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Patchett, two longtime literary idols of mine. How are a couple of white women so audacious as to write books where the majority of characters are not their race or gender?How does a woman, sitting alone in a room, put her mind and heart into the soul of a man? Or an African American (enslaved, or modern-day). Or an Amazonian tribesperson. A Japanese bu...2020-05-311h 17
Beautiful Writers PodcastDr. Jane Goodall & Keely Shaye Brosnan: Power of the Pen to Heal Mother EarthJane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace, is with us from the UK for a special eco-edition of the Beautiful Writers Podcast. I’m excited to celebrate the release of the Nat Geo film The Hope—showcasing Jane's lifetime of jaw-dropping conservation—with the use of stunning audio from the movie.Joining us is our longtime mutual friend, Keely Shaye Brosnan, a fearless activist. Like Jane, Keely has been a leader in conservation for decades—involved in some of the most dramatic environmental wins of our lifetime (think Dolphin...2020-05-021h 11
Beautiful Writers PodcastJoy Harjo: Poet Laureate of the United StatesIn THE interview of my life so far, Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States (the nation’s “official” poet!) is here. She’s the first Native American to hold this position, and I’ve been a weepy mess since she agreed to chat with us. As someone who lived on raw land in Northern New Mexico and studied with Native Americans, I'm deeply moved by her talent and activism on behalf of tribal peoples and vulnerable female populations. For some reason, I had a strong intuitive sense that Joy would have a perspective on the global Corona pandemic c...2020-03-311h 19
Beautiful Writers PodcastTerry McMillan & Laura Munson: The Sisterhood of the Traveling NovelistsThese New York Times bestselling authors on tour meet here for the first time. Laura Munson is promoting her first novel, Willa's Grove, while Terry McMillan is about to share with the world her tenth or eleventh novel, It's Not All Downhill from Here. (She doesn’t keep count—“They’re not like children, you know.") Both women have decades of butt-in-chair know-how with which to enlighten us and make us laugh.When I say enlighten, boy, do I mean it. Does anyone else need to learn how to put healthy boundaries around their writing practice—like, for instan...2020-03-011h 00
Beautiful Writers PodcastCheryl Strayed & Nia Vardalos: Answering the Biggest Questions that Stump WritersIn this “What would they do?” episode, I ask Oscar-nominated screenwriter, actress, & bestselling author Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Instant Mom) and #1 NYT bestselling memoirist and Oprah book club pick Cheryl Strayed (Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things) writing & career questions that stump me (and maybe you, too!). Idols to the rescue! What a comfort to learn that they still struggle in many of the ways I do—and what a relief to hear their best workarounds.I don’t have to tell you we’re living in crazy times. If you're reading this with one ear tu...2020-01-3155 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastJoel Stein: A Funnyman's Defense of ElitismHumor writer and journalist Joel Stein has kept me laughing for over twenty years with his brilliant columns in Time magazine, the LA Times, Entertainment Weekly, and more. With his hilarious and insightful new book, In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book, he's got me nerd-crushing on his battle to wrestle back honor to the intellectual elites from the populists.In it, Joel, a self-confessed elitist, travels to a conservative small town in Texas to find out what's going on in the minds and...2019-12-091h 23
Beautiful Writers PodcastAnita Moorjani & Kelly Noonan Gores: Miraculous HealingWhat's it take to make a story go viral? Global? To top the charts as word-of-mouth carries your tale far and wide—for days, months, or even years? There's no one formula. But certain things help stack the odds in your favor. Like novelty (a unique idea). Grabbiness (where your reader is instantly pulled in). Brevity (requiring no significant time commitment—at least not to get them hooked). Universality (people see themselves in your story). The urge to merge (large numbers want to share your work, and do!).Chart-topping is something my guests for today's Beautiful Writers Podc...2019-10-301h 11
Beautiful Writers PodcastDani Shapiro & Gabby Bernstein: Divine DuoBestselling besties, Dani Shapiro & Gabby Bernstein, are all over the media with their current bestsellers, Inheritance and Super Attractor. Perhaps you’ve heard them here, on past episodes for prior books. But what you’ve never before witnessed is the two of them TOGETHER. Despite their close friendship and longtime desire to share a mic or stage, this is a first. (Happy dance!) The part of me that lives for literary matchmaking is in full swoon right now.That’s what these two New York Times bestselling authors (of 17+ combined books) do best—raise the bar on what’s p...2019-10-0155 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastDeepak Chopra & Arielle Ford: Metahuman & Infinite CreativityHe’s authored 90 books. A Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Teaches meditation (with Oprah!). Been a husband for 49 years. A devoted father and grandfather. And he's beloved by Lady Gaga. So, other than his daily coffee, yoga, and more cushion time (“Om”) than a geriatric dog, what more could a guy want? Plenty, it turns out. Nothing short of enlightenment. And not just for himself, if humanity’s going to make it. Good thing he’s written the book on that.I feel ridiculously blessed to welcome Dr. Deepak Chopra on the Beautiful Writers Podcast to...2019-08-301h 07
Beautiful Writers Podcast“Best-Of" Part 3 EpisodeHello, beautiful writer! This is my favorite time of year—when I get to dive back into past episodes of the #BeautifulWritersPodcast and release our annual “Best-Of” show. (We’re on #3, in case you’ve been keeping track.) I’ve had a blast curating a wide variety of my favorite clips from summer 2018-19, and hope you enjoy revisiting excerpts you’ve already heard but may have forgotten, or meeting some of these bestsellers for the first time. (I’ve also pulled snippets from Marianne Williamson’s episode from our archives—since her presidential debate performances have her front-and-center in the news right no...2019-08-021h 24
Beautiful Writers PodcastCatherine Oxenberg: Rambo Princess DiariesGuilty on all counts! For a mom fighting to take down a terrifying cult and free her daughter, India, there are no sweeter words. Just last week, mother, actress, royal, and first-time author Catherine Oxenberg saw the fulfillment of her years-long campaign to stop Keith Raniere and his organization, NXIVM (pronounced nexium). A New York jury took less than five hours to render Keith guilty of charges that include sex trafficking, conspiracy, racketeering, and possession of child pornography.This is not the norm, by the way—to bring down a cult leader, much less his entire world, be...2019-06-3056 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastMeg Wolitzer: Blockbuster NovelistAcclaimed bestseller Meg Wolitzer joins me today on the Beautiful Writers Podcast! Her TWELFTH novel, The Female Persuasion, is now out in paperback—a story perhaps even more relevant today than when it was released in hardback. When Meg started writing the manuscript, she, like many of us, believed we were about to swear in our first female president. We all know how that turned out. But did you ever stop to think about how authors scripting characters in books at that time had to revisit their storylines following our election's unexpected outcome? Hmmm.Meg’s work is e...2019-06-0150 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastAbby Wambach: Wisdom from the WolfpackAbby Wambach joins friends Martha Beck & Linda Sivertsen for an intimate chat on life, love, creativity, and changing the rules of the game.2019-04-301h 22
Beautiful Writers PodcastAbby Wambach & Martha Beck: Wisdom from the WolfpackYou know Abby Wambach as a soccer legend—a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist. But do you know how she makes all those countless travel hours on the road and in the air, less grueling and more grounded? You know Abby as a two-time New York Times bestseller. But do you know how she and her wife, bestselling author Glennon Doyle, hit the pause button and re-energize and reconnect after especially busy months giving us so much of themselves? Martha Beck (my guest co-host today) is unscripted here as well. This Harvard Ph.D. and former professor may surprise you wi...2019-04-301h 22
Beautiful Writers PodcastCandice Bergen & Betsy Rapoport: Memoirs & CollaborationOscar-nominated and 5-time Emmy-winning star of Murphy Brown turned New York Times bestselling memoirist (twice!), Candice Bergen is in the house! And she is every bit as irreverent and funny and whip-smart as you’d hope.Joining us in today's guest co-host chair is someone we both adore, the legendary book editor Betsy Rapoport, who edited Candy’s second memoir, A Fine Romance, and who I’ve been lucky enough to call my mentor for the past eighteen years.Despite being the highest-paid actor on television for a long time, Candice is exceptionally humble. But Betsy...2019-03-311h 01
Beautiful Writers PodcastTosca Lee & Hayli Baez: Writing the Perfect ThrillerBestselling thriller author of ten novels, including The Progeny, Firstborn, The Legend of Sheba, Iscariot, and the Books of Mortals trilogy (with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker), Tosca Lee is in the house! She’s representing this genre proud with The Line Between, a dystopian page-turner already optioned for television by Edward Burns and his Marlboro Road Gang Productions, in partnership with Radar Pictures (#cantwait). As you’ll hear, the female protagonist could be the little sister of one of my favorite Dean Koontz characters (Dean’s a former guest of this show)—bad-guy killing heroine, Jane Hawk.2019-02-281h 05
Beautiful Writers PodcastTaylor Dayne & Bronwyn Saglimbeni: Tellin' It From Her Heart75 million albums sold. 18 top ten hits recorded. Named in 2018 by Billboard as one of the top 60 female artists of all time (#35)! I’m guessing you are or have been, a Taylor Dayne fan (soundtrack of your life stuff, right here).I feel blessed to call Taylor a dear friend and can attest that she’s everything you’d hope a superstar to be—which you’ll soon experience as she opens up her heart and memories about the coolest details. Like what it was really like to open for Michael Jackson in a stadium of 60,000 people for his RAD to...2019-02-011h 03
Beautiful Writers PodcastTaylor Dayne: Tellin' It From Her Heart75 million albums sold. 18 top ten hits recorded. Named in 2018 by Billboard as one of the top 60 female artists of all time (#35)! I’m guessing you are or have been, a Taylor Dayne fan (soundtrack of your life stuff, right here). I feel blessed to call Taylor a dear friend and can attest that she’s everything you’d hope a superstar to be—which you’ll soon experience as she opens up her heart and memories about the coolest details. Like what it was really like to open for Michael Jackson in a stadium of 60,000 people for his RAD tour. Or, what h...2019-02-011h 03
Beautiful Writers PodcastLee Child & Tom Bergeron: Writing & Righting WrongsJack Reacher’s back at #1! But that’s no surprise to the millions of “Reacher’s Creatures” who anxiously await each installment of this thriller series—23 at present count. With PAST TENSE (Delacorte Press), author Lee Child once again puts us on the edge of our seats and leaves us there, ensuring that our journey with this ex-military policeman turned drifter continues to live up to the Forbes magazine label as the "strongest brand in publishing.”It’s not every day I get to talk shop with a writer who’s sold over 100 million books. But what makes today’s inte...2018-12-2150 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastLee Child: Writing & Righting WrongsJack Reacher’s back at #1! But that’s no surprise to the millions of “Reacher’s Creatures” who anxiously await each installment of this thriller series—23 at present count. With PAST TENSE (Delacorte Press), author Lee Child once again puts us on the edge of our seats and leaves us there, ensuring that our journey with this ex-military policeman turned drifter continues to live up to the Forbes magazine label as the "strongest brand in publishing.”
It’s not every day I get to talk shop with a writer who’s sold over 100 million books. But what makes today’s interview especially...2018-12-2150 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastSeth Godin: This Is Marketing!After 18 international bestsellers, Seth Godin has released perhaps his most important book. His new title: This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See (Portfolio) just hit #1 on The Wall Street Journal list and was an immediate New York Times bestseller. But Seth could care less. What this master teacher knows (and wants us to know) is the joy of serving the smallest viable audience. The satisfaction that comes from making things better by making better things. "The best-selling book in America this year will not be purchased by 99% of the population,” Seth tells me and my g...2018-11-3053 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastSeth Godin & Samantha Bennett: This Is Marketing!After 18 international bestsellers, Seth Godin has released perhaps his most important book. His new title: This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See (Portfolio) just hit #1 on The Wall Street Journal list and was an immediate New York Times bestseller. But Seth could care less. What this master teacher knows (and wants us to know) is the joy of serving the smallest viable audience. The satisfaction that comes from making things better by making better things."The best-selling book in America this year will not be purchased by 99% of the population,” Seth tell...2018-11-3053 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastAnn Patchett: UnpluggedThis award-winning, bestselling American (and Nashvillian!) treasure is laying it down with straight talk about her charmed writing and publishing career. Instead of learning from our authors' struggles, as we often do on this show, today’s episode is about ABUNDANCE. Ann’s story is a unique one—published at twenty in The Paris Review, followed by one extraordinary success after another—where we get a rare glimpse of the writer’s dream life come true. "I didn't get into any trouble,” Ann tells us. "I didn't stray from the path. I didn't become a drug addict. I didn't become an al...2018-11-011h 30
Beautiful Writers PodcastSteven Pressfield & Tim Grahl: Slaying Creative DragonsThere is an enemy. You are the enemy. Resistance will kill you. If you’re a Steven Pressfield or "The War of Art" fan (who isn’t?!), you already know that. You also know that you are not alone, and resistance can be beaten. But, good God, doesn’t it feel a little harder these days with the world seemingly going off the rails? I wasn’t sure Steven could ever write something as masterful as The War of Art. Despite selling millions of copies of books in both fiction and non-fiction—that book was tops in my eyes. But he’s d...2018-09-281h 01
Beautiful Writers PodcastBest-Of Birthday Mix: Expert Top TipsOn this annual birthday episode of the Beautiful Writers Podcast, my wish is to give the gift of conversations you haven’t heard before. Fresh and (hopefully) profoundly helpful content to uplevel your writing experience. Today’s show makes my heart happy. It’s a collection of excerpts from industry superstars conducted over several years for the Beautiful Writers Group (my membership community, where this podcast was born and writers get all sorts of support for $25 a month).I’m elated to finally share some of my most cherished snippets of advice from our expert series interviews, today, f...2018-08-2654 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastRosie Walsh & Aditi Khorana: Ghosted. A Publishing PhenomenonAuctions. Bidding wars. Squealing agents and champagne toasts. To some, this is the stuff writerly dreams are made of. Novelist Rosie Walsh is here from her home in Britain to humbly share details of her magic carpet ride as the author of one of the most anticipated global publications this year. GHOSTED, Rosie’s debut book in America, celebrated its birthday the day we taped this episode. Pub day in the states! For a book that has sold in thirty-one countries and topped several bestseller lists already, I feel like the luckiest girl at the dance here to have ha...2018-08-011h 10
Beautiful Writers PodcastRosie Walsh: Ghosted. A Publishing PhenomenonAuctions. Bidding wars. Squealing agents and champagne toasts. To some, this is the stuff writerly dreams are made of. Novelist Rosie Walsh is here from her home in Britain to humbly share details of her magic carpet ride as the author of one of the most anticipated global publications this year.
GHOSTED, Rosie’s debut book in America, celebrated its birthday the day we taped this episode. Pub day in the states! For a book that has sold in thirty-one countries and topped several bestseller lists already, I feel like the luckiest girl at the dance here to have had so...2018-08-011h 10
Beautiful Writers PodcastAustin Channing Brown: Racial Justice & the Power of the PenMemoirist and racial justice leader, Austin Channing Brown, is here to chat about her celebrated debut: I’M STILL HERE: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. From the book’s first line—“White people can be exhausting,” she had my undivided attention as I—like countless white women—am exasperated by white privilege and feel a great urgency to cease being exhausting. But where do we start? There is so much to learn!Thankfully, Austin is wise and patient, huge-hearted, and playful. As she masterfully lays out what we need to know, we can’t help but hang on...2018-06-301h 04
Beautiful Writers PodcastNell Scovell: Just the Funny Parts & Then Some...A veteran comedy writer for TV, film, and books, Nell Scovell (who also produces and directs!), is here to chat about her new memoir, JUST THE FUNNY PARTS… And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys’ Club.Who is Nell Scovell? You may not know the name, but if you’ve ever watched The Simpsons, NCIS, Murphy Brown, The Muppets, Newhart, Charmed, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Late Night with David Letterman, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, or Sabrina the Teenage Witch—which she created—you’ve no doubt laughed at something Nell has written. And, if you're a fa...2018-05-2740 min
Beautiful Writers Podcast"Best Of" Part 2 EpisodeWelcome to Part 2 of our “Best Of” episode! Notice the “quotes” here; it’s not remotely possible to pick favorites amongst favorites. "Best Of" is just easier than typing, “a-sampling-of-some-of-my-beloved-booky-conversations-of-many-such-favorite-convos” on an album cover. (Did that even make sense?)Back in August of last year, when I put together Part 1 of this show, I couldn’t foresee the celeb authors who would soon join me and my guest co-hosts on air. Tom Hanks. Maria Shriver. Van Jones. Gabby Bernstein. Dean Koontz. Gretchen Rubin. Rob Bell. Danielle LaPorte. And more. They called into our conference line and met Glennon Doyle, M...2018-05-011h 21
Beautiful Writers Podcast"Best Of" Part 2 EpisodeWelcome to Part 2 of our “Best Of” episode! Notice the “quotes” here; it’s not remotely possible to pick favorites amongst favorites. "Best Of" is just easier than typing, “a-sampling-of-some-of-my-beloved-booky-conversations-of-many-such-favorite-convos” on an album cover. (Did that even make sense?)
Back in August of last year, when I put together Part 1 of this show, I couldn’t foresee the celeb authors who would soon join me and my guest co-hosts on air. Tom Hanks. Maria Shriver. Van Jones. Gabby Bernstein. Dean Koontz. Gretchen Rubin. Rob Bell. Danielle LaPorte. And more. They called into our conference line and met Glennon Doyle, Martha Beck, Dani Shapi...2018-05-011h 21
Beautiful Writers PodcastGeneen Roth & Martha Beck: Messy & MagnificentMartha Beck guest co-hosts in this radical conversation with legendary author Geneen Roth, which aired on Easter Sunday, 2018. Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, imagine this. Chocolate eggs. Jelly Beans. Ham. A little Hawaiian bread with your butter. Or, a LOT of Hawaiian bread with your butter… plus gravy. I mean you’ve tried that, right? Gravybutter? Good God. My point: do you ever wish you could finally attain peace over your weight and what you eat?This episode won’t be sending the food police to your door—no worries!—but it may bring some much-praye...2018-04-011h 09
Beautiful Writers PodcastGeneen Roth: Messy & MagnificentMartha Beck guest co-hosts in this radical conversation with legendary author Geneen Roth, which aired on Easter Sunday, 2018. Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, imagine this. Chocolate eggs. Jelly Beans. Ham. A little Hawaiian bread with your butter. Or, a LOT of Hawaiian bread with your butter… plus gravy. I mean you’ve tried that, right? Gravybutter? Good God.
My point: do you ever wish you could finally attain peace over your weight and what you eat? This episode won’t be sending the food police to your door—no worries!—but it may bring some much-prayed-for relief. I know it ha...2018-04-011h 09
Beautiful Writers PodcastMaria Shriver & Leeza Gibbons: They've Been ThinkingYou’ve watched Maria Shriver on TV for decades. Read her many bestsellers. Cheered as she and her family founded and championed some of humanity's greatest causes. Now’s your chance to get to know her more intimately than perhaps ever before. Maria’s here, on for the first day of her new book tour! In this playful, deep interview for I’VE BEEN THINKING: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life (Pamela Dorman Books/Penguin Random House), Leeza Gibbons and I talk with this New York Times bestselling author of six (surely now seven!) titles.We muse...2018-02-271h 06
Beautiful Writers PodcastDebbie Ford's New BookThe late Debbie Ford is here today, via her sister, Arielle Ford! In a kind of tribute to sisters, joining us as my guest co-host is my sister, Carol Allen. The four of us—Debbie, Arielle, Carol, and I—have a long friendship, so I’ve been looking forward to this sweet, informal convo. We cover so much beyond the book, including Debbie as a spiritual leader and bossy little sister; writing and the whacky world of dealmaking; magical beginnings with Deepak Chopra; muses + guides that wake us up at 3:00 a.m.; the healing power of guttural crying, and soulmate secrets y...2018-02-011h 07
Beautiful Writers PodcastThe Late Debbie Ford's New Book (w/ her sister Arielle Ford & my sister Carol Allen)The late Debbie Ford is here today, via her sister, Arielle Ford! In a kind of tribute to sisters, joining us as my guest co-host is my sister, Carol Allen. The four of us—Debbie, Arielle, Carol, and I—have a long friendship, so I’ve been looking forward to this sweet, informal convo.We cover so much beyond the book, including Debbie as a spiritual leader and bossy little sister; writing and the wacky world of dealmaking; magical beginnings with Deepak Chopra; muses + guides that wake us up at 3:00 a.m.; the healing power of guttural crying...2018-02-011h 07
Beautiful Writers PodcastGabby Bernstein: On Judgment & BestsellersI LOVE this soul sister. Gabby Bernstein makes me laugh. Her honesty is refreshing. Sometimes I look at her and think I’m witnessing an honest-to-goodness, real-life angel. But when this #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE UNIVERSE HAS YOUR BACK, and five other bestsellers sent me her latest book, JUDGEMENT DETOX (dropping Jan. 2nd from North Star Way), I didn’t think I could do it. I figured I had zero chance of embracing, much less TALKING about a subject I could barely stomach. Detoxing my judgment? Are you kidding me?
When it comes to eating, I’m all ab...2017-12-2353 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastGabby Bernstein: On Judgment & BestsellersI LOVE this soul sister. Gabby Bernstein makes me laugh. Her honesty is refreshing. Sometimes I look at her and think I’m witnessing an honest-to-goodness, real-life angel. But when this #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE UNIVERSE HAS YOUR BACK, and five other bestsellers sent me her latest book, JUDGEMENT DETOX (dropping Jan. 2nd from North Star Way), I didn’t think I could do it. I figured I had zero chance of embracing, much less TALKING about a subject I could barely stomach. Detoxing my judgment? Are you kidding me? When it comes to eating, I’m all...2017-12-2353 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastDean Koontz: Master of Suspense500 million books sold. 38 languages. 14 #1 New York Times bestsellers. How is that possible? My guest co-host, Robert McKee, and I couldn’t wait to get the inside scoop on a bestselling career that has spanned fifty years and been compared to the Beatles. Welcome to the epic world of Dean Koontz, who is totally delightful and slightly worrisome, in a crawl inside your brain and lays eggs kind of way. (Wait. Don't repeat that! In reality, what struck me as most odd is that he's not at all creepy.)Dean's new thriller, THE WHISPERING ROOM, drops TODAY and will leave you br...2017-11-211h 05
Beautiful Writers PodcastDean Koontz & Robert McKee: Masters of Suspense500 million books sold. 38 languages. 14 #1 New York Times bestsellers. How is that possible? My guest co-host, Robert McKee, and I couldn’t wait to get the inside scoop on a bestselling career that has spanned fifty years and been compared to the Beatles.Welcome to the epic world of Dean Koontz, who is totally delightful and slightly worrisome, in a crawl inside your brain and lays eggs kind of way. (Wait. Don't repeat that! In reality, what struck me as most odd is that he's not at all creepy.) Dean's new thriller, THE WHISPERING ROOM, drops TODAY and wi...2017-11-211h 05
Beautiful Writers PodcastTom Hanks: Uncommon TypeThe one and only Mr. Tom Hanks is here, and he’s caffeinated and ready to rock this podcast—with melodic typing accompaniment, no less. I couldn’t have chosen a better guest host than Danielle LaPorte to join me in perhaps our most enjoyable conversation yet. From the first seconds of Tom's hilarious/unorthodox entrance, we do our best to keep up with one of the world’s most creative minds. But as he soon learns, we ladies have several psychological tricks up our sleeve, and even get him to gut laugh a few times (go, D!). 2017-10-271h 07
Beautiful Writers PodcastVan Jones & Glennon Doyle: Beyond the Messy TruthCNN political correspondent and New York Times bestselling author Van Jones (THE GREEN COLLAR ECONOMY, REBUILD THE DREAM) is in the house! Just in time, too, to get our stinking thinking turned around before next month's Thanksgiving feasts (because didn’t we have enough food fights post-election last year to give us indigestion 'til 2050?).Van’s new book, BEYOND THE MESSY TRUTH: How We Came Apart, How We Come Together (Ballantine), soothes the ache. Reading it brings instant relief. Points our way back to love. If you’re sick of crazy, if you’ve had ENOUGH, this is the e...2017-10-101h 17
Beautiful Writers Podcast"Best Of" Episode, Part 1Want to be a writer? A career author? In case you haven’t heard, the blank page can be a real A-hole, and the book industry no less intimidating. If you’ve ever wished you could sit down and ask your favorite authors how they do it—how they REALLY pull it off day after day, year after year, book after book—you're going to love this show. Today’s a Celebration Day here at the Beautiful Writers Podcast, our first-ever "Best Of” episode.I’m Linda Sivertsen, your host, and these snippets make up Part I of more to com...2017-09-011h 22
Beautiful Writers Podcast"Best Of" Episode, Part 1Want to be a writer? A career author? In case you haven’t heard, the blank page can be a real A-hole, and the book industry no less intimidating. If you’ve ever wished you could sit down and ask your favorite authors how they do it—how they REALLY pull it off day after day, year after year, book after book—you're going to love this show.
Today’s a Celebration Day here at the Beautiful Writers Podcast, our first-ever "Best Of” episode. I’m Linda Sivertsen, your host, and these snippets make up Part I of more to come. Basicall...2017-09-011h 22
Beautiful Writers PodcastJennifer Rudolph Walsh & Dani Shapiro: A Top Lit Agent & Writer on TogethernessOprah's agent, THE biggest literary agent in the world, is on today’s episode of the Beautiful Writers Podcast with one of her star clients! Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is the head of the Worldwide Literary Department at WME (William Morris Endeavor). Along with repping authors like Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington, and Brené Brown, she’s sold the books you’ve heard about here multiple times—HOURGLASS, DEVOTION, and STILL WRITING—by one of our favorite writers and guests, Dani Shapiro!Dani is back as today’s guest host with her rock star agent for an intimate look at the kind o...2017-07-311h 02
Beautiful Writers PodcastRob Bell & Charles Sailor: On Creativity & the BibleTIME magazine named author Rob Bell one of its “100 Most Influential People in the World” for many reasons. Listen in as Linda and her guest co-host—NYT bestselling novelist of THE SECOND SON, Charles Sailor (our April guest)—chat with this beloved author of many binge-worthy NYT bestsellers including LOVE WINS, HOW TO BE HERE, and WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOD.From his top-rated podcast, The RobCast; his wildly popular sermons; touring with Oprah, and performances on stages around the world, being around this husband and father of three is an addictive experience. Some wou...2017-07-0146 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastRob Bell on Creativity & the BibleTIME magazine named author Rob Bell one of its “100 Most Influential People in the World” for many reasons. Listen in as Linda and her guest co-host—NYT bestselling novelist of THE SECOND SON, Charles Sailor (our April guest)—chat with this beloved author of many binge-worthy NYT bestsellers including LOVE WINS, HOW TO BE HERE, and WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GOD. From his top-rated podcast, The RobCast; his wildly popular sermons; touring with Oprah, and performances on stages around the world, being around this husband and father of three is an addictive experience. Some would say, do say...2017-07-0146 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastDanielle LaPorte & Dani Shapiro: White Hot Truth-tellersAuthor, Visionary, & Oprah SuperSoul100 leader, Danielle LaPorte, isn’t risk averse. No. She’s “risk erotic.” But that doesn’t mean she didn’t get a not-so-little unwelcome surprise after choosing to walk from a Big 5 publisher and go rogue to self-publish her latest book, WHITE HOT TRUTH: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path from One Seeker to Another.Linda and bestselling author Dani Shapiro (9 books; currently on tour for HOURGLASS: Time, Memory, Marriage) chat with D about what taking big risks really looks like when the realities of funding your mission, your art in the world...2017-05-251h 14
Beautiful Writers PodcastDanielle LaPorte: White Hot Truth-tellerAuthor, Visionary, & Oprah SuperSoul100 leader, Danielle LaPorte, isn’t risk averse. No. She’s “risk erotic.” But that doesn’t mean she didn’t get a not-so-little unwelcome surprise after choosing to walk from a Big 5 publisher and go rogue to self-publish her latest book, WHITE HOT TRUTH: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path from One Seeker to Another. Linda and bestselling author Dani Shapiro (9 books; currently on tour for HOURGLASS: Time, Memory, Marriage)chat with D about what taking big risks really looks like when the realities of funding your mission, your art in the world, test your “l...2017-05-251h 14
Beautiful Writers PodcastCharles Sailor: Hollywood RebelCharles Sailor, a Hollywood screenwriter and the New York Times bestselling novelist of "THE SECOND SON” (a book that sold six million copies in the late 70s and has been optioned by the biggest stars) is the single biggest influence on Linda Sivertsen's writing career."Uncle Chuck,” as Linda calls him, was her late father’s best friend and her model for what a writer’s life looked like. While he was in L.A. scripting TV shows like “Kojak,” “Rockford Files,” “Chips,” “Get Christie Love!” and “Charlie’s Angels,” Linda and her family were living in Northern California. But when...2017-04-271h 24
Beautiful Writers PodcastCharles Sailor: Hollywood RebelCharles Sailor, a Hollywood screenwriter and the New York Times bestselling novelist of "THE SECOND SON” (a book that sold six million copies in the late 70s and has been optioned by the biggest stars) is the single biggest influence on Linda Sivertsen's writing career.
“Uncle Chuck,” as she calls him, was her late father’s best friend and her model for what a writer’s life looked life. While he was in L.A. scripting TV shows like “Kojak,” “Rockford Files,”“Chips,” “Get Christie Love!” and “Charlie’s Angels,” Linda and her family were living in Northern California, but when he’d visit, the glamor and...2017-04-271h 24
Beautiful Writers PodcastAnne Lamott: Hallelujah AnywayGlennon Doyle Melton is back on the Beautiful Writers Podcast; this time in the co-host chair with Linda Sivertsen. Fresh from her whirlwind tour for the #1 New York Times bestseller, LOVE WARRIOR, Glennon shares heart-centered updates on those dizzying details, as well as love notes on her recent divorce (yes, they're darling like that), and romantic musings on her engagement to soccer legend, Abby Wambach (simply captivating).
Linda and Glennon couldn’t be more excited to interview their long-time idol (whom they’ve never met)—Anne Lamott—the much BELOVED author of the New York Times bestsellers: Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Vi...2017-03-111h 08
Beautiful Writers PodcastAnne Lamott & Glennon Doyle: Hallelujah AnywayGlennon Doyle Melton is back on the Beautiful Writers Podcast; this time in the co-host chair with Linda Sivertsen. Fresh from her whirlwind tour for the #1 New York Times bestseller, LOVE WARRIOR, Glennon shares heart-centered updates on those dizzying details, as well as love notes on her recent divorce (yes, they're darling like that), and romantic musings on her engagement to soccer legend, Abby Wambach (simply captivating).Linda and Glennon couldn’t be more excited to interview their long-time idol (whom they’ve never met)—Anne Lamott—the much BELOVED author of the New York Times bestsellers: Help, Th...2017-03-111h 08
Beautiful Writers PodcastGuru Singh: Buried Treasures RevealedLinda Sivertsen interviews her longtime friend Guru Singh—a third-generation yogi, spiritual leader, and author—for one of her most powerful conversations yet. Named “Best Guru in L.A.” by Los Angeles magazine in the early 90s (that claimed Guru's yoga classes were so popular, attendees had to levitate for space), Linda made an appointment to see what all the hype was about. What she found was positively addictive.
For decades, people of all faiths have flocked to this minister of Sikh Dharma because, as you’ll see, his unique and profound take on the world is spellbinding. We also can’t say...2016-12-091h 30
Beautiful Writers PodcastGuru Singh: Buried Treasures RevealedLinda Sivertsen interviews her longtime friend Guru Singh—a third-generation yogi, spiritual leader, and author—for one of her most powerful conversations yet. Named “Best Guru in L.A.” by Los Angeles magazine in the early 90s (that claimed Guru's yoga classes were so popular, attendees had to levitate for space), Linda made an appointment to see what all the hype was about. What she found was positively addictive.For decades, people of all faiths have flocked to this minister of Sikh Dharma because, as you’ll see, his unique and profound take on the world is spellbindi...2016-12-091h 30
Beautiful Writers PodcastElizabeth Lesser: Creative CourageLinda Sivertsen and bestselling author and Oprah magazine columnist Martha Beck team up yet again... this time to interview their buddy… the New York Times bestselling author and Omega Institute co-founder, Elizabeth Lesser. Elizabeth's new memoir, Marrow: A Love Story (HarperWave), tells of being her sister’s “perfect match” for a bone marrow transplant when in their real lives, the two were more of a mismatch. (Incidentally, this leads to unimaginable highs of emotional and spiritual healing.)
Hear these three friends share behind-the-scenes details around the stress/honor of speaking at TED/TEDWomen; working in depth with Oprah to put on a tel...2016-11-011h 00
Beautiful Writers PodcastElizabeth Lesser & Martha Beck: Creative CourageLinda Sivertsen and bestselling author and Oprah magazine columnist Martha Beck team up yet again... this time to interview their buddy… the New York Times bestselling author and Omega Institute co-founder, Elizabeth Lesser. Elizabeth's new memoir, Marrow: A Love Story (HarperWave), tells of being her sister’s “perfect match” for a bone marrow transplant when in their real lives, the two were more of a mismatch. (Incidentally, this leads to unimaginable highs of emotional and spiritual healing.)Hear these three friends share behind-the-scenes details around the stress/honor of speaking at TED/TEDWomen; working in depth with Oprah to...2016-11-011h 00
Beautiful Writers PodcastPaul Williams & Jillian Lauren: Hitmaker for GenerationsMusic icon Paul Williams shares a hilarious, heartfelt hour with longtime bestie, Linda Sivertsen (who moved into his mansion 26 years ago to care for his pups so he could go get sober) and this month’s guest host, bestselling memoirist and novelist Jillian Lauren.Paul, whose standards have been recorded by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Tony Bennett, The Carpenters, Willie Nelson, REM, Diana Ross, The Dixie Chicks, and so many others—including Jillian’s rock star husband!—shares a secret-weapon creativity tool that led to winning the Oscar for “Evergreen” (with Barbara Stre...2016-09-3054 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastPaul Williams: Hitmaker for GenerationsMusic icon Paul Williams shares a hilarious, heartfelt hour with longtime bestie, Linda Sivertsen (who moved into his mansion 26 years ago to care for his pups so he could go get sober) and this month’s guest host, bestselling memoirist and novelist Jillian Lauren. Paul, whose standards have been recorded by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Tony Bennett, The Carpenters, Willie Nelson, REM, Diana Ross, The Dixie Chicks, and so many others—including Jillian’s rock star husband!—shares a secret-weapon creativity tool that led to winning the Oscar for “Evergreen” (with Barbara Streisand), an armful of Gr...2016-09-3054 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastTerry McMillan: Novels, Memoirs, & Films--Oh My!Legendary novelist Terry McMillan chats with Linda Sivertsen and guest host Dani Shapiro while on tour for her 8th novel, I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU, currently getting rave reviews from the New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, and O magazine, to name a few. Terry's #1 New York Times bestsellers Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back were hit films (starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett). Once again she's created what readers expect from a McMillan book—characters full of wit and rich with friendship… oh, and great sex scenes, but we’ll get to that l...2016-08-291h 06
Beautiful Writers PodcastTerry McMillan & Dani Shapiro: Novels, Memoirs, & Films—Oh My!Legendary novelist Terry McMillan chats with Linda Sivertsen and guest host Dani Shapiro while on tour for her 8th novel, I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU, currently getting rave reviews from the New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, and O magazine, to name a few. Terry's #1 New York Times bestsellers Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back were hit films (starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett).Once again Terry's created what readers expect from a McMillan book—characters full of wit and rich with friendship… oh, and great sex scenes, but we’ll get...2016-08-291h 06
Beautiful Writers PodcastGlennon Doyle Melton: Beautiful Love WarriorLinda Sivertsen and her guest co-host, bestselling author and Oprah magazine columnist Martha Beck, are self-described giddy fan girls in this playful, wise interview with Glennon Doyle Melton--author of the New York Times bestseller, CARRY ON, WARRIOR. Her new memoir, LOVE WARRIOR (Flatiron Books), is now available for preorder and the reviews--“astounding” (Rob Bell), “epic” (Liz Gilbert), and “blew me away” (Brené Brown)--barely hint at the mind-blowing experience that is this book (trust us)!
Glennon’s blog, Momastery.com, reaches about a million people daily, and and her non-profit, Together Rising, has raised more than 4 million dollars to aid women and c...2016-07-301h 02
Beautiful Writers PodcastGlennon Doyle & Martha Beck: Beautiful Love WarriorsLinda Sivertsen and her guest co-host, bestselling author, and Oprah magazine columnist Martha Beck are self-described giddy fangirls in this playful, wise interview with Glennon Doyle--author of the New York Times bestseller, CARRY ON, WARRIOR. Her new memoir, LOVE WARRIOR (Flatiron Books), is now available for preorder and the reviews--“astounding” (Rob Bell), “epic” (Liz Gilbert), and “blew me away” (Brené Brown)--barely hint at the mind-blowing experience that is this book (trust us)! Glennon’s blog, Momastery.com, reaches about a million people daily, and her non-profit, Together Rising, has raised more than 4 million dollars to aid women and children in...2016-07-301h 02
Beautiful Writers PodcastMarianne Williamson: From Tears to TriumphMarianne is a spiritual teacher and author of 11 books—(4 #1 NYT bestsellers), who shares with us unforgettable insider publishing stories, including the dangers of ignoring the “still, small voice within” when it comes to media and pressure from industry experts. We discuss being pregnant with a book; how to invite more miracles, and the difference between learning through suffering vs. joy. As the founder of Project Angel Food (a meals-on-wheels program serving homebound people with AIDS); a co-founder of The Peace Alliance (supporting legislation to establish a United States Department of Peace); her tireless work to end poverty (worldwide), and runnin...2016-06-2445 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastLaura Yorke : What Agents Really WantLaura is a veteran book editor, publisher, literary agent and writer who has published many bestselling authors, including: Maria Shriver, Mary Tyler Moore, and Jodi Picoult. She began her 25-year career at Simon & Schuster, where she worked as an editor at three different imprints before moving to Putnam and then becoming the Editor-at-Large at Regan Books. She’s now a top agent at The Carol Mann Agency (and sold our recent interviewee Janice MacLeod—the NYT bestselling author of Paris Letters) and has gotten deals for many of Linda's clients. (They share the same birthday and almost always fall in l...2015-10-0241 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastLaura Yorke : What Agents Really WantLaura is a veteran book editor, publisher, literary agent and writer who has published many bestselling authors, including: Maria Shriver, Mary Tyler Moore, and Jodi Picoult. She began her 25-year career at Simon & Schuster, where she worked as an editor at three different imprints before moving to Putnam and then becoming the Editor-at-Large at Regan Books. She’s now a top agent at The Carol Mann Agency (and sold our recent interviewee Janice MacLeod—the NYT bestselling author of Paris Letters) and has gotten deals for many of Linda's clients. (They share the same birthday and almost always fall in love...2015-10-0241 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastSarah Manguso : When Writing Heals the WriterLike most of our favorite authors to interview, Sarah Manguso is a writer’s writer. Linda and Danielle were texting each other during the interview as true blue fans: “She's the REAL DEAL!” May her insights on this practice we all love inspire you too! A few bio deets: Sarah is the author, most recently, of Ongoingness: The End of a Diary. Her five other books include The Guardians, named one of the top ten books of the year by Salon, and The Two Kinds of Decay, named an Editors’ Choice by the New York Times Book Review and a Best Boo...2015-10-0138 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastSarah Manguso : When Writing Heals the WriterLike most of our favorite authors to interview, Sarah Manguso is a writer’s writer. Linda and Danielle were texting each other during the interview as true blue fans: “She's the REAL DEAL!” May her insights on this practice we all love inspire you too! A few bio deets: Sarah is the author, most recently, of Ongoingness: The End of a Diary. Her five other books include The Guardians, named one of the top ten books of the year by Salon, and The Two Kinds of Decay, named an Editors’ Choice by the New York Times Book Review and a Best Boo...2015-10-0138 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastDani Shapiro : Behind the Scenes WritingBestselling author Dani Shapiro (of the memoirs DEVOTION and SLOW MOTION, five novels, and her latest: STILL WRITING: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life)talks with Linda Sivertsen & Danielle LaPorte for the Beautiful Writers Podcast. Hear Dani share her love of the craft, her doubts each time a book appears, and how she avoided her agent's call, not knowing Oprah was calling:). Get access to insider publishing knowledge, monthly coaching calls, and so much more, as a member of The Beautiful Writers Group. To join our thriving writing community, go to: thebeautifulwritersgroup.com/ and for more author interviews...2015-10-0136 min
Beautiful Writers PodcastDani Shapiro : Behind the Scenes WritingBestselling author Dani Shapiro (of the memoirs DEVOTION and SLOW MOTION, five novels, and her latest: STILL WRITING: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life)talks with Linda Sivertsen & Danielle LaPorte for the Beautiful Writers Podcast. Hear Dani share her love of the craft, her doubts each time a book appears, and how she avoided her agent's call, not knowing Oprah was calling:). Get access to insider publishing knowledge, monthly coaching calls, and so much more, as a member of The Beautiful Writers Group. To join our thriving writing community, go to: thebeautifulwritersgroup.com/ and for more author interviews...2015-10-0136 min
Make It Happen Podcasts17. Share Your Story & Birth Your Book with Guest Linda SivertsenIt's time to get your message and expertise out in bigger ways! Whether you are a speaker or a coach AND even if you sell a product or have a retail location, content is a powerful way to establish your expertise and position you as a leader in your industry. You'll learn the 6 ways to share your message in bigger ways and you'll also hear how the Book Mama, Linda Sivertsen, helps aspiring authors write, publish and market your book. Linda shares the 3 biggest mistakes new authors make and also gives great tips to set yourself up to succeed as...2013-04-2900 min