Reading time: 26 seconds Writing is solo sport, kinda like marathon running. You sit. You type. You stare at the screen. Alone. I think that's one reason we feel like we're "blocked," the isolation doesn't lend itself to circulation (especially not of words). When I first started writing, I did not fancy myself a writer and didn't know there were other writes--just like me--trying to figure it all out. Man, was I excited to find them! (You know who you are!) I had a picture of what real...
1 day ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 26 seconds Want to know a secret? When I sit down to write, I'm not always "Honorée, tired human, multiple business owner, and dog servant, who didn't sleep great and has 47 things on her to-do list." Sometimes, I'm H-Money—my fierce, focused, word-slinging alter ego who doesn't have time for excuses. I know, it sounds ridiculous. But it works, and here's why: When you create an alter ego, you're essentially becoming your future self in that moment. You don't have to wait until...
2 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 26 seconds To the question, "Honorée, I'd love to write a book, but between my full-time job, kids, and everything else ... where would I find the time?" My response is: "Do you have 15 minutes?" If the answer is, "Yes," then you have time to write a book. It'll take the better part of a year, but you can do it! Here's the math: 15 minutes a day x 5 days/week x 48 weeks in a year = 250 words (totally doable!) = 1,250 words per week = 60,000 words in a year That's a (very long)...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 35 secondsAction time: 7 seconds I’ve been working on something quietly for a while, refining it until I knew it would be undeniably useful to you. Today, I’m finally ready to share it with you, Reader. It’s called the Nonfiction Author’s Empire Roadmap, and I’m so excited about what it can make possible. As an aside, this is the roadmap I wish I’d had when I first started thinking about how a book could support my business. (Which, of course, I had no idea how to do when I...
4 days ago • 2 min read
Reading time: 35 seconds The year I lost Mr. Pickles, my beloved cat of twelve years, was one of the hardest of my life. We were giving him fluids daily at the end to provide quality of life, and watching him just get older, knowing his kidneys were failing, was rough. There were other complicating factors in my life, making it one of the toughest of my life. The grief sat heavy on my chest. Some mornings, just opening my laptop felt impossible. I had a battle within myself--can I? Should I?...
4 days ago • 2 min read
Reading time: 25 seconds Can you imagine being on a plane, buckled into seat 14B, ready for takeoff, when the captain's voice crackles over the intercom: "Hey y'all, I'd really love to fly this plane today, but... I just can't even. Pilot's block, you know?" Would you calmly say, "No worries, Captain! Take a nap. We'll wait!"? HECK TO THE NO. Yet some kind of way, it has been accepted that "writer's block" is a real thing and a legitimate excuse to not write. But we'd never accept pilot's...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: < 1 minute I hope these past six days have helped you see a path from "I want to be an author," to understanding (some of) your options. Hopefully, you see at least one possible path from overwhelmed to published. Should we talk about which option is right for you? Well, we're here so why not? Each option works, and each one has helped someone become an author. The question isn't which is "best"—it's which one is best for you, your business, your schedule, and, of course, your...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Reading time: < 56 seconds We've covered the DIY path and talked about three of the resources I have (there are more, I'll talk about them soon). But maybe along the way, you've realized that you don't actually want to write your book yourself. There's a side of my business I don't talk about a lot here. For those who want to delegate the entire process, while they focus on the business at hand, I have a bespoke book publishing option. They had the expertise, the desire to share it, and the...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Reading time: < 26 seconds It's been a big week! First, an update on Shadow--we're keeping him on three meds to try to shrink the tumor before a follow-up next week. 🐕 We've also been busy this week, solving the world's book writing challenges by providing: (1) The book (the blueprint) and (2) The journal (the planning tool). But sometimes we need--or want--more. So for those of you who have been eyeing the course, let's talk about it. Perhaps you might have been thinking, Okay, I get the...
9 days ago • 2 min read