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My sister and I are both writers, and one of our favorite things to do is get together and bounce ideas off each other. Of course, there’s plenty of sisterly catching up and camaraderie mixed in too! But somewhere betwee...

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I am so excited to announce that Daily Devotions of Love: Highlighting the Unconditional Love of Our Lord is finally ready for purchase.

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The easy part of self-publishing is that you set your book up for whatever platform you are publishing it on, you upload the manuscript and cover, and you are off and running. The hard part is marketing yourself.

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I always live on the edge of my seat waiting for my new books to be ready to publish. I've been putting so much work into the Devotional that I have not had time to work on the book about Mary. But with so much positive ...

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I heard back from the UCCSB this week.

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The publishing world has changed a lot over the past 15 years. Once upon a time, to get published, you had to go through a publisher. Now, you can upload a book to a website and voila, you are published!

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There is always this period of time for a writer when you're inbetween. You are waiting on feedback from a few readers to see what their thoughts are. You are waiting on your editor to finish their part of the process. Y...

","url":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/the-inbetween-time","title":"The Inbetween Time","summary":"There is always this period of time for a writer when you're inbetween. You are waiting on feedback from a few readers to see what their thoughts are. You are waiting on your editor to finish their part of the process. Y...","date_modified":"2026-08-20T21:05:02Z"},{"id":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/and-off-it-goes-again","html_content":"

Being an author is not for the faint at heart. Just because you write it, does not mean that it will get published.

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Sometimes when I get working I go down a rabbit whole and forget to tell everyone what is going on with my writing.

","url":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/hey-yall","title":"Hey Y'all","summary":"Sometimes when I get working I go down a rabbit whole and forget to tell everyone what is going on with my writing.","date_modified":"2026-08-06T22:20:58Z"},{"id":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/pulling-my-hair-out","html_content":"

Not everything that I do as a writer is fun.

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In my last blog I asked for 5 avid readers who would like to take a first look at the book that I just finished and give me some feedback. Well, the 5 books have been sent off in PDF Format, so now I sit and wait.

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Just when I thought I had only three chapters to go.....

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I can't believe how fast this book has been written. It is definitely a work inspired by God. Once I started writing, I sat down almost every day and got to work. I wish that I had marked my calendar when I started, but ...

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There’s always a bittersweet moment when you realize your story is nearing its end. From a publishing standpoint, I still have a long road ahead. But from a writing perspective, I’ll likely finish this book in about four...

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So, my favorite thing about writing is getting to know my characters. I love helping them find their voice, imagining what they look like, and seeing them in my mind in whatever setting I am writing them into. It is almo...

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I know. I just can't help myself. And I am so excited about the content of this book. I'm not ready to reveal anything about the story line yet, but I am obsessed with writing it. I constantly find myself writing when I ...

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I remember sitting down in my prayer chair with a devotional in hand. I opened up the book, excited to grow my faith for the year, but this particular devotional just fell flat for me. It was already January 3rd, and the...

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I love writing. I grow in so many areas of my life when I am working on a new book. The process expands my creativity. As I research the subject, be it fact or fiction, I learn and grow. My current project has me growing...

","url":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/my-current-project","title":"My Current Project","summary":"I love writing. I grow in so many areas of my life when I am working on a new book. The process expands my creativity. As I research the subject, be it fact or fiction, I learn and grow. My current project has me growing...","date_modified":"2025-06-13T23:18:39Z"},{"id":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/my-advice-to-other-writers","html_content":"

I often get asked what my number one piece of advice would be to other writers. It is simple, but not always easy. Set time aside on your calendar to write. When that time pops up, keep it, just like you would any other ...

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It's funny, but the first book that I started writing was not the first book that I published. It started with my dad and a friend wanting easy to use recipes. I bought 2 three-ring binders, one for each of them, and be...

","url":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/the-first-book-that-i-wrote","title":"The First Book That I Wrote","summary":" It's funny, but the first book that I started writing was not the first book that I published. It started with my dad and a friend wanting easy to use recipes. I bought 2 three-ring binders, one for each of them, and be...","date_modified":"2025-05-13T20:44:04Z"},{"id":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/the-first-book-i-published","html_content":"

The first book that I published was Mastering the Holidays. For some reason, people tend to take you more seriously as a coach if you have published a book. I took a course on how to self publish on Amazon. As I journeye...

","url":"https://ideallifecoachingllc.com/authors-blog/f/the-first-book-i-published","title":"The First Book I Published","summary":"The first book that I published was Mastering the Holidays. For some reason, people tend to take you more seriously as a coach if you have published a book. I took a course on how to self publish on Amazon. As I journeye...","date_modified":"2025-04-11T14:37:48Z"}]}