The ebook version of my new book, Writing is Not That Hard, is now available for pre-order, but how did I get here? In today’s episode, I want to share some fun book marketing experimenting I have been doing. Here are some highlights…

• early sneak peaks
• activating your network
• direct messaging with love
• becoming a #1 best seller before book release

Exciting new affiliate offer: Hey ladies, ready to take control of your health, especially when "the change" comes? I'm excited to announce that The Written Compass has partnered with Dr. Heather Bartos to offer you a special invite to The Menopause Mothership (https://tinyurl.com/48jw6u72), a community of women being supported and guided through their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journey! Check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/mpscwaja (The Written Compass may receive an affiliate payment if you choose to sign up, so supporting yourself supports this podcast!)

Ready to join our community and the Unveiling the Secrets series? Head to shanahartman.com/authorsubmissions to submit your piece or idea!

Send me a message @theshana_v on IG or an email at shana@shanahartman.com to snag your spot at our next retreat!

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

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Did you know you have a writing style? Yes, you absolutely do. The trick is discovering what it is and really leaning in and owning that style! In today’s episode, I’m going to give you some support on how to discover your style and how to use it in all the writing you do! To get the most out of this episode, you’ll need:

• some writing you have done at some point (a social media post, email, letter, journal entry, blog, etc.)
• an open mind
• a belief that you are indeed a writer

Exciting new affiliate offer: Hey ladies, ready to take control of your health, especially when "the change" comes? I'm excited to announce that The Written Compass has partnered with Dr. Heather Bartos to offer you a special invite to The Menopause Mothership (https://tinyurl.com/48jw6u72), a community of women being supported and guided through their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journey! Check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/mpscwaja (The Written Compass may receive an affiliate payment if you choose to sign up, so supporting yourself supports this podcast!)

Ready to join our community and the Unveiling the Secrets series? Head to shanahartman.com/authorsubmissions to submit your piece or idea!

Send me a message @theshana_v on IG or an email at shana@shanahartman.com to snag your spot at our next retreat!

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

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In today's episode, my Synergy Publishing team joins me again to share their experience as both authors in and creators of the Unveiling the Secrets book series. Our chat focuses on:

- the power of having a writing community

- the uniqueness of receiving editorial, reader feedback with each submission

- the power and depth of the stories and writing shared

- the radical acceptance journey the authors experience

Ready to join our community and the Unveiling the Secrets series? Head to shanahartman.com/authorsubmissions to submit your piece or idea!

Send me a message @theshana_v on IG or an email at shana@shanahartman.com to snag your spot at our next retreat!

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana!

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In today's episode, I am joined by my amazing team for Synergy Publishing Group! Each of our authors get customized and unique support, and today we are going to share the behind-the-scenes of what that looks like, why we love the work we do, and what to expect when working with us.

You'll meet:

Cindy Urbanski, PhD, lead writing coach, writing retreat nourisher and yoga teacher (follow on IG @cindy_d_urbanski)

Melisa Graham, publication goddess and graphic designer (follow on IG @1smelisa)

Taylor Edwards, virtual assistant and systems support (follow on IG @tayyyedwards)

Send me a message @theshana_v on IG or an email at shana@shanahartman.com to snag your spot at our next retreat!

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana!

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We have launched our Unveiling the Secrets book series… Book 2 is out later this year… in today's episode, I want to share an excerpt from the upcoming second book and how our writing retreats inspired it!

If you aren’t in a collective, I want to make sure you know about our fall retreat happening Sept 8-12 and you are invited

Here are the core components of our retreat

• Beautiful setting—lake, water, calm space, food is nourishing and covered
• Opportunities—we begin together, getting grounded, setting our intention (much like Melisa’s piece described)
• Time—to yourself, to each other, to write, to yoga, to walk, to float, to be
• Shift in perspective—always impressed at how much gets written (like books started, books finished) in such a short amount of time
• Your voice is encouraged—we get out of our head and into our embodied words to really find what wants to be said/shared

Send me a message @theshana_v on IG or an email at shana@shanahartman.com to snag your spot at our next retreat

Exciting new affiliate offer: Hey ladies, ready to take control of your health, especially when "the change" comes? I'm excited to announce that The Written Compass has partnered with Dr. Heather Bartos to offer you a special invite to The Menopause Mothership (https://heatherbartos.ac-page.com/menopause-mothership), a community of women being supported and guided through their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journey! Check it out here (The Written Compass and Shana Hartman will receive an affiliate payment if you choose to sign up):

https://menopausemothership.drheatherbartos.com/checkout/menopause-mothership?affiliate_code=e0d3b3

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana!

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I was recently chatting with a friend who is in my Writing as Healing community, and they have been writing what I call bits and bobs of writing, short little bits of writing that we write while journaling or towards a project—book, blogs, social media, or just capturing our thoughts about work, life, experiences, etc.

They wondered: “What am I supposed to do with this?”

I am here to tell you if you have a lot of “random” writing, you may have a book waiting to be put together.

Here are some ways to “put a book together from this random writing”

1. Themes
2. Reread (make the familiar strange episode 40 for more)
3. Look for what the overall idea is in each of your bits and bobs (love, stress, family, coaching)
4. Start labeling (I like color coding)
5. Combine
6. Revisit your bits
7. Start to put together common themes or ideas that would go together well
8. Expand
9. After you have combined
10. Look at how much you have now
11. These can become chapters or sections
12. What else do you want to say/write?
13. What is missing? More stories, experiences, examples, etc.

Exciting new affiliate offer: Hey ladies, ready to take control of your health, especially when "the change" comes? I'm excited to announce that The Written Compass has partnered with Dr. Heather Bartos to offer you a special invite to The Menopause Mothership (https://heatherbartos.ac-page.com/menopause-mothership), a community of women being supported and guided through their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journey! Check it out here (The Written Compass and Shana Hartman will receive an affiliate payment if you choose to sign up): https://menopausemothership.drheatherbartos.com/checkout/menopause-mothership?affiliate_code=e0d3b3If you loved these tips and ideas and want more, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you are ready to explore what a writing community can do for you and your writing goals, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you want some help kicking things off, download my Embodied Book Writing Kickstarter: https://shanahartman.com/writingkickstart

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana!

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In today's episode, I talk about what I have learned from publishing multiple collaborative books.

Lesson 1: All the benefits of publishing with way less words

Lesson 2: Community is everything

Lesson 3: Increased reach

And, we have an exciting new process for our Unveiling the Secrets series… head to shanahartman.com/authorsubmissions

• Two options:
• You have something written OR want to write something on your own and submit for potential publication
• You have an idea, want to be a part of the Unveiling movement and want support to write your contribution

Exciting new affiliate offer: Hey ladies, ready to take control of your health, especially when "the change" comes? I'm excited to announce that The Written Compass has partnered with Dr. Heather Bartos to offer you a special invite to The Menopause Mothership (https://heatherbartos.ac-page.com/menopause-mothership), a community of women being supported and guided through their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journey! Check it out here (The Written Compass and Shana Hartman will receive an affiliate payment if you choose to sign up): https://menopausemothership.drheatherbartos.com/checkout/menopause-mothership?affiliate_code=e0d3b3

If you loved these tips and ideas and want more, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you are ready to explore what a writing community can do for you and your writing goals, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you want some help kicking things off, download my Embodied Book Writing Kickstarter: https://shanahartman.com/writingkickstart

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana!

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Ok, you've got a lot of words down, but something feels a bit chaotic or disorganized about the writing you've done so far. You aren't quite sure whether to keep writing, start revising, or just what to do next.

Here is where your writing anchor can support you and give your writing a clear direction. In today's episode, I break down:

1. What is a writing anchor?

2. The core question to ask yourself to identify the idea that will anchor all of your writing.

3. How to use that anchor to support your revision process

Exciting new affiliate offer: Hey ladies, ready to take control of your health, especially when "the change" comes? I'm excited to announce that The Written Compass has partnered with Dr. Heather Bartos to offer you a special invite to The Menopause Mothership (https://heatherbartos.ac-page.com/menopause-mothership), a community of women being supported and guided through their mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical journey! Check it out here (The Written Compass and Shana Hartman will receive an affiliate payment if you choose to sign up):

https://menopausemothership.drheatherbartos.com/checkout/menopause-mothership?affiliate_code=e0d3b3

If you loved these tips and ideas and want more, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you are ready to explore what a writing community can do for you and your writing goals, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you want some help kicking things off, download my Embodied Book Writing Kickstarter: https://shanahartman.com/writingkickstart

As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me theshana_v Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.

If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.