by Pat Iyer | May 28, 2020 | Blog, Book writing
Below are some considerations on the use of a pen name. To clarify, a pen name is a fictitious name. Do You Care about Being Identified by Gender? For women, this was a big issue in earlier times. Overall, female authors felt that they wouldn’t be taken as seriously...
by Pat Iyer | May 22, 2020 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast
Have you ever wanted to get a book published quickly? Meet Chad Burmeister, founder and CEO of ScaleX.ai, who wrote and published his first book in 50 days. In his latest book, he sold forms of sponsorship to support his business at a critical time. Chad is an...
by Pat Iyer | May 15, 2020 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing process
Would writing a book be easier for you if you didn’t have to write it from start to finish but could pick up your outline at any point? What if you could break each chapter into shorter chunks you could finish in 20 or 30 minutes? Learn how from Gala Gorman. She’s a...
by Pat Iyer | May 7, 2020 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Publishing
Have you avoided translating your longing to write a book into action? Have you written a book that needs “a little more work” to make it perfect? This is the first of several podcasts in which I interview experienced authors. I’m Pat Iyer, the host of Writing to Get...
by Pat Iyer | Apr 30, 2020 | Blog, Book writing, Writing Skills
Writing a book stimulates your creativity. How often have you thought to yourself, “I’m not creative?” Have you marveled at the creativity of young children playing, wondering where on earth they come up with these crazy ideas? Creativity doesn’t disappear completely...
by Pat Iyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing process
Two types of books are very good for people who like to do research. I’m not talking here about exhaustive, years-long research, especially for the first category, which I’m generally calling the “101 Book Tips” kind of book. You’ve seen them in the form of books...
