by Pat Iyer | Dec 24, 2021 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing process, Writing Style
Doug Lawrence, former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, now works as a mentor. He describes the rewards of that work as “seeing somebody grow as a person, first and foremost, growing as a person having that belief in themselves and,...
by Pat Iyer | Nov 6, 2021 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing Style
As a writer, do you struggle with how much to assume your readers know? Are you a stubbornly independent person who doesn’t want help? Does perfectionism plague your attempts to write and publish? If any of these challenges ring true, you’ve come to the right place....
by Pat Iyer | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing Style
Are you thinking about writing your first book? Do you want to switch your teaching and writing focus? Do you wonder how you can turn your passion into profit? This podcast is for you. From compilation books to cookbooks, with titles ranging from Kill the Elevator...
by Pat Iyer | Oct 14, 2021 | Blog, Writing Style
How can you trim unnecessary words and phrases? Some unnecessary words and phrases are meaningless; some are fillers; all are over-used. Let’s expose these little demons. Truth Be Told Weak Truth be told, I wasn’t sure what to do next. Stronger I...
by Pat Iyer | Aug 20, 2021 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing Style
An empath and social innovator who served in both the Obama and Trump administrations, Amy Wilson has an inside view of how change most successfully occurs. She served from 2015 to 2018, for the White House under two administrations. She started in the Obama...
by Pat Iyer | May 31, 2021 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Writing Style
A memoir can be the riskiest forms of writing because for this kind of book to get traction, it has to have appeal to more people than your mother and father. Laura Conklin, a nurse highly experienced in many areas of her profession, had to carefully plan how she...
