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83 Bullet Proof Your Marriage – Regina Bergman and Pat Iyer

83 Bullet Proof Your Marriage – Regina Bergman and Pat Iyer

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....
81 Hybrid Publishing – Tips from a Publisher – Linda Stirling

81 Hybrid Publishing – Tips from a Publisher – Linda Stirling

by Pat Iyer | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Book writing, Podcast, Publishing

Are you an author bewildered by the array of publishing opportunities? Should you submit to a big or medium-sized publisher? Self-publish? Or consider a hybrid publisher? Linda Stirling, founder and publisher at the Publishing Circle, as well as an author, answers...
79 How to Turn Articles into Books – Donna Blevins

79 How to Turn Articles into Books – Donna Blevins

by Pat Iyer | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog, Book Marketing, Book writing, Podcast, Writing process

Donna is 6’5” tall and a woman who both literally and figuratively stands out. Her height gave her the confidence to succeed in the male-dominated world of real estate, and her intuitive gifts enabled her to become a master player and teacher of poker. Poker helped...
78 How to Pick Book Topics: Divot, not Pivot – Stephen Shapiro

78 How to Pick Book Topics: Divot, not Pivot – Stephen Shapiro

by Pat Iyer | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Book Marketing, Book writing, Podcast, Writing process

If you’re a consultant or member of a C-suite, you take a different approach to writing a book than an academic or fiction writer. Your primary goals are to increase your business and to help your clients increase theirs. That means you need to see your book not as an...

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