Becoming an Author

Before you start writing your rough draft, it is important to frame the writing process as a healing process. As you sit down to write there will be things in your writing that jump off the page and stab you in the heart. You will get triggered and want to quit writing because writing a book is an intense process.

How you respond, dig deeper, overcome, and learn from those triggers will define you as an author. The writing process is a journey into your mind, body, and spirit, which ensures a transformational experience for the reader.

Then create a sacred space, pick a time, and commit to it every day. Writing must become a habit because every day that you miss writing is one more day your book isn't a reality. Start with a micro habit of writing for five minutes every day.

The thoughts that fire together wire together, which means every time you write, you are wiring your brain to become an author. It's not enough to feel like an author. It's time to become an author. Society wants you to believe that you have to have a book and write before becoming an author. What if you became the author first, and then the writing manifested a book through easy habits.

Additionally, you need to make sure your book is marketable, which means market research, audience awareness, and a professional look. The editing needs to be top-notch, the formatting has to look perfect, and your book cover has to be emotional for your audience. The book cover is the most critical piece of the book because you have three seconds to drawn in the reader. Then the first few paragraphs have to hook the reader. How do you shop for books? You look at the cover, crack it open, and read a page or two, right? Make this journey irresistible.

Everyone says self-publishing is easy, and this is true. But to sell a lot of books as a first-time self-published author is not. Then you must make a bulletproof marketing plan. And learn to market your book every day in different ways, like building an author platform that feeds straight into selling books and moving readers into your coaching, holistic or spiritual business.