Unleash Your Inner Author

The Manuscript

As your writing journey ends, it’s important to take a breather and congratulate yourself for the huge accomplishment of finishing your manuscript. Then it’s time to get back to work and take the final steps to bringing your creation to the world. In this episode of Unleash Your Inner Author, Amy Collette guides future author Megan Dougherty to final stage of unleashing her inner author — from adding the little details all the way to the marketing and launch. Read or Listen to the full episode, and check out the rest of the journey at UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast [http://UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast]

The Beginning and The End

How to start your book - and how to end it - feels like a high-stakes decision. You’re not just proving information, you’re taking your reader n a journey, and the beginning and the end are critical points. To do it right, you need to get into the mind of your ideal reader, and decide how you want them to feel and what you want them to do. In this episode of Unleash Your Inner Author, Amy Collette helps future author Megan Dougherty’s finalize her introduction and final chapter as she nears the end of her writing journey. Read or Listen to the full episode, and check out the rest of the journey at UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast [http://UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast]

The Time

Finding the time to write and managing your schedule are one of the biggest challenges an author can face — especially if being an author is only one of the many things you do in your daily life. In this episode of Unleash Your Inner Author, Amy Collette explores future author Megan Dougherty’s time management and how she found the approach that works for her writing process. Read or Listen to the full episode, and check out the rest of the journey at UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast [http://UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast]

The Example

Stories are powerful — even books that are considered technical will benefit from well-crafted examples that make points more compelling and allow the reader to connect with the subject. In this episode of Unleash Your Inner Author, Amy Collette helps future author Megan Dougherty create engaging examples and use cases that will bring life to concepts and processes in her book. Read or Listen to the full episode, and check out the rest of the journey at UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast [http://UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast]

The Valley of Despair

Even with the confidence and excitement that clarity brings to the writing process, you might still reach a point where it gets harder and realize the whole thing is going to be a little more difficult than you thought it was. In this episode of Unleash Your Inner Author, Amy Collette explores how future author Megan Dougherty conquered the valley of despair and overcame her fears as she started writing her book. Read or Listen to the full episode, and check out the rest of the journey at UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast [http://UnleashYourInnerAuthor.com/Podcast]