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Writing a Book and Feeling Stuck? How to Break Through Three Common Challenges
It may come before you even write a word, or it may come well into your draft, but when it does, your progress completely stalls. Many aspiring authors have felt stuck at one point or another. And this feeling can prevent even the most motivated writer from completing their work-in-progress. The good news is there are ways around this terrible stuck feeling.
Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Write a Book?
Every New Year’s, thousands of aspiring business and self-help authors resolve to make this the year they get their book done. I’ve heard that 80 percent of people want to write a book-that’s a lot of people.

When and How to Copyright Your Book
Copyrighting your book is an important step in the process of becoming an author because it helps protect against people taking or using your work without permission. But how do you get a copyright? And when should you file for one? If you’re unsure about how to protect your work, consider the following suggestions.
Just Starting to Write? How to Get Help and Improve Your Writing Skills
The other day I was talking to a woman who was frustrated by the fact that she'd given her friend the first three chapters of her book to read and offer feedback, and weeks later her friend still hadn't read the pages. This was the woman's first book and she hadn't written anything since high school.
Chapter by Chapter: Ten Self-Editing Questions Every Writer Needs to Consider
Congratulations, you've finished your first draft! Take a day or two to celebrate your accomplishment. Then, get back to work-you have a manuscript to edit. Every writer needs an editor, but all writers can use the following ten self-editing questions to think critically and objectively about their own work.
Back to Writing--How to Finish the Book You Started and Set Aside
Sometimes, for any number of reasons, even the most well-intentioned writers need to put book projects aside before they're complete. Maybe they need to get clear about what they really want to say. Maybe they have another big project they need to focus on. Or maybe they just don't know what to do next and they move onto something else. I know I've been in all those situations before. So what's the best thing you can do? Get back into it!
Five Tips for Marketing Your Book on Facebook
Millions of people visit Facebook every day, making it one of the best viral marketing opportunities for authors online. It’s easy to set up and maintain pages specifically for your book, you can find lots of traffic for your blog or web site, and it’s free, at least for now. Consider these five tips to establish your book’s Facebook presence.
Make Your Book Personal; Engage Readers with the Story of Your Experience
If you're writing a business, self-help, or other instructional book, then it may not seem important to share information about your personal experiences. The purpose of your book is to give people strategies and tips they can use, right? In reality, including your personal story, if you have one, not only makes it more powerful and personal, but it also makes the book unique because it comes directly from you.

How to Develop the Writing Habit-Even if You Don’t Have Time to Write
Writing takes time, which isn't easy to find. Work, kids, housework all get in the way. But these simple steps can help you write more often and with better results.
Seven Ways to Add Value to Your Self-Help or Business Book
When you’re working on a book, the question, "Will people actually want to buy this?" inevitably comes up. Although in most cases this is your inner critic trying to sideswipe your creative efforts, the question is valid. Will people actually see the value in the information you’re providing? To make your book more marketable, consider the following seven ways to add value to your book.

How to Write Better and Faster -- And Have More Fun Doing It!
Every writer has different habits, unique strengths, and mistakes they always make in their work. Knowing your own habits, flaws, mistakes, and strengths can help you compensate for your limitations, and work with your own natural strengths and rhythms. To get to know your writer-self a little better, consider these three areas of your work.
Five Reasons to Stop Procrastinating and Get Your Book Done
Sharing what you know in a book helps everyone. But if you have a business to run, a job to do, or a household to maintain, then putting off writing a book is easy-even if you really want to become a published author. If you've been procrastinating writing your book, consider these benefits of getting it done.
How to Manage the Scary What-ifs of Publishing a Book
All aspiring authors look forward to publishing their book…until it actually goes to press. Then all these fears start showing up. What if no one likes the book? What if I never sell a copy? What if it comes from the printer riddled with errors? Tears, depression, horror-these are common reactions to such a profound moment in life, and even experienced authors feel queasy on publication day.
Your Book Won't Succeed Without It--Seriously
As writers, we tend to think about writing and what it takes to write a book. But what about reading a book? When you ask someone to read your book, you’re asking them to set aside other things they could be doing--reading something else, hanging out with their kids, or whatever--and spend ten or so hours with you and your thoughts. That’s a pretty serious request. So how serious do you take your writing?
Five Easy Ways to Improve Everything You Write
Whether you're working on a book or your next blog post, writing is a practice. It's not about being good or bad-it's about constantly seeking ways to improve, no matter where you are with your skills. Every time you write, it gets a little easier. But at the same time, diligent writers collect skills and tricks they can use to make their writing stronger and more compelling.
Some Books Don't Work! How to Write a Book that Grows Your Business
You've probably heard all this before: writing a book is one of the most powerful marketing tools available to coaches, consultants, speakers, and professionals. But not all books work as well as they could.

How to Find Your Book Writing Rhythm
Writing a book often takes longer than anticipated because many writers don't have a process or ritual that helps them work efficiently. All experienced writers develop a rhythm to their work with practice and experience. They do things to become more efficient and productive. They understand how they work, when they work best, and the different phases of the writing process-and they accomplish more as a result.

Other book coach Related Articles

Getting in Shape
Why Lawyers Should Eat Bananas by Simon Tupman is a book that caught my eye both because of its unusual title and because I coach lawyers who are starting or growing their practices. The book cover says it gives “Inspirational Ideas for Lawyers Wanting More Out of Life”

Are You Having Fun At Work Yet
Arupa Tesolin, author of the business intuition book Ting! & the Innovation book Spark interviews Coach Michael Bungay Stanier on the important philosophy of fun at work.

What should you look for in a Coach
Is your coach the real deal? Coaching is a relatively young profession and is almost completely unregulated. Almost anyone can call themselves a coach by simply reading a book, attending a course or just deciding that their life skills sufficiently qualify them to coach others. So how do you guarantee that yours is the real thing?
Transforming Power by Hugh Ballou
Hugh Ballou, the author of Tranforming Power, has over 40 years of experience as a choir director and now he works as a motivational speaker, coach, and a leadership trainer. It may be difficult to see how those two careers tie together, but this book shows a wide variety of examples of the way that transformational change can help any type of organization or group. The book is chock full of stories from people who have been involved with various transformational changes. They share the positive, the negative and the successful ending to these changes. There is much to learn in this book for any group or organization who is in need of a transformational change by a transforming leader.

Book Review: From Coach to Awakener by Robert Dilts
If you are a coach or student of NLP, add this book to your library.

What is a Business Coach
A business coach is someone who can produce outstanding results in the lives of people. The only challenge is that so many people are calling themselves business coaches. Some of these people are not producing positive results. Please read these guidelines before hiring your next business coach: What are the duties of a business coach? How can a business coach increase my business? What should I expect from a business coach? Who needs a business coach? What is the fee for a business coach? Do you have to attend a coaching school to be an effective coach? What about online coaching?
You're a Manager. Now What?
Congratulations....you’re a manager! Now what? You’ve gone from being managed to doing the managing without benefit of the “how to” book and no...manuals rarely work. As an executive coach you know I’m going to say experience beats any book. So how do you make that transition?

Self Coaching, A Guide to Self Directed Living
This is part of the first chapter of my book: Deep Coaching, A Guide to Self Directed Living. For those of us who are able to motivate ourselves, Deep Coaching provides a great methodology to keep you on track to attaining your goals, whether or not you hire a coach to help you. If you like what you see, you can pick up the first three chapters of my book absolutely free from my website.
Does the World Need Your Book?
If you're a coach, service professional, or consultant dedicated to making positive change in the world, then writing a book can do big things for your career. But that's not really what it's all about. Many of my clients have said, "If my book can help just help one person avoid this problem, I will have accomplished my mission." It's not just about growing your business, and it's not even really about spreading your message to bigger audiences.
How to start a coaching business
To become a successful life coach -- whether that is a business coach or personal coach -- is not as easy as it may look. Find out how to do it the right way and avoid scams. Julie Melillo is a successful business and personal coach in Manhattan, who has been a coach since 2005. To become a successful coach -- whether that is a business coach or personal coach -- is not as easy as it may look. The internet is full of "become a coach quick" links, that promise you large amounts of money over night. As we all know, that simply isn't how the world works -- coaches have a lot of competition. However, you can create a thriving coaching business, but it is no different from any other business -- you must build it solidly from the ground up if you plan on having your coaching business thrive.

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