69: FROM COACHING WISDOM TO PUBLISHED SUCCESS: NAVIGATING THE JOURNEY OF WRITING YOUR BOOK WITH MELODY OWEN

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Listen to this episode of the Master Your Coaching Biz podcast featuring our distinguished guest, Melody Owen. Melody helps leaders, speakers, and entrepreneurs get unstuck while writing their book and get answers to all their publishing questions without spending hours on Google so they can quickly write a successful book that their ideal clients will want to read, review, and recommend. She is passionate about ensuring her clients publish a high-quality, valuable book without reinventing the publishing process.

Here are the great points that we talked about:

Transforming coaching expertise into a compelling book
Setting clear goals for your book such as lead generation and securing speaking engagements
Integrating a book into your business strategy, not just as a glorified business card
Understanding the realistic timeframe for writing a book with a minimum of six months suggested
Benefits of having a structured roadmap to stay on track with writing goals
Deciding between self publishing or traditional publishing based on the level of control desired
Using James Clear’s “Atomic Habit” success as a strategy example
Engaging readers and building a community around your book
Crafting nonfiction that includes storytelling, author and humor
Offering a free planning checklist to help with publishing success
The importance of knowing your specific goals before writing
Identifying your ideal reader and crafting a strong book content