This coaching session with @Carol Britton was a powerful reminder that sometimes the “wrong draft” is actually part of the process. Carol opened up about stepping away from her manuscript after realizing it had turned into a how-to business book she no longer connected with. Instead of feeling energized by the work, she dreaded it. But after contributing to collaborative projects like Femme Led and receiving positive feedback, something shifted: ➡️ she realized the parts she loved writing most were the personal, vulnerable, story-driven pieces. 🔥 Biggest Breakthroughs From This Session 1. Your First Draft Might Just Be Compost Not every draft is meant to become the final book. Sometimes the draft you dislike is: - the practice round - the thinking process - the thing that helped uncover the real book underneath A powerful metaphor from the session: “Sometimes it needs to compost.” The old draft wasn’t wasted. It fertilized the next version. 2. Stop Forcing the Wrong Book Carol realized she didn’t want to write: ❌ “Here’s my wisdom. Do as I say.” She wanted to write: ✅ “Here’s my journey, what I struggled with, and what helped me.” That shift changed everything. Readers connect deeply to: - transformation - vulnerability - story - lived experience Not just instructions. 📚 The New Book Structure A simple 3-part framework emerged during the session: PART 1 — The Journey - What happened - The struggles - The turning points - Why the tool/process mattered PART 2 — The Tool / How-To - Practical application - Frameworks - Steps - Systems PART 3 — Real-Life Application - How the tool works in different settings - Stories, examples, and outcomes This allows readers to: - read cover to cover - skip to what they need - “choose their own adventure” ✍️ Practical Writing Advice Shared Start With a Loose Outline Not perfection.Not polished chapters. Just: - sticky notes - bullet points - rough sections

Yesterday, I got to sit down with two of the authors of FEMME LED, @Catalina Escobar and @Dr. Katherine Humphreys . That same day, we also got one of the 🔥 most stunning and poignant 🔥 book reviews I have read in a long time. Congrats again, ladies! Read the review that mentions specific authors and their powerful and beautiful contributions ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Literary Titan Review - 👈 Read it and share it out (Share our LinkedIn post about this.)

How we did it & what else we have ahead to see us through to completion! Attn: Coauthors I just uploaded a bunch of screenshots of our rankings... it is pretty cool to see our book next to some greats. See the LAUNCH folder.

PLEASE share a vote/ Book ONE Book TWO OR BOOK THREE thanks in advance.

So this is my love language//// It is Valentines' and the only way I know how to celebrate & show love is to compile all the chapters the FEMME LED authors have drafted -- Send it off to the editor... and do a quick Formatting (I took a lot of time to make it look nice) ARC Advance Reader Copy for blurbs of the book... It looks like a real book already. 👀 LOOK AT ALL THE IMAGES in this POST👀 What should you do while you wait for your edits? Check out the classroom- review the Launch lessons in MODULE 6 & book mark the FEMME LED LESSON @Carol Britton @Janice Marquardt @Donna Marino @Tracy MacDonald @Anna Dravland @Jean Smarto @Diana Frank @Michelle McCartney @Stephanie Mikulasek @Alexandra Yung @Ann McCreath @Dr. Katherine Humphreys @Catalina Escobar @Asya Dimitrova @Tiffany Harris