To make it easy for us to share and find books written by and publications featuring our members, I've created a new category called 'Book Links & Publications' for you to choose when you add your post. Here's the template to follow TITLE: [Your Name］ - Shared Book Links BODY TEXT: Add your genre. Then simply drop your book links et voila! Please update your posts whenever you have any book news or new releases. And, when we have read any of our members' books, please remember to leave a review on the site you purchased from - every review helps! And of course, feel free to leave a comment or copy the review into the comments for that member's book links to help others discover it, too.

Here's something non-fiction writers don't talk about enough: the fear that you're not "expert enough" to write your book. You've lived it. You've learned it. You've helped others through it. But somehow, when it's time to write the book, that voice shows up: "Who am I to write about this?" Today's discussion: What makes you 'qualified' to write YOUR non-fiction book? Not your credentials (though those count). Not your degrees or certifications. I'm talking about: ➤ The problem you've actually solved ➤ The transformation you've lived through ➤ The questions people keep asking you ➤ The gap you see that nobody else is filling ➤ The story only you can tell If you'd like to share in the comments, feel free, because we all learn from each other. What's the real reason you're the right person to write this book? Sometimes we need to hear ourselves say it out loud before we believe it.

How often do you actually write? Do you force yourself to write every day, even when you're not ready? I haven't written a single word on my manuscript this week. I haven't been here or anywhere much, other than in the moment. I've been traveling, attending events, living life. But the story is alive in my mind. It's shifting. Clarifying. Getting ready to emerge. I'm trusting the fallow period. I just published a Substack post exploring the difference between trusting your rhythm and avoiding the work—and why "write every day" might be just another hustle mandate. I'd love to hear your experiences, too. Link: What If You Stopped Writing Every Day? So, my question for the community: Do you give yourself permission to have fallow periods? Or do you feel guilty when you're not actively writing? 👇

Let's shake things up a little this weekend. Sometimes we get so focused on ‘finishing’ our stories that we forget to ‘play’ with them. We forget that writing can be curious, experimental, a little wild. So here's your weekend creative spark: The 'What If?' Exercise. Take a scene you've already written—or one you're about to write—and ask yourself: *What if I flipped one thing?* What if it happened at night instead of day? What if the character said 'yes' instead of 'no'? What if the setting was completely different? What if the tone shifted from serious to absurd (or vice versa)? You're not rewriting your whole book. You're just playing. Exploring. Seeing what happens when you give yourself permission to try something unexpected. Here's the exercise: 1. Pick one scene (even a paragraph works). 2. Change *one* element—time, setting, tone, a character's choice, the weather, anything. 3. Rewrite it quickly. No editing. Just see where it takes you. 4. Notice what surprises you. You might discover something that makes your story stronger. Or you might just have fun. Either way, you win. Drop a comment and tell us: what are you flipping this weekend? 👇 Happy experimenting. ✨

I ran a lively masterclass yesterday for a group of Irish writers. The subject was aligned with the W.R.I.T.E method of putting the writer first and sparked some interesting exchanges. The one that was really interesting was when I asked participants to take 2 minutes to express their biggest writing fear, how that impacted them and, in one sentence, what action they could take to reduce or eliminated that fear. It was fascinating how diverse their responses were. So I’d like to invite you to take 2 minutes to do the same. It’s not meant to be beautifully crafted prose, it needs to be raw straight from the heart/gut/soul. Ask yourself the difficult question. They all committed to taking action on the fear and I’m looking forward to the feedback. So do you feel up to naming and facing one of your writing fears… it can have a very positive impact on your writing if you tackle it