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13: Nail Your Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps
The key to an amazing story is the character journey.
As a book coach, I've worked with authors to develop their character arcs over and over. I believe the GMFS Framework is the key to writing the most rewarding...
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12: The Power of Community with Author J.H. Laing
Today I have the honor of interviewing author J.H. Laing as part of our Author Interview Series for the podcast.Â
J. H. (Jill) Laing is the author of the Tethered Souls Series and Book 2 Unraveled just released on...
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11: Life as a Book Coach
On Life as a Book Coach
In this episode, Coach McCoach is interviewed by a friend and author, Scott K. Haskin of the Haskin Cast Podcast.
Scott asks the hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and insightful questions of a...
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10: 3 Things a Toddler Can Teach Us About Pursuing Our Dreams
Toddlers give us a glimpse into a way of living that we've ignored for our entire adult lives.
If you want to be steadfast in pursuing your dreams, writer, I encourage you to take these three tools from a...
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09: 5 Methods to Unearth Your Why
In today's episode, book coach Katie talks about unearthing your WHY.
Why do you write?
As writers, we constantly hear that knowing WHY you want something, what makes you jump out of bed every day, is the key to...
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08: Facing Failure in Writing and Business
It was early January. The sun was out. Or maybe it was raining? It was brisk, but not too much in Southern California. I had just begun the year with a new mantra and zest for life.
And then it all dropped out from...
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Season 2 Coming March 15th!
What's to come in Season 2 of Writing with Coach McCoach?
We have some exciting things in store for Season 2! The season will officially drop on March 15th and new episodes will go live every Wednesday.
In Season 2 of...
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07: When Perfectionism Tries to Derail Your Dreams
If you've ever held yourself back from writing your book or sharing yourself with the world because of perfectionism...
or just because of the constant fear you, or what you have to say, is not "good enough," then...
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06: What Holiday Commercials Can Teach You About Storytelling
There are nuggets of wisdom everywhere, you just need to be open to them.
Today's storytelling tip is all about commercials.
Every commercial tries to convince a person to buy the product quickly, but the best...
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05: You Want to Write a Book But Have No Formal Training
This episode is for the person who has a story within them but is too intimidated to write it.
I can't tell you how often people reveal to me that they've always wanted to write a book. The thing is, most of them...
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04: The Case For and Against the Advice to "Write Every Day"
CW:Â Some curse words are used in this episode.
Every writer has at least once heard the age-old advice to "write every day."
It's one of those Rules of writing with a capital R.
But how practical is this advice?
Does...
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03: 10 Things to Know After Writing Your First Book
You wrote your first book: yay!!
But what's next? Where do you go from here?
In this episode of Writing with Coach McCoach, Katie leads you through ten things you'll need to know, do, or ask yourself after writing...
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