Easy Peasy Books
Easy Peasy Books: From Author to Authority is the inspiring and practical podcast for business professionals looking to transform their expertise into published works. Hosted by Gillian Whitney, a Livestream & Author Brand Strategist and three-time published author, this show features weekly conversations with successful writers who've navigated the journey from expertise to influence. Gillian also interviews industry experts in writing, publishing, and marketing to provide valuable insights.
The podcast explores three key pillars: crafting your manuscript, navigating self-publishing in the digital age, and implementing marketing strategies to attract your target audience. Whether you're penning your first draft or seeking to leverage your published material, Easy Peasy Books offers simple strategies to turn your literary work into your ultimate business card, opening doors to new opportunities, speaking engagements, and more clients.
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072: From Cruise Missiles to Coaching: Self-Publishing 13 Communication Books with Diane Windingland
Ever feel like you know too much to write a clear, compelling book? Communication coach and 13-time author Diane Windingland understands that struggle intimately. In this episode, Diane shares her remarkable journey from designing cruise missiles as an engineer to becoming a Distinguished Toastmaster and the Virtual Speech Coach—all because her teenage son needed public speaking experience. Her latest book, The Clarity Code: How to Communicate Complex Ideas with Simplicity and Power, tackles the curse of knowledge that plagues so many business professionals trying to transform their expertise into published authority.
Diane pulls back the curtain on her entire self-publishing journey, from her first book (published in just three months using repurposed blog content) to navigating the evolution from doing everything herself to strategically investing in professional editing and design. She shares practical strategies for simplifying without dumbing down, leveraging AI as your "very smart, very patient assistant" for fresh perspective, and why authors should think about book marketing before they start writing. Whether you're wrestling with your first manuscript or you're a veteran author looking to sharpen your message, Diane's insights on clarity, self-publishing control, and using books as your ultimate business card will help you move from expertise to published authority with confidence.
- Diane Windingland: linkedin.com/in/dianewindingland
- Gillian Whitney: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
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