Easy Peasy Books
This podcast is hosted by Gillian Whitney — Business Book Coach, Author Visibility Strategist, and 6x published author.
– For more information visit: EasyPeasyBooks.com
– Connect with her at: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
Easy Peasy Books: From Author to Authority is the inspiring and practical podcast for business professionals looking to transform their expertise into published works.
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 book, 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.
Easy Peasy Books
108: Safe Problems: Why Your Book Is Still Not Written and What to Do About It with Gillian Whitney
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You have the idea. You have the expertise. You might even have a landing page with a waiting list. But the book? Still not written. In this solo episode, Gillian Whitney gets honest about the real reasons smart, accomplished people stall out on writing their book. Spoiler: it is almost never about being too busy. From fear of judgment to perfectionism at the starting line to the surprisingly common issue of control, she unpacks what is really going on and why she calls them "safe problems."
This episode is also for anyone who has been quietly wondering if they have left it too late. Gillian shares why there is no expiration date on writing your book, what Paulo Coelho's experience writing The Alchemist can teach us about just beginning, and two practical things you can do right now to get unstuck and moving forward. Because your book is not going to write itself. And the person waiting to read it is already out there.
Chapters:
0:42 – The Colleague With All the Right Reasons
2:40 – Fear of Judgment (and What Paulo Coelho Can Teach Us)
5:59 – Perfectionism at the Starting Line
7:50 – The Control Issue Nobody Talks About
10:03 – Is This Even the Right Book?
13:19 – It's About Permission
15:13 – Two Things You Can Do Right Now
- Gillian Whitney: linkedin.com/in/gillianwhitney
- For more information checkout EasyPeasyBooks.com