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I have one question for you today: Do you consider yourself an influencer? 

This is a question I ask my college students every semester. The response? About 95% of them say no. Why? Because they tend to believe that being an influencer is all about being known, like a celebrity. It’s about the people that know you and follow you. In our world, we lean towards influence being the stages we are speaking on, the books we are writing, and the people following us, both online and offline. 

But today, I want to share the story of an unexpected influencer. An influencer that Jesus used to transform the lives of a village. And influencer that no one expected to be used by God. 
In today’s episode, I specifically chat through:

💥 How God has strategically placed you in your city, community, neighborhood, and work
💥 How impacting culture in 2023 begins with being curious
💥 How curiosity leads to influence and influence leads to leadership
💥 The woman at the well and her unexpected influence

Friends, my prayer is that in 2023, God will clearly show you your influence and who he has called you to specifically engage with. You are not where you are by accident. God has placed you in your city, community, neighborhood, and work for such a time as this. How exciting is that? 

I believe God wants to do some incredible work in your life this year, and Friends, I’m thrilled to travel alongside you on this adventure!

Connect with Jen:​
Website: https://drjenbennett.com/​
#BeWorthFollowing Book: http://amzn.to/2H4gn9m​
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjenbennett/​
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjenbennett/ 

Dr. Jen Bennett is a driven visionary communicator who has a unique way of connecting with her audience. She enjoys teaching, leading, and building and is committed to helping others be successful. As the Hodson Endowed Faculty of Entrepreneurship at Indiana Wesleyan University, Jen equips college students to “seek the welfare of the city” through their entrepreneurial ventures and to lead with influence to impact culture for Christ.​
Jen has consulted various entrepreneurs, small business owners, ministries, organizations, and college students in social media, personal branding, marketing, and public relations. She is the author of the book #BeWorthFollowing: How to be Different and Influence People in a Crowded Social World and host of the She Impacts Culture podcast, a podcast for trailblazing, faith-based women who want to lead with influence and impact culture for Christ. 

In this episode, Kent Sanders shares his process for ghostwriting and collaborating on book projects. Plus, thoughts on structure and creativity, and his latest project - a book about Elvis.

Kent is the author of 18 Words to Live By: A Father's Wisdom on What Matters Most,   and The Artist's Suitcase: 26 Essentials for the Creative Journey, and co-author of Performance-Driven Giving: The Roadmap to Unleashing the Power of Generosity in Your Life.  He recently collaborated with Billy Stanley for The Faith of Elvis. 

• What is ghostwriting?
• The process of writing a book
• Building a business on your own terms
• Collaborating on a book
• Different book structures
• Mentor books
• One thing we can do today to improve our writing

Kent is a wonderful teacher, and you can learn more from him through the Daily Writer Podcast or join us in the Daily Writer Club.

Links are affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive compensation (at no extra cost to you). Thank you.

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If you struggle to tell stories, you’ll struggle to raise funds. 
In the Mission Writers course:

• Learn the exact stories that every ministry, missionary, and nonprofit needs to tell.
• Master the fundraising story calendar.
• Develop and practice essential storytelling skills to increase funding for your mission.
• Build your story library and your confidence.

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Today's episode is the first in a two-part series on rebooting your author career, featuring two authors who both have new releases, and who are both taking their careers in new directions with their two latest books.

The first interview is with Sasha Wesley, and next week, I'll be speaking to Meredith Jaffé.

Sasha is a West Australian author who had three books out a few years back in her Outback romance series: Dear Banjo, True Blue and Love Song. She also writes in the paranormal genre, under the pen name S.D. Wasley, for both adults and young adults. Last year Sasha published her first contemporary fiction title with Pantera Press, Spring Clean for the Peach Queen, and will soon be going into middle grade fiction. Sasha wears a lot of different writing hats, has a couple of pen names and a lot of diverse interests, including a new genre that she talks about at the end of this interview.

In this interview Pam chats to Sasha about her new release, A Caravan Like a Canary, published last month by Pantera , as well as talking about the new direction in Sasha's author career and how that has come about.

So grab a cuppa, sit back and I hope you enjoy this chat with Sasha Wasley on the Writes4Women Convo Couch.

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Jeneva Rose is the bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage, which has been translated into nearly a dozen languages and optioned for film. Originally from Wisconsin, she currently lives in Chicago with her husband and stubborn English bulldog. Her latest suspense novel, One of Us Is Dead, releases TODAY on April 26th from Blackstone Publishing.

In the episode, Jeneva shares how she went from writing books on the side to becoming a full-time author in five years, how the use of Tiktok led to her becoming a bestselling author, and how connecting with followers on Instagram led to her TV and film deal.

Jeneva also shares more about her author journey, how she overcomes rejection, and what has been the most challenging aspect of transitioning to a full-time author.

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Some resources mentioned in this episode:

• Publisher’s Marketplace
• Jeneva’s Books: The Perfect Marriage, The Girl I Was, One of Us is Dead

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Think about someone in your life who has helped you at some point. How did their help make you feel... and how do you think it made THEM feel? What can you learn from this going forward?

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You used to write with passion, but somewhere along the line, writing sort of faded out.
Well, get your heart ready because today we’re exploring how to bring that passion back. You want to feel the flow of your pen on the page, the falling away of everything except your story. 

Find out how to fan the flame of your writing passion no matter how much time has passed.

Let’s reignite your passion for writing with a writing restart!

If you want more, we go a lot deeper into how to get unstuck and start writing in The Writer Unlocked course @ theunlockedcreative.com/courses. Fan that flame for writing and work out how to keep that fire burning in the course or in the book for only $12 @ theunlockedcreative.com/book 

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How are you going to teach your kids to be the people you want them to be? For Nick, the answer is by example--to inspire them, and everyone else too, by doing the work yourself. 

Nick is an entrepreneur who, like Jeff, started his journey in the special forces. Since then, he’s gone on to write several books, found several companies, start a family, and run a wildly successful YouTube channel, to name a few. He’s here with Jeff today to talk about all his current projects, goals, and affirmations. 

On this episode of The Tactical Empire, Jeff jams with Nick about the importance of stepping into your role. Nick has a lot of advice when it comes to problems that face today’s entrepreneurs, such as self-sabotage, missing purpose, and a turbulent world. Tune in today to learn from him, align your values and skills and perspective, and ultimately become ready for your next steps. 

What You’ll Learn: 

• What real masculinity is
• How Nick translated his special-operations skills to the entrepreneurial world
• Why it’s so important to address internal, personal problems before you attempt big goals
• And so much more!

Favorite Quote: 

“You just have to get whole. You have to change your perspective and remove your limiting perspectives, and then the sky’s the limit.”

• Nick Koumalatsos

How to Get Involved: 

You can find Nick and learn more about his books, YouTube channel, and social media presence on his website.

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If you don't find your bliss in what you're doing, you won't succeed. That is what Moneeka Sawyer did. Author and the host of Blissful Investor, Moneeka didn't start with a lot of money. But she always knew real estate was her passion. In real estate, Moneeka struggled to find her bliss because she was working with people who didn't respect her and her property. How can you find bliss in that? So once she decided to work with people that she likes, she was able to find her passion and her bliss. Be inspired to find your bliss today with as Chris Larsen brings in the infectious Moneeka to the show.

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As an author, you’ve probably heard people tell you, “Wow, you’ve written a book? I could never do that.” The idea of creating something so big out of nothing, writing and revising for months, and eventually putting it out in the world, feels overwhelming to most. Some may say it seems incomprehensible.

So how do you do it?

Chances are, you have a system.

It may not be a formal system. You may not utilize all the fancy tools like Scrivener or Plottr to craft your novels. In fact, you may not even realize you’re doing it. But if you’ve sat down day after day and put your hands keyboard, you have some system for creating.

Can you create a system that ensures your muse visits early and often? Let’s find out!

This is the season two finale of the Your Breakout Book podcast. I hope you’ve enjoyed this season’s themes, interviews, and trainings. While the podcast is going on summer vacation, the Your Breakout Community is still going strong, so if you’re looking for more guidance to help you launch your breakout book, now is the perfect time to join.

As a member, you’ll gain access to monthly roundtable discussions, live trainings, and a savvy community of authors. Click here to learn more!

#0030 You don't always have to be an expert at something to make a lot of money.

This week, I'm talking with Robbin Kleinpenning who start a business in the puppy training niche and has recently brought in over $300,000 from this business.

As you'll hear in this episode, Robbin is not an expert on dogs or puppy training. Despite this seemingly massive hurdle, Robbin went on to create a podcast, publish books, and create online courses on a topic that he is no expert in.

If you want to get the transcript, show notes, or any links discussed in this episode make sure you click on Episode 30 Show Notes.

Anna Nicholas is the most prolific writer about Mallorca today and lives on the outskirts of Soller, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Serra de Tramuntana mountains. With six travel titles to her credit and publishing her second cosy crime novel, set in Mallorca, this November, Anna has some useful tips for budding authors.

Author Anna talks about titles, book covers, and starting her own indie publishing company - and reveals some of the lengths (and heights) that she'll go to when researching her books.

Find out more about Anna's publishing company Burro Books Ltd on www.burrobooks.co.uk 

The theme music for the Authors in Mallorca podcast is titled 'Lifestyles'. Composer: Jack Waldenmaier. Publisher: Music Bakery Publishing (BMI). All copyrights, licensing, duplication, and distribution rights for this music are held exclusively by Music Bakery Publishing (BMI).

In this episode, we discuss using timelines while writing novels. How do you do it? Should you do it? Exactly what is a timeline? We discuss what we do with timelines in our urban fantasy books! Come have a drink & listen!

On December 23, 2019, Romance Writers of America censured author Courtney Milan over a dubious ethics complaint. Since then, much has come out regarding the involvement of the president-elect of the organization (now president, as of December 28), who happens to be Damon Suede. I do not condone any of the actions taken and am deeply troubled by his involvement. I have chosen to leave this episode up as a testament to transparency. I interviewed Damon long before the events of December 23. This is that interview.

Read the timeline of the situation with RWA in full: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwa

Jess talks to Damon Suede about the inherent core to voice, checking in with your Keep It Real Crew, how opportunity and preparation really do go hand in hand, the changing industry and his remarkable journey to success as a romance writer. 

Learn how to play the "what if" game (your host's favourite strategy for coming up with new ideas), why you shouldn't always force ideas when you're writing a book, and the benefits of getting inspiration from your current/past interests, in this episode. These writing inspiration tips and ideas will help you make progress with your next novel.

This episode of the Indie Author Weekly podcast originally appeared on the “secret” version of this podcast, which you can learn more about at SaganMorrow.com/audio. You can also access sample chapters of my novels, transcripts of each episode, cheatsheets and spreadsheets relevant to the episode topics, and additional resources, at SaganMorrow.com/audio.

Resources & links mentioned in this episode: 

• Learn more about Sagan's romance novels at SaganMorrow.com/books 

Connect with Sagan (@Saganlives) on Twitter and Instagram. Feel free to use the hashtag #IndieAuthorWeekly to chat about this episode. 

Creativity. Most of us want to write or share something that we've experienced or thought. How do we do that and where and how do we begin? In this podcast, we explore how three women move through the process of beginning to write.
We uncover their processes and suggest ways you might use some of their process.

Juho Vepsäläinen joins us to talk about Webpack, developer branding and how to be a technical author.

His main website: survivejs.com

His Github and Twitter

His bluebrint for success

We also cover ideas about

1. How to price your consulting business
2. How to write that book you've been dreaming about writing
3. His new maintenance book
4. How to develop your brand as a developer

My apologies for my poor pronunciation of Finnish names.