Battle Brews with Zack A Knight

The Author's Way Podcast

Do you have a book idea in your head, but you haven’t put it to paper because you don’t know where to start? In this episode, Jennifer and Zack talk about the process of writing and publishing your story. They strongly believe that everyone has a story to tell and it's important for people to hear it. They break down great tools and strategies that can help you develop a clear vision for your story and identify the themes and messages that are important to you. Tune in and explore all the resources available if writing or publishing your story is something that interests you.

Key Highlights:

[00:01 - 08:32] Battle Brews

• This podcast is brought to you by Execuwright. Visit https://execuwright.com to see how we can help you get that book out of your head and onto paper

• Jennifer shares her background and journey as an author

• Her passion for listening to people's stories and helping them to tell their stories

• You have lessons that are important to share with others

[08:33 - 16:17] Feeling Invisible

• Why many veterans feel like they don't deserve success or recognition

• This can sabotage their relationships, businesses, and other ventures

• How Jennifer helped Zack to make his story relevant and relatable to his audience

[16:18 - 23:33] How to Write a Book: A Veteran's Process

• How writing a book has been therapeutic for Zack and Jennifer

• Therapy as an effective way to heal from trauma and write a book

• The different phases of writing a book

• Ideation, brainstorming, organization, content, and editing

[23:34 - 31:43] The key to Successful Book Writing

• Understanding the process and developing a task-oriented approach

• How accomplishing tasks can be applied to book writing

• There are many ways to get your information out there, writing a book is not required

• Book writing can be done in a variety of ways

[31:44 - 37:11] Wrapping Up

• How to write your purpose for writing

• Just write all of your ideas around the topic on a piece of paper

Key Quotes:

"You have lessons that you've learned, and they're important to share with other people." - Jennifer Wright

"Get comfortable telling your story as part of the healing process." - Zack Knight

Do you have a book idea in your head, but you haven’t put it to paper because you don’t know where to start?

Visit https://execuwright.com to see how we can help you get that book out of your head and onto paper!

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwrightexecuwright/

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