Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. Today, we’re making space without intruders.

I manage a birthing room like I manage the writer’s room in your head.

…maybe I should back up and explain a few things.

- Birth as a parallel to writing

- Writing rooms as internal spaces

- Who gets to be in the space and how it's managed

- Recovering your energy after an intrusion

Hey, thanks for creating this space with me today.

Whether or not you’re ready to dive into writing just yet, remember that the best authors show up fully, just as they are. That’s all it takes—and you're already doing it.

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. Today, we’re making space for names.

I have a unique name. My very first self-branded copy was this:

Hey, there!

I'm Brannan.

You can call me B.

You're also likely to call me Brannon, Branan, Brennan, Brandon, Brandy, Brenda, Britney, Brianna...​​

You can call me anything, as long as you call me when you're stuck.

It’s true that I’ve been called all of those things (and more)—and it’s just as true that I’m not particularly bothered by it. What does get me, however, is when misunderstanding turns into re-naming. For a long time, I didn’t really know why.

- The archetypal significance and power of names

- The power we gain through naming

- How to apply that power to your book AND the experience of writing it.

Hey, thanks for creating this space with me today.

Whether or not you’re ready to dive into writing just yet, remember that the best authors show up fully, just as they are. That’s all it takes—and you're already doing it.

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome to a special edition of B is for Book Coach. In these episodes, I’m going to read through pieces of You Don’t Get to the Ocean by Accident—the workbook version of the early work I do with all of my authors.

If you want to follow along or jump ahead, pocket-sized copies are available on Amazon, and every Substack subscriber gets a fillable PDF copy as well.

Today, we’re reading from: The Project.

To get the rest of the workbook right away, look for You Don’t Get to the Ocean by Accident on Amazon, or subscribe to get a free copy right now.

And as always, whenever your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. Today, we’re making space for a Guided 5 Minute Outline.

I often hear that a 5 minute outline recording or episode helped someone, followed quickly by the acknowledgement that it took 15 minutes or more to get through.

I think my record 5 minute outline was 45 minutes long.

The thing is, the “5 minutes” part of the outline isn’t a gimmick that never comes through. It’s actually a really important constraint to the exercise.

- Why we need a direct way in

- Task initiation

- Access to intuition

- Guided 5 Minute Outline

(5 Minute Outline Introduction)

Hey, thanks for creating this space with me today.

Whether or not you’re ready to dive into writing just yet, remember that the best authors show up fully, just as they are. That’s all it takes—and you're already doing it.

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. Today, we’re making space for patterns.

If you don’t have a teenager in your house, you might not have jumped onto the KPop Demon Hunters bandwagon yet. It’s an animated movie about (surprise!) a KPop girl group who hunts demons. Pretty straightforward setup, if you're open to a vital message delivered like a musical punch to the gut.

- Patterns that we tend to hide

- The magic of acceptance

- The audacity of authorship

- What to do with your writing demons

Hey, thanks for creating this space with me today.

Whether or not you’re ready to dive into writing just yet, remember that the best authors show up fully, just as they are. That’s all it takes—and you're already doing it.

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. Today, we’re making space for resistance.

The other day, a colleague posted a thread on LinkedIn about certain things that aren’t as scary as we were led to believe they’d be when we were kids in the ‘90s.

Quicksand.

Razorblades in Halloween candy.

Spontaneous combustion.

I’d like to submit to the record: Resistance.

- The fear of resistance

- The reality of resistance

- A new way to look at resistance (especially for non-writers)

Thanks for creating this space with me today. Whether or not you’re ready to dive into writing just yet, remember that the best authors show up fully, just as they are. That’s all it takes—and you're already doing it.

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome to a special edition of B is for Book Coach. In these episodes, I’m going to read through pieces of You Don’t Get to the Ocean by Accident—the workbook version of the early work I do with all of my authors.

Today, we’re reading from: Ethos and Process.

To get the rest of the workbook right away, look for You Don’t Get to the Ocean by Accident on Amazon, or subscribe on Substack to get a free copy right now.

And as always, whenever your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. I’m B, midwife of big ideas and book development partner for writers and non-writers alike. And for the next few minutes, you are my author.

Today, we’re making space for a magical Guided 5 Minute Outline.

These exercises are usually pointed toward one specific kind of content, but this one is about remembering who you are.

You can reach your people.

It doesn’t even have to feel that hard.

You don’t need to be perfect. You definitely don’t need to perform. You just need to remember who you are and why you’re here.

Whether or not you’re ready to dive into writing just yet, remember that the best authors show up fully, just as they are. That’s all it takes—and you're already doing it.

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

https://bisforbookcoach.substack.com/p/introducing-the-5-minute-outline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkCDSUCoJA

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. I’m B, midwife of big ideas and book development partner for writers and non-writers alike. And for the next few minutes, you are my author. Today, we’re making space for balance.

Can a multipassionate, purpose-first change-maker find a routine so balanced that they’re actually satisfied?

- The myth and misunderstanding of balance

- The vulnerability of being honest

- The stuff that makes this kind of writing so hard

Be sure to subscribe on Substack or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch every coaching moment to come. And when more of your book is ready to emerge, the space we made today will be here waiting for you.

And so will I.

Welcome to a special edition of B is for Book Coach. In these episodes, I’m going to read through pieces of You Don’t Get to the Ocean by Accident—the workbook version of the early work I do with all of my authors.

If you want to follow along or jump ahead, pocket-sized copies are available on Amazon, and every Substack subscriber gets a fillable PDF copy as well.

Today, we’re reading from: the Introduction.

https://www.amazon.com/You-Dont-Get-Ocean-Accident/dp/B0BZFCZKJG/

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