Writers write, as they say. And no matter what form it comes in - warm letter, sales page, Facebook post, your first book - if you write, you're a writer. So there is great value in improving your craft. 

Today I’m changing things up. I’m sharing my 5 favorite books on writing, but not as a direct recommendation (they’re not for everybody). Instead, I’m sharing what lessons they offer about navigating perfectionism, distractedness, and other mental gymnastics of the writing process.

I recently hosted a charity breakfast for the Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders. After the event, a woman told me she wanted to write her first book. Ever the coach, I quickly shared a few books that helped me most, and it surprised me when she hadn’t heard of them… mostly because they’ve been so ubiquitous in my life.

Afterwards, I was inspired to record this episode and pass on some of the lessons these books handed to me. First, because they’ve taught me so much about writing, and also because they offer so much insight into life in general. 

Each book had a tremendous impact on me as a writer (two of them in particular, as you’ll hear on the show), and helped me develop a greater understanding of myself and allow my first book The Soul-Sourced™ Entrepreneur book to come to life. 

Soak in the wisdom from these incredible titles, discover some common truths about the writing process, and I’ll even share some tips on how to step out of the perfectionist left-brain world, and go deeper into the flow of your creativity, and the perception of yourself as a writer. 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Learn more about Uplevel Café
• Brenda Ueland, “If You Want to Write”
• Julia Cameron, “The Artist’s Way”
• Natalie Goldberg, “Writing Down the Bones”
• Anne Lamott, “Bird by Bird”
• Stephen King, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”