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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. In today’s episode, we are going to be talking about writing coaches.

There’s an abundance of writing coaches out there and it can be difficult to discover who to work with. I’ve talked to people who have hired writing coaches that ended up not being a good fit for them.

So, I feel like it's time that we shed some light on how to determine what makes a good writing coach for YOU.

In this episode:

• [02:41] A ghostwriter versus a writing coach
• [03:50] A writing coach to help you be a better writer
• [04:53] A writing coach who’s more of an accountability coach
• [05:50] How I help you as a writing coach
• [08:56] Interview your potential writing coach
• [10:52] A writing coach versus an agent

Resources & Links:
For more information about publishing catch up on:
Episode 1: How Do Things Work in The Publishing Industry? With Industry Veteran Kiki Ringer
Episode 4: The Truth About Traditional Book Deals & "Best Sellers" with Kristen Laidig
Episode 6: Practical Lessons for Publishing Your First Book with Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sehon
Episode 15: Navigating The Book Publishing Process And Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Autumn Cohen
Episode 21: Lifting The Fog Off Of Publishing, One Episode at A Time with The Rebel Maker Podcast
Episode 23: Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing? All You Need To Know To Decide Which One Is Best For You

Personal Facebook: @marti.statler

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“Be weary of writing coaches who tell you that they can get you a traditional book deal [...] a writing coach is different from an agent.”

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. In today’s episode, I have empowered CPA Dawn Scott with me and we talk about taxes, yes, but also so much more.

Dawn Scott has spent almost 20 years helping entrepreneurs streamline their businesses and get comfortable with the accounting and tax side of their businesses.

If you are an author looking to sell your books and wondering about the tax implications of it, make sure to tune in to this episode so you’re equipped to sell your books without worry.

In this episode:

• [02:03] Meet Dawn and what makes her different from your average CPA
• [09:17] Transitioning from athlete to accountant
• [13:42] Meeting people where they’re at and building a safe place
• [20:16] Sales Tax 101 for authors selling their books
• [28:51] Using a Single-Member LLC versus your Social Security Number
• [31:32] Online Sales Tax 101
• [33:41] Personal Tax Returns as an author
• [41:50] How to find a CPA that’s right for you

Resources & Links:
Check out Dawn’s insanely cost-efficient online course Empowered Taxes: Tax Basics for Entrepreneurs.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“A lot of times, I'm one of the only people they can talk to about it candidly. And I take that as a really big responsibility.” - Dawn Scott

Connect with Dawn
Facebook: @theempoweredcpa
Instagram: @TheEmpoweredCPA
Podcast: The Empowered CPA
Website: theempoweredcpa.com

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Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

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Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m talking about one of the favorite things I do at Rebel Queen: publishing children’s books.

There has been so much coming up lately as it pertains to children's books. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this topic, so I decided to do a podcast episode on it.

Listen in because we're going to spill the tea on children’s books and I’ll give you a high-level overview of what you need to do to get your children's book written, edited, and published.

In this episode:

• [02:10] Where my love of reading comes from
• [05:09] Writing and editing your manuscript
• [08:07] Before finding an illustrator
• [12:08] Hiring an illustrator for your children’s book
• [17:11] Now you need a cover
• [17:47] Layout and formatting of a children’s book

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“There is something to be said about hiring an illustrator and allowing them some creative freedom. But you still need to give them direction because this is your book.”

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. I have Kenzie Groh with me today and we are talking about the secret sauce and some really important things that can change your life with her practical advice.

Kenzie Groh is a passionate and transformational women's life and mindset coach. With a unique blend of subconscious mind work, breathwork facilitation, and clinical hypnotherapy, Kenzie guides women on a powerful journey of self-discovery and empowerment, helping them unleash their inner powerhouse and create a life they truly desire.

Tune in to learn more about topics such as limiting beliefs, self-sabotage, somatic work, the stories we tell ourselves, and NLP.

In this episode:

• [06:27] Kenzie’s journey from corporate life to life and mindset coach
• [08:49] Why women don’t show up for themselves
• [11:11] How to recognize your limiting beliefs
• [13:02] What to do for the New Year instead of setting goals
• [16:56] Understanding what somatic work is
• [21:44] Self-sabotaging and why it shows up
• [24:30] How to reframe the stories we tell ourselves
• [30:04] Understanding what Neuro Linguistic Programming is
• [31:59] Practical advice for authors and aspiring authors to get their books done

Resources & Links:
Make sure to check out Kenzie’s freebie New Year Intention Setting Workbook.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“I always ask people, would you talk to your daughter the way you talk to yourself? Would you ever go to your daughter and say, You can't do this? You're not good enough? Why would you ever think that you could get up on that stage and talk? Nobody wants to listen to you.”

Connect with Kenzie Groh
Instagram: @kenzgroh
Website: kenzgrohcoaching.com

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
2. For questions that need an answer: book a clarity call here or send Marti an email at [email protected]
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Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. In today’s episode, I’m answering the questions I always get from authors when they’re writing a story that includes another individual or that, at some point in their book, are writing about another individual.

We’re going to dive into defamation of character, rights of publicity, the importance of having a lawyer to back you up, and whatever you need to protect yourself.

If it’s up to me, this will NOT be the reason that stops you from writing your book.

In this episode:

• [02:02] Some of the concerns authors have when writing a story and including somebody else
• [03:43] 2 laws you should take into consideration when writing a book
• [05:54] Real-life example of a defamation of character lawsuit
• [07:19] How you can protect yourself when writing about someone else in your book
• [09:26] How much detail should go into your story? How do you go about changing those details to keep those characters anonymous? 
• [11:55] Working with an editor when writing that personal story

Resources & Links:
If you need help with the legal side of this, call my lawyer at johnston-legal.com
Email Marti at [email protected]

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“That which we go through is for naught if we don't utilize what we have learned and utilize those life lessons to help shorten somebody else's learning curve.”

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
2. For questions that need an answer: book a clarity call here or send Marti an email at [email protected]
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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker podcast. In today’s episode, I have with me my business bestie of 16+ years and one of the bravest people I know, LauraAura.

Laura is a vibrant speaker, coach, author-in-the-making, and host of The Gutsy Podcast, a Top 100 Podcast, and all-around visionary. She is an Alignment Coach for driven women, guiding them to learn how to honor their energy and truly listen to what they want instead of what they’ve been taught they should.

She’ll be the first person to push you out of your comfort zone and the last to hug you as you head to the next level of your life. And that’s what she brings to the table today.

Get ready for an episode that’s real and raw, that goes really deep, really fast, but that also might just get you to finally start prioritizing what you really want and need.

In this episode:

• [03:02] Laura’s entrepreneurial journey and what she learned
• [06:29] Putting yourself last and no longer doing that
• [10:46] What if you started with you first? Be selfish
• [14:05] Leaning into a new temporary discomfort
• [16:15] Identifying what’s no longer serving you and letting go of it
• [24:55] Navigating “What will they say?” and standing up for yourself
• [29:08] How Laura is manifesting the book she’s about to write
• [31:20] The importance of creating the capacity to do what you really want
• [36:53] Laura’s experience writing Brandstarter, her first book 
• [39:38] How Laura is going to do things differently this time around
• [43:48] Let it be easy, let the hard end
• [46:30] The story of the Aura Building

Resources & Links:

I mentioned Kenzie Groh’s episode as the previous episode, but before you go looking for it, I want to let you know that it still hasn’t aired but it’s coming up soon on the podcast.

Catch up on Episode 10 Are You Procrastinating? Maybe It's Time to Meet Your Vision-Self with Laura McKenna.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:

“At this point, I am the only one stopping me. And [...] I work primarily with women, a lot of female entrepreneurs, the #1 thing that stops women from moving forward is themselves.”

Connect with LauraAura
Instagram: @thatlauraaura
Facebook: @thatlauraaura
TikTok: @thatlauraaura

1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
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Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast. In this episode we are picking up where we left off in the last solo episode and continue talking about traditional book publishing and self-publishing.
If you decide that traditional publishing is for you, today I walk you through the first steps to getting a publisher: creating a book proposal and finding an agent.
However, if you actually listened to everything and you’re either not ready for a traditional contract and what you want is to write your book, then I’m sharing with you the 4 things I tell my writers.

In this episode:

• [02:09] Going the traditional route: here’s all the parts of a book proposal
• [07:40] Tips on how to find an agent once the proposal is done
• [09:46] Getting the book out of you #1: write like you talk
• [12:09] Getting the book out of you #2: tips for the first draft
• [15:34] Getting the book out of you #3: the second draft and sending it to the editor
• [18:17] Getting the book out of you #4: polarize your audience
• [20:31] An exercise to have a sense of what the book you’re creating will look like

Resources & Links:
Catch up on Episode 23 Traditional Publishing or Self-Publishing? All You Need To Know To Decide Which One Is Best For You.
Email Marti at [email protected]

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“Write to where you feel safe. Safe in your body. Safe and the story. By the way, if you are writing something that's triggering, please make sure you have some sort of a support person, make sure you're staying grounded.”

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
2. For questions that need an answer: book a clarity call here or send Marti an email at [email protected]
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Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker podcast. I have Karin Freeland with me today and we are talking about going through a midlife awakening, dropping out of corporate to pursue what fulfills you, and self-publishing two books.

After over 15 years in the corporate environment, Karin Freeland left to “Grab Life by the Dreams” and become an author and life coach. Today, she is an award-winning author of two books and a certified Life Reinvention Coach focused on helping professional women transform their lives, overcome fears, and achieve their dreams without sacrificing time with family and friends, their health, or self-care.

Tune in for a conversation that goes deep really quickly and shows the realness behind reinventing oneself.

In this episode:

• [03:38] Karin’s “Oh, Shit!” moment when she experienced loss in the family
• [07:34] Midlife awakening versus midlife crisis
• [08:45] The spark that ignites: starting to write a memoir
• [13:42] Ditching the golden handcuffs
• [18:06] How Karin figured out her coaching business
• [25:09] How publishing two books has unexpectedly fulfilled her
• [29:50] Don’t be afraid to invest in yourself
• [34:00] Marketing the first book and the sales she saw  
• [39:09] How having the first book helped the second book sales
• [40:27] Books open doors that are not normally opened for you

Resources & Links:

Check out Karin’s first book The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir.

Go to Karin’s campaign to raise money for the Alliance for Period Supplies here.

Check out Karin’s latest book Grab Life by the Dreams.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:

“Not wanting to seem ungrateful is not reason enough to stay in an unfulfilling situation.”

Connect with Karin Freeland
Facebook: @KarinFreelandLifeCoaching
Instagram: @karinfreeland
Podcast: Rock Your Reinvention
Website: karinfreeland.com

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
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1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
2. For questions that need an answer: book a clarity call here or send Marti an email at [email protected]
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Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

Book a Clarity Call with me at rebelqueen.co/contact.

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker Podcast and welcome to the second solo episode of the podcast. I promised to have more 1:1 conversations with you and I’m delivering. Today we’re going to talk about the difference between traditional publishing and self-publishing.

There are so many different publishing models out there that it’s hard to decide which one is for you. That’s why today I’m sharing a few things you need to know so you can make an informed decision about how you want to publish your book.

In this episode:

• [02:18] The traditional model: the first publishing company I worked with
• [05:19] The advance and how it works
• [06:28] Royalties and how much money you can make from the sales of your book
• [08:39] Marketing and building your audience
• [10:22] Intellectual Property Rights and what it means to sign them away
• [15:21] How Rebel Queen publishes books and what makes us different
• [18:30] What it looks like to work with Marti

Resources & Links:
Book a Clarity Call with me at rebelqueen.co/contact.
Review The Rebel Maker on Apple Podcasts.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“I am for you. I am for your success. And I am for that which you think is best for you.”

Connect with Marti
Instagram: @rebelqueenbooks
Facebook: @rebelqueenbooks
Website: rebelqueen.co 

1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
2. For questions that need an answer: book a clarity call here or send Marti an email at [email protected]
3. To be a guest on The Rebel Maker: fill out this form.

Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

Book a Clarity Call with me at rebelqueen.co/contact.

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Welcome back to The Rebel Maker podcast. Today’s guest is one of my best friends, Kate Wilburn, and we are talking about family, healing generational trauma, creating new legacies, finding gratitude, and kickstarting change for others.

Kate is a CEO by day and a mompreneur by night. She’s got her hands full running several companies, but nothing compares to the joy of watching her family grow and thrive. Beyond the boardrooms and business deals, her real passion lies in creating a legacy of love and purpose – and she is forever dedicated to making a difference one family at a time.

The ripple effects of what Kate is building will be vast and deep. Dive into this episode with us to discover what this change she’s kickstarting is all about.

In this episode:

• [03:35] Leveraging AI to help you write versus having it write for you
• [06:09] Helping families empower their family legacies
• [07:52] The idea of a golden mom and a golden family as models
• [09:51] Everyone needs a kickstarter for change and healing
• [15:36] Coping with this very intense season while still finding gratitude
• [20:16] You are not the only one going through a hard time
• [23:10] Our soul and mindset directly affect our bodies
• [28:36] Compassionate journaling and releasing what’s keeping you stuck
• [36:08] Kate’s kickstarter teachings are making waves

Resources & Links:
Want AI help with your marketing and sales? Check out this most amazing tool: brainbay.io.
Find some free tools, courses, and info about Kate and her teachings at legacydevelopmentgroup.org.

Noteworthy quote from this episode:
“Every one of us needs that kickstarter, whatever it may be. If the kickstarter is a relationship that we can model ourselves after, it could even be a trauma that happens to us that helps us realize ‘You know what? I don't want to perpetuate this any longer. I need to pivot. I want to stop this cycle. I want to heal my family lineage.  I want my children's children to have greater opportunities than what I had. How do I do that?’”

Connect with Kate Wilburn
Facebook: @katy.wilburn.2
Instagram: @mobbossmom
Website: neoscdg.com
Email: [email protected]

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1. To suggest topics for the podcast or leave a comment, send Marti a text (link at the top of the show notes).
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Not sure what your next step should be when it comes to that book you've been working so hard on?
Book a call with Marti and get the clarity you need to get to that next stage.
Go to the website rebelqueen.co and book your call today.

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