Thriving Authors Podcast

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, it was such a delight to talk with Cambria Williams about her debut novel, The Befallen, and her writing journey. 

If you are working on a novel of your own and maybe you are in the querying trenches or maybe you're in the muddy middle of your book, I think you will find Cambria's story inspiring and filled with hope to remind you to keep going.

She shares:

About Cambria: 

Cambria Williams believes that storytelling is a collective experience that is both limitless and timeless in its transformative nature. Cambria writes fantasy fiction that emphasizes the magic of hope. She is the author of THE BEFALLEN, her debut dark fantasy novel, released in August 2023. She loves traveling, reading, and taking walks with her husband and dog. Cambria has a Master of Fine Arts in Writing and lives in Utah. To learn more about Cambria, find her on Instagram, Facebook, or her website: cambriawilliams.com

And if you are an entrepreneur who wants to write and publish the book inside your heart, I’d love for you to join me in my free Facebook group Women Entrepreneurs Becoming Best Selling Authors. We discuss the podcast episodes, I host free challenges and you may even meet your new writing partner to swap pages with!

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I'm sharing the replay from our first Thriving Authors Book Club meeting. It was so wonderful to be together, chat about Your Book Matters and why OUR books matter and create our vision boards!

I’m so excited for this virtual monthly book club where you not only get to read incredible new books filled with heart and wisdom, you also get to have a Q&A with the author and peek behind-the-scenes into their author journey!

Each month, we’ll be spotlighting a book published by a current or former client. Read the book, invite your friends, and join us for the virtual Zoom book club date!

To kick things off, for January we read MY new book “YOUR BOOK MATTERS: 52 love notes from my creative heart to yours” to give you an extra boost of encouragement to leap into YOUR creative projects this new year!

P.S. If you have a vision board to share or just want to connect with other women who have a book in their hearts, join us in the Women Entrepreneurs Becoming Best-Selling Authors Facebook group!

Our February book is The Story That Made Us Stronger by Maureen Wise (pen name Iris March). Learn more about Maureen (and her other wonderful books) at her website. And you can listen to my interview with Maureen on the Thriving Authors Podcast here.

Mark your calendar for Friday, February 23rd from noon-1pm PT and join us for the February meeting!

In this replay of a solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I'm sharing straight from my heart to yours. I talk about three important ways you can invest in your writing AND six reasons you should do so – not later, but NOW.

(Spoiler alert: you deserve it. You deserve to be a writer, pursuing the projects in your heart. And when you pour into yourself, you have so much more capacity to pour into others around you.)

I’ve compiled all six inspiring reasons into a pretty PDF you can print out and hang at your desk for those days you need an extra reminder of why you matter and your writing matters. ⁠Click here to download it⁠!

And, if you need a plan and someone (me!) to guide you to unlock your AUTHORity, take the first step towards becoming a published author and register for Your Book Roadmap today. You’ll have your first chapter D-O-N-E by the end of March! Find all the ⁠details at dallaswoodburn.com/your-book-roadmap-an-8-week-program-to-unlock-your-authority

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m thrilled to be joined by MJ Fievre, a woman who wears so many hats in the writing world! She’s an editor, a publisher, a coordinator for the Miami Book Fair, and an author of multiple genres!

She shares when she first fell in love with writing as well as her writing journey and in our conversation she also dives into:

After listening I think you’ll feel empowered to begin building your audience and brave enough to lean into your authenticity.

About MJ: Born in the vibrant city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre moved to the United States in 2002, carrying with her an unquenchable thirst for storytelling. She’s the brain and the heart behind the best-selling series Badass Black Girl, empowering many to embrace their identities fearlessly. As a writing coach, she helps others write their way through trauma, build community and create social change. She works with veterans, disenfranchised youth, cancer patients and survivors, victims of domestic and sexual violence, minorities, the elderly, those with chronic illness or going through transition, and any underserved population in need of writing as a form of therapy—even if they don’t realize that they need writing or therapy. M.J. can also be found shaping narratives at Mango Publishing, where she is a senior editor, and fostering the literary culture in her role as a program coordinator for the Miami Book Fair.
If you need a plan and someone (me!) to guide you to unlock your AUTHORity, take the first step towards becoming a published author and register for Your Book Roadmap today. You’ll have your first chapter D-O-N-E by the end of March! Find all the details HERE.

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m diving into all the moving pieces involved in self-publishing and giving you a checklist of what needs to get done before your book hits the shelves. 

By following this timeline, you’ll give yourself enough time so that it's not a stressful process, but instead, it’s a really fun and fulfilling and exciting process!

I share:

After listening, if you decide you don't want to worry about getting all the moving pieces coordinated and getting your book up on Amazon, you’re in luck. I have a Book Publishing Package where I can handle that all for you. Just reach out!

And I’m excited for the new virtual book club, Thriving Authors Book Club, where every month we're going to focus on a wonderful book written by one of my clients or myself. For January we will be reading YOUR BOOK MATTERS. Message me for details because I’d love for you to join us!

>> Here’s the PDF << you can download to stay organized and on top of things as you release your book out into the world. 

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In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, It was such a joy to talk with author Susan Ito, whose captivating memoir I Would Meet You Anywhere came out a few months ago. If you're curious about the differences between writing a memoir and writing fiction that is based loosely on real life, I think Susan's insights will be incredibly useful to you.

She shared:

I loved hearing her share about what finally got her to commit to a deadline after decades of working on her book!

If you need a plan and someone (me!) to guide you to unlock your AUTHORity, take the first step towards becoming a published author and register for Your Book Roadmap today. You’ll have your first chapter D-O-N-E by the end of March! Find all the details HERE.

About Susan: Susan Ito is the author of the memoir, I Would Meet You Anywhere, out from the Ohio State University Press in November 2023. She co-edited the literary anthology A Ghost At Heart’s Edge: Stories & Poems of Adoption. Her work has appeared in The Writer, Growing Up Asian American, Choice, Hip Mama, Literary Mama, Catapult, Hyphen,The Bellevue Literary Review, and elsewhere.  Her theatrical adaption of Untold, stories of reproductive stigma, was produced at Brava Theater. She is a member of the Writers’ Grotto, and teaches at the Mills College campus of Northeastern University and Bay Path University. She is a co-organizer of Rooted and Written, a writing workshop for writers of color. Connect with her on Instagram @thesusanito.

In today's encore presentation of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I share what I do to really soak up the final hours of one year and look ahead to the next one. I don't know about you, but New Year's Eve just might be my favorite day of the whole year!

But I know that a lot of people have different feelings coming up and lots of ‘shoulds’ in their brain - I should have done more of this. I should have done more of that. In some ways, those can be helpful signals!!

Listen in as I chat about:

You’ll also hear the four questions that I ask myself every New Year's Eve to really help me celebrate, focus, regroup, and set my intentions for the year ahead. Download the free PDF with these exact questions listed out and see what comes up for YOU!

And if you’re looking to write a book in 2024, grab your spot in my program, Your Book Roadmap! It’s open for enrollment now and if you register before January 19th you get $100 off!! Find all the details HERE.

Have a happy New Year celebrating! Here's to an amazing, creative and beautiful 2024!

Listen at www.thrivingauthorspodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this encore presentation of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m sharing a little love note from my heart to yours. I’m also reflecting on my daughter's namesake, my Grandma Auden, and how so many of us have no idea how far our legacies extend, the ripples that we create, the ways that we touch other people's lives.

I touch on: 

And if you’re looking to write a book as part of your legacy, I hope you’re as excited as I am to hear me explain my program called Your Book Roadmap! It is open for enrollment and the 8-week program starts February 5. It will just be a small group with limited spots.
So if you need a plan and someone (me!) to guide you so that you can really see yourself as an author – and have the first chapter of your book DONE – then grab your spot! Register before January 19th so you get $100 off. Find all the details HERE.

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m excited to be talking with Meliss Jakubovic, an online marketing strategist and business growth expert. She starts us off by pulling a card from her Spiritual Entrepreneurs Affirmation Deck.

Then we dive right into affirming your worth as a writer, including:

I’m sure you’ll agree that incorporating affirmations into your writing life is a great way to develop a positive mindset, grow your self-worth and allow you to flow into creativity!

If you could use weekly reminders to help you focus on using affirmations to support you as you write your book, grab a copy of YOUR BOOK MATTERS. Filled with 52 affirmations, it will give you a little burst of inspiration every week of the year, so that you can feel supported as you go through the natural ups and downs of the creative process.

About Meliss:

Meliss Jakubovic, also known in the industry as the Lead Generation Genie, is an Online Marketing Strategist and Business Growth Expert to coaches and healers, the founder of Meliss Marketing, Author of "#Expert" and "Your Step-by-Step Guide to An Abundance of Aligned Clients + Consistent Income (Finally!)™", and Host of The Marketing Tips With Meliss Podcast. She helps coaches and healers add $10K+ to their monthly revenue and fill their programs so they can make an impact in the lives of others and abundance and freedom in theirs. Connect with her on IG at meliss_marketing.

In this solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m reading an excerpt from my new book, Your Book Matters: 52 love notes from my creative heart to yours. I’m also sharing some rituals and reflections that will be helpful as you think about your intentions for 2024 and your wins from the past year.

Listen in as I dive into:

My hope for you is that you enter into the new year with fresh motivation and energy around your book! 

If you could use some extra motivation and encouragement throughout next year, I invite you to purchase a copy of my book, Your Book Matters. It will cheer you on as you move forward on your writing journey over this next year.

Every single week, you get a little love note from me to you and there's also space for you to reflect on your wins from the past week and set an intention for the week ahead. This is such a game changer in celebrating ourselves, giving ourselves credit for our wins, actually recognizing and acknowledging all that we have done, and also giving us clarity and purpose moving forward. Grab it on Amazon as an e-book or paperback.