Thriving Authors Podcast

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m sharing my own personal experience of coming out of a season of book launching–a topic that comes up a lot with my clients in Thriving Authors Academy.

Do you ever wonder how you can:

Create a sustainable creative practice

Build a career as a writer

Actually get to the finish line of your book

… without burning out?

My answer: build plenty of self-care into your writing routine.

In this episode, I delve into my TOP EIGHT self-care tips for writers. Listen, bookmark, and enjoy! This might be an episode you want to save and come back to when you need to hear it again. I always like to pause and reflect on my self-care practices after a book launch, after I finish a big project, when I hit a milestone in my life like a birthday or anniversary, or even with the change of seasons.

You can also download a FREE PDF with all eight of these tips!

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In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m excited to share my conversation with my client and dear friend Olive Mazerolle, whose memoir Dancing With the Clouds was just published. And Olive’s book is actually our pick for August’s Thriving Authors Book Club! I hope you’ll join us later this month to meet Olive and chat about her book.I’m so proud of Olive for writing this brave and beautiful book, which she worked on throughout her time in my Thriving Authors Academy! It's been just such an honor to journey with her and support her through the book-birthing experience – and in this podcast episode, she shares a bit about what her experience going through the program was like.Olive also shares:

>> If you found this conversation insightful, make sure you grab Olive’s book here and sign up for the Thriving Authors Book Club at http://bit.ly/thrivingauthorsbookclub! Then mark your calendar for Wednesday, August 28th at 10a.m. Pacific Time! We always have so much fun during these gatherings when we chat about the book and to hear from the author about their writing & publishing experience.

About Olive: Olive Mazerolle grew up in a small fishing village called Baie Sainte-Anne on the most easterly point of New Brunswick. As a civilian employee, Olive gave thirty-five years of her life to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. At the end of her career, after experiencing both personal and professional traumas, she found herself diagnosed with moderate-to-severe PTSD. Through years of seeking the psychological help she needed, she finally understood that her traumas had led her to Post Traumatic Growth (PTG). For Olive, PTG was transformative and brought the realization that she had actually grown after adversity. She turned towards altruism, opened up to new experiences, became spiritually mature and embraced gratitude for the life she now lives, saying, “Without these challenges, I may not be the person I am proud to be today.” Her only hope for this, her first book, is that it can help others.

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m giving you a glimpse of last year’s Thriving Authors Summit in the hopes you’ll be inspired to join us for THIS year’s Thriving Authors Summit, a free virtual event happening worldwide August 12-16. Come join the fun!! You can register for free at www.thrivingauthorssummit.com. Once you register, get your notebooks ready & pencils sharpened, because you are going to be so inspired and learn a TON from the 25 amazing speakers I have brought together to share their wisdom & expertise with you. 

This “taste of the summit” episode features my conversation with Kim Argetsinger, who shared so many beautiful gems during her summit talk “The Mindset of Taking Up Space & Sharing Your Work.” 

I especially think you'll enjoy this conversation if you’re ready to break free from the myth of perfectionism and stop waiting until your work is “ready” to share it.

Kim has learned a lot as a successful business coach – plus her career as an actress for over 10 years in Hollywood, booking a dozen commercials and just as many indie films – and she is graciously sharing her nuggets of wisdom with us! You’ll want to hear the powerful mindset trick and mantra that she uses, so that you can let go and not obsess after you've hit publish.

>> If you found this conversation insightful, make sure you sign up for the third-annual Thriving Authors Summit. It’s a completely free virtual five-day summit that I am putting together straight from my heart to yours, happening from August 12-16. I’m talking with experts about everything from overcoming imposter syndrome, to effectively structuring your book, to developing your brand as an author, and much more! Register at thrivingauthorssummit.com for all of the updates and juicy goodness related to this year’s Thriving Authors Summit!
About Kim: Kim Argetsinger is a mindset coach and business mentor with a mission to help you create your version of success and make more money doing what you love. Using her coaching framework of clarity, mindset, strategy and action, Kim helps her clients tap into their unique edge and define and own their role as a CEO to run their business like a business to set themselves up with sustainable, recurring revenue for show-stopping six and seven-figure results. Connect with her on Instagram at @kimargetsinger

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m giving you a glimpse of last year’s Thriving Authors Summit in the hopes you’ll be inspired to join us for THIS year’s Thriving Authors Summit, a free virtual event happening worldwide August 12-16. Come join the fun!! You can register for free at www.thrivingauthorssummit.com. Once you register, get your notebooks ready & pencils sharpened, because you are going to be so inspired and learn a TON from the 25 amazing speakers I have brought together to share their wisdom & expertise with you. 

This “taste of the summit” episode features my conversation with Jennifer Espinosa-Goswami, who shared so many beautiful gems during her summit talk “Become an In Demand Podcast Guest as an Author.” 

I especially think you'll enjoy this conversation if you’re looking to gain more visibility for yourself and your book!

Jenn shares:

>> If you found this conversation insightful, make sure you sign up for the third-annual Thriving Authors Summit. It’s a completely free virtual five-day summit that I am putting together straight from my heart to yours, happening from August 12-16. I’m talking with experts about everything from overcoming imposter syndrome, to effectively structuring your book, to developing your brand as an author, and much more! Register at thrivingauthorssummit.com for all of the updates and juicy goodness related to this year’s Thriving Authors Summit!

About Jenn: Jenn Espinosa-Goswami is an ICF-certified holistic coach at Weightless LLC who helps small businesses and authors leverage their expertise and sell books through public speaking. A Coach of the Year finalist from International Association of Women, Jenn is an international speaker who has been featured on Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Women's Health, and numerous podcasts. Jenn lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two daughters, Chiweenie and leopard gecko. Connect with her on Instagram at @jennspingo

In this solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m giving you my best tips for a successful, fun, and fabulous book event! Coming off two recent book launches and a joint book event with my dad (whose debut novel, The Butterfly Tree, came out earlier this year) at Timbre Books in Ventura, CA, I have a lot to share!

You’ll hear ideas around mindset and practical strategies, including:

I hope these tips inspire you to get out there so readers can celebrate you and your beautiful book – in a way that allows you to soak in this special memory and truly enjoy your book event.

Here’s the link I mentioned I’d share: Episode 137: Tips for Your Author Photo Shoot. And also, make sure to grab the pdf with all the tips here: Tips for a fantastic book event.pdf

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, it was such a treat to talk with author Keely Parrack whose young adult thriller 10 HOURS TO GO and her latest picture book HOW STARLING GOT HIS SPECKLES coincidentally came out on the same day this past February!

I especially think you'll enjoy this conversation if you are someone who is interested in writing in multiple genres!

Keely shares:

It was really fun to hear about her writing process and how life has influenced her stories!

About Keely:Keely Parrack is the author of Young Adult thrillers, DON'T LET IN THE COLD, 10 HOURS TO GO and picture books, HOW STARLING GOT HIS SPECKLES, MORNING, SUNSHINE! She came from the UK to the USA twenty years ago, and liked it so much she's still here, doing what she loves - writing young adult novels, poetry, and picture books, motivating kids to love reading and to be confident creative writers. Keely lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and son. Follow her on IG @keelyinkster at or https://keelyparrack.com

In this solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m doing something I’ve never done before: reading you an excerpt of one of my novels! After receiving a bunch of listener requests for more details about my new novel Before & After You & Me (which also happens to be this month’s pick for the Thriving Authors Book Club) I decided it would be fun to give you Chapter One, straight from my voice and my heart. So grab your earbuds and prepare to meet my main character Emma on the day that changes her life forever.

Thank you so much for your support and interest in my writing – it means the world to me to share my books with you! If you do grab a copy for yourself, for a friend, for a teen you know, or even for a Little Free Library – please let me know! I’d love to send you a few small book goodies as a way to say thank you. <3

And I hope you’ll join us for our next meeting of the Thriving Authors Book Club on Wednesday, June 26th at 10am PT, where we’ll be talking about Before & After You & Me and I’ll be answering all of your questions about writing & publishing. Register at bit.ly/thrivingauthorsbookclub for the zoom link. 

(And pssssst it’s okay if you don’t get a chance to read the book before our meeting – please, still join us! There won’t be a pop quiz on the book, I promise. This is all about coming together in community and supporting each other as we manifest our writing dreams!)

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, it was exciting to talk with Judith Lindbergh about her new historical fiction novel, AKMARAL (and it’s so fun that we shared a publication date of May 7th!) 

I learned a ton about historical research in our conversation, and her passion for the project comes through so deeply. 

Judith also shared:

I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation no matter where you are on your writing journey!And if you are looking to move further along on your journey – or just get started – join me and a small community of like-minded women this summer in Your Book Roadmap! Bring your book to life and truly see yourself as an author. Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/yourbookroadmap
About Judith: Judith Lindbergh’s new novel, AKMARAL, about a nomad woman warrior on the Central Asian steppes in the 5th c. BCE, published by Regal House Publishing on May 7, 2024. Her debut novel, THE THRALL'S TALE, about three women in the first Viking Age settlement in Greenland, was a Booksense (IndieBound) Pick, a Borders Original Voices Selection and praised by Pulitzer Prize winners Geraldine Brooks and Robert Olen Butler. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including in Newsweek, Zibby Magazine, Next Avenue, Writer’s Digest, Edible Jersey, Literary Mama, Archaeology Magazine, Other Voices, and UP HERE: The North at the Center of the World published by University of Washington Press. She also contributed to the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition Vikings: The Norse Atlantic Saga and was an expert commentator on the History Channel’s documentary series MANKIND: The Story of All of Us. Judith is the Founder/Director of The Writers Circle, a New Jersey-based creative writing center where she regularly teaches aspiring and accomplished writers from ages 8-80. Learn more at https://judithlindbergh.com.

In this solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain around what I do as a book coach and sharing three reasons why having a book coach is a game-changer in getting your book written.

You’ll hear about:

I hope this episode gives you a sense of what a book coach is, what I do with my clients and how a book coach can really help you move forward in your journey.

And remember, your book is a whole new beginning in many ways. It's the first step of a really exciting new chapter for yourself, for your business, for your authority and your expertise. It creates so many ripples and you have no idea how far those ripples will go!
Ready to see what ripples your book creates? Join my new program, Your Book Roadmap, and by the end of our eight weeks together you’ll truly see yourself as an author. You’ll have the first chapter of your book DONE and all the momentum you need to continue! It’s a small group with limited spots so grab yours today at https://www.dallaswoodburn.com.

In this episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, we are celebrating the launch of my new novel, Before & After You & Me, out wherever books are sold! I'm sharing a conversation that I had on Instagram Live with my friend Tara K. Ross, who is an amazing author and podcast host. She read an early copy of the book, and we chatted a few days before publication.

We talk about:

We also talked about the process of getting feedback and choosing what to integrate and what to let go of. I think you’ll find that piece helpful as you journey through your creative projects!And if you struggle to find time to work on your writing or are inspired to carve out time to get back to a story you started years ago, join me May 28-30 for my FREE CHALLENGE "Clear the Way to Write" that will help you *finally* make time to write.

Three days. Three simple action steps. Big-time shifts in your writing and creative life. Register now at http://bit.ly/clearthewaytowrite

About Tara:

Tara K. Ross lives with her husband, two daughters, and rescued fur-babies in the artisanal town of Eden Mills, Ontario. She works as a school speech-language pathologist and mentors new and emerging creatives. When Tara is not writing or reading, you can find her rock climbing the Ontario escarpment, interviewing authors for The Hope Prose Podcast, or blogging at www.tarakross.com. FADE TO WHITE is her debut novel.