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Is Writer's Block a Myth like Lee Child (of Jack Reacher fame) and many successful writers claim?  I strongly disagree and prove it in my book, Bust Writer's Block Forever.

So who am I to say Writer's Block is not a myth?
Why do I say I can help you break-free from its clutches if you do succumb?

This episode of a podcast season  devoted to Writer's Block offers more chapters from the book, Bust Writer's Block Forever by Caryl Westmore , read by AI/Digital narrator Dorothy.

You will hear typical signs of Writer's Block you may have experienced.
The difference between Outer and Inner Success as an author or writer.

Ultimately, I stand by the latest findings in neuroscience and neuropsychology that trauma and beliefs set up in childhood often have lifelong effects on us mentally and physically. And that includes writers and creatives.

I take the stand that 

• It’s NOT all about mindset
• It’s NOT a curse you need to cure with mental willpower
• It’s NOT about declaring war and doing battle mentally to crush the resistance that you encounter at the keyboard. 

Feeling stuck in the “messy middle” of your book, article, blog post, or script? You are not dealing simply with toughening up your “mindset.” Unfinished manuscripts languishing on a hard drive need not be your fate. 

You can get stuff done with projects:

• Written, published, and selling worldwide 
• Translated into languages globally 
• Recorded as audiobooks 
• Transformed into courses

As you will hear in the next episode (Chapter 4 of the book) it begins with beliefs.

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What is Writers's Block? The answers come from the bestselling book Bust Writer's Block Forever, 7 Game-Changing Ways to Kiss Writer's Block Goodbye and Unleash Creative Inspiration.
In the previous episode introducing this Writer's Block series of the podcast, Caryl Westmore gave an overview of the book and encouraged reviewers to give honest reviews.

In today's episode from the Introduction, she introduces her DIGITAL NARRATOR, DOROTHY, to read from Chapter 1 of the book .

Included is the shocking story of the writer who had "writer's block for 30 years."

In the next episode, Caryl shares who she is, why she is ideally qualified on this topic, and why she believes we can "bust writer's block forever."

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 SEASON 1 INTRODUCING BUST WRITER'S BLOCK FOREVER [#1 Overview]

Author, Writers! Ever faced a blank page, resistance or felt frozen by self-doubt? Then this book, Bust Writer's Block Forever, reviewed by the author Caryl Westmore, is for YOU.

Her mission is to help you as a writer or author access your creative mojo and make a huge difference to your writing life.

She says: "Every writer knows the struggle. The blank page staring back, the words just out of reach..."

👉  What if the tools in this book led a Hollywood screenwriter to Oscar glory with the movie "Sleepless in Seattle"?

👉 And imagine Elizabeth Gilbert, post 'Eat, Pray, Love', using a technique from these pages to conquer her fears and self-doubt so she could write again?

👉 👉 From novices to bestsellers, every writer can benefit. Every writer has a muse waiting to be rediscovered.

👉 And in the digital age? Meet ChatGPT, your new best friend and writing ally. A guide in the wilderness of words.

"Bust Writer's Block Forever" isn't just a book. It's a revolution. A roadmap to your best writing self.

Join the movement. Rediscover your muse. Write the story inside you!
Buy the book for 99c and leave your REVIEW on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Bust-Writers-Block-Forever-Game-Changing-ebook/dp/B0CG4GH76W
So let's say it's like “EFT Tapping meets ChatGPT Chatting” in a new and exciting way that helps you get to the root cause of the beliefs and what I call goal traumas keeping you stuck. 
In this episode, I'll be giving you an overview of the book, followed by a series that dives deeper. For the season of Busting Writer's Block, my mission is to launch this book into the world and to help as many writers as possible to bust through their blocks and unleash their creative genius.

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Resistance. The word resistance brings fear and trembling into most writers' hearts, mainly thanks to Stephen Pressfield who told us that we have to fight resistance like warriors if we want to stay on track as writers and authors. But my approach, as you know, is different.

In today's episode I'm going to give you three ways, including the magic mantra of Tina Turner, so you can turn resistance into opportunity.

What is resistance?
"Where there is a dream, there is resistance," says Stephen Pressfield. 

[00:01:20] Resistance is the act of opposing or judging something. It can manifest as fear, doubt, or discomfort.

[00:01:28]  "Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled, but it can be felt. It's a repelling force. Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work."  Stephen Pressfield, The War of Art. 

Resistance especially seeks out those in the creative realm, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, and anyone on a spiritual journey or a [00:02:00] health path.
 
So how to break free? There are two ways that I know and will share with you in this episode:

1.  Either disaster strikes or 

2.  You explore "the inner path".

I tell two stories that demonstrate "disaster strikes" as a pathway to opportunity.
Then I offer 3 ways I recommend to break free from Resistance by following the "inner path" instead:

1. Letting Go with David Hawkins
2. Tina Turner's Magic Mantra for chanting (that's me chanting it in the background while describing it)
3. Internal Family Systems (IFS): No Bad Parts because our higher Self will orchestrate our wholeness.

IFS is a featured chapter from my upcoming new book for writers and authors: "Bust Writer's Block Forever, Seven Game-Changing ways for Writers, Authors, to Kiss Writer's Block Good-Bye and Unleash Creative Inspiration." The book also has a bonus chapter on ChatGPT Your Creative Catalyst. 

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Joanna Penn, aka JF Penn, shares her journey writing Pilgrimage, a Travel Memoir that she launched with a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2023.

You can find the book at https://www.jfpenn.com/pilgrimage -- in ebook, print and audiobook along with a Workbook to help you journal your own questions and answers likely to arise on undertaking a pilgrimage. 

Listen also to relevant episodes on her Books and Travel podcast.

Penn shares insights on the challenges and fulfilling moments of walking solo on two ancient pilgrimage ways in England during Covid, followed by finally reaching a lifelong dream to walk the Camino de Santiago.

She offers useful tips for:
a) Undertaking such a journey
b) Integrating the trips into her life
c) Writing a Travel Memoir book called Pilgrimage, Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways
d) Launching it on Kickstarter
e) Why authors sometimes need to write a book from the heart, not directly connected to their brand or business.

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In this podcast, Caryl Westmore shares nine book launch tips she learned from launching "The Inner Path of Writing" to become a bestseller on Amazon.
She opens by reminding you that "Hope is NOT a book marketing strategy," and there is a framework to launching a self-published book to Amazon and reaching "bestseller" status during book launch week.

Tip #1: Don't fly solo. Get a team to help with marketing, proofreading and formatting the book. Caryl hired Books Go Social with Lawrence O'Brien and a virtual assistant to help chop up videos into shorts and reels.

Tip #2: Get a professional book cover design. Caryl used 100 Covers and had a copy of the cover made to keep her motivated during the writing process.

Tip #3: Make sure your title is easy to say and memorable. Caryl used the domain iwbook.com to help promote her book.

Tip #4: Provide juicy bonuses. Caryl provided a book summary in video, an AI-recorded audio version of the book, and six EFT tapping videos to help writers overcome blocks.

Tip #5: Create a launch team (Advanced Reader Team)to help spread the word about your book. Caryl followed the advice of Honoree Corder in You Must Market Your Book and set up a Facebook Group of dedicated Advanced readers.  Nurture your Advanced readers with emails and encouraging posts nurtured for at least 14 days leading up to the launch date. Firstly you send them a review copy of the book, asking them them to buy it for 0.99c on Amazon and post their honest review on launch day.  She thus achieved her aim of  15 4-5 star reviews for The Inner Path of Writing.

Tip #6: Netgalley was particularly important in garnering good reviews from solid reviewers including 

Tip #7: Set up a dedicated launch page to collect email addresses and build buzz before the book's release. Link to Amaon for the launch -- later you can go wide to other outlets.

Tip #8: Stay healthy with a good routine of exercise and eating that fosters focus.

Tip #9: Keep the momentum going after launch by continuing to promote the book and engaging with readers. Also following up with the list provided by Netgalley of reviewers who downloaded the book but have not left a review.

Stay to the end because Caryl also reveals 2 big mistakes she ALMOST made (but thankfully avoided) that would have sunk her.

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[Book Review] Talk about a page-turner! Unexpected Kindness, Autobiographical Stories of Gratitude, gives a riveting insight into the vulnerability and fears of one of the world's most popular icons of The Law of Attraction, Dr. Joe Vitale.

You'd think he was always so cock-sure of himself? Think again, as you will discover by reading this book.
Read the full review at my blog page: https://carylwestmore.com/unexpected-kindness-vitale/

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Julie Broad, nicknamed "Julie-the-book-broad," is the bestselling author of Self-Publish and Succeed,  the No Boring Books way to Writing a Nonfiction Book that Sells. She heads up publishing company, Book Launchers, and is well known for her popular YouTube channel, where she posts self-publishing tips and tools twice a week and extols the importance of writing and publishing and non-boring nonfiction book.
https://booklaunchers.com/7steps

In this interview with Caryl Westmore on the Write The Book Inside You Podcast, she talks about how to:

•  Overcome your “inner monsters” by befriending them because they will always pop up during the writing process
•  Outline your book as the key to writing faster and not waste time (which she learned the hard way by having 30 000 cut from one of her first books)
•  Write “#noboringbooks   
• Pay attention to a hooky title, subtitle and chapter headings (which should sparkle and sell a benefit )
• Reveal some of your own vulnerabilities in a nonfiction book—which she does admirably in her own books, showing how she made mistakes and learned from them
• Think all things marketing when you write a book. Too many writers write, publish and then think, “now what?”
• Don’t just deliver content in a nonfiction book—tell stories and have a story arc
• Pick a title that is memorable—and easy to say (on podcasts)
• Make sure the subtitle tells who this is for and why they need to read the book
• Get the url/domain for your book title if you can
• Turn rejection and setbacks into fuel to succeed better
• Finish your book. Some people spend five years rewriting their first chapter. Her attitude is—hand it to the professional copy editors and get on with finishing it.

On a personal level, Julie shares why, as an introvert, making YouTube videos suits her perfectly; and some of her best practices for staying healthy and fit for the long game.

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 "That Sucked, Now What?' is a mantra that Dr Neeta Bhushan created to survive through times of trauma and heartache in her own life--and yet come out thriving.

In this interview she shares how her experiences turned into her fourth book: "That Sucked, Now What? How to embrace the joy and chaos and find magic in the mess."
The aim : to help others  firstly navigate the suck, but more importantly, fly forward to thrive, not simply survive. 

To the world she was living the American Dream. Successful dental practice,  securely married etc. But behind closed doors she was hiding a very painful truth. "I was leading a secret double life in a tumultuous marriage of abuse and trauma," she says.

Finally having the grit to go to court and leave the "suck" catapulted her on a healing journey she shares in this interview. She met shamans around the world who assisted her to do the deep emotional healing work from her childhood and release the stored grief of losing her mother, father and younger brother within a three-year span from when she was 19.

I asked Dr. Neeta how to get to the place where you see the magic in the mess because it's not easy when you're in the suck to see a way out.
She says it's a five step process:

• Falling, 
• Igniting 
• Rising, 
• Magnifying and 
• Thriving 

Her tips:

• Feel your sucky feelings fully in your body, not deny them. 
• Be like a feisty two-year-old and express those feelings through movement and sound if you need to.
• Bounce back with resilience (she shares how).

For more about the book and how to buy it:
https://neetabhushan.com/book

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Jason Hamilton, Content Manager of Kindlepreneur,  shares his story — raw and unadulterated — about how he faced dreaded WRITER BURNOUT and steps he took to overcome it. 

He shares his journey and motivation to ensure other authors see the warning signs of writer's burnout, before it’s too late.

This is a cautionary tale for writers who push themselves too hard instead of finding true work-life balance for the long game as authorpreneurs.
Get Jason's Free Checklist 10 Signs you may have Burnout https://www.subscribepage.com/nerdynovelist

Jason is a featured contributor with 21 other world-famous experts in writing, publishing books and personal transformation in my book The Inner Path of Writing – Make Love not War to the Writer within. All share “GOLDEN NUGGETS” of practical wisdom to help authors (both seasoned or just starting out) to shine their genius when it comes to producing their best work and winning the inner game of writing.

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