Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal

Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal episodes:

• 06.24.2024

  #216 – Bob Burg on How to Work With a Co-Author

  Bob Burg is best known for his book Endless Referrals. But it’s his business parable, The Go-Giver (co-authored with John David Mann), that captured the imagination of his readers. The Go-Giver, a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller, has sold over a...

  
• 06.10.2024

  #215 – Donna Serdula on Advanced LinkedIn Marketing for Authors

  Donna Serdula has authored two editions of LinkedIn Profile Optimization FOR DUMMIES. She is the founder and president of Vision Board Media, a professional branding company that helps individuals and companies tell their unique stories on LinkedIn and beyond. Bringing dynamic brand...

  
• 05.27.2024

  #214 – Donna Serdula on LinkedIn Marketing for Authors

  Donna Serdula has authored two editions of LinkedIn Profile Optimization FOR DUMMIES. She is the founder and president of Vision Board Media, a professional branding company that helps individuals and companies tell their unique stories on LinkedIn and beyond. Bringing dynamic brand...

  
• 05.13.2024

  #213 – Dan Janal on 10 Things I Wish I Knew About Ghostwriting (Before I Became a Ghostwriter)

  Dan Janal is the author of more than a dozen books, an award-winning daily newspaper reporter and editor, a highly engaging speaker, and host of the award-winning podcast Write Your Book in a Flash with Dan Janal. Dan provides book coaching,...

  
• 04.29.2024

  #212 – Kathy A. Norris on How Non-Fiction Authors Can Use Fiction Techniques to Improve Their Stories and Books

  Kathy Antoinette Norris is an African American novelist whose works are informed by coming of age during the civil rights and feminist movements of the 1970’s. Her short stories have appeared in three anthologies. Kathy hosts a podcast, “The Quill & The...

  
• 04.15.2024

  #211 – Chris Clancy on Interviewing Techniques for Ghostwriters

  With over 25 years of experience in journalism, marketing, research, and content strategy, Chris is the co-founder of Clancy Partners, which specializes in content and media outreach and collaborative writing services. Chris is the author of the 2021 dystopian thriller WE...

  
• 04.01.2024

  #210 – Erik Huberman on How Busy Executives Can Find the Time to Write a Book – And Profit

  Erik Huberman is the founder and CEO of Hawke Media, the highly successful marketing agency known as Your Outsourced CMO® that’s helped grow over 3,000 brands worldwide, and is valued at more than $150 million. His highly-anticipated first book, The Hawke...

  
• 03.10.2024

  #209 – Patrice Perkins on Uncovering Research Gems: Key Strategies for Authors and Ghostwriters

  Patrice Perkins is an Army brat who lived in Germany, Hawaii, and other less exotic locales during her Dad’s illustrious 29-year Army career. A propensity for the limelight first surfaced after she thoroughly routed 2nd-grade competition to appear live as one...

  
• 02.25.2024

  #208 – Michael Levin on Unveiling the Art of Ghostwriting: Insights From a Seasoned Book Strategist – Part 2

  Michael Levin built up his first ghostwriting business, BusinessGhost, into the world’s most prolific ghostwriting company and sold it in 2018. Now, he focuses on ghostwriting for a small number of elite clients worldwide. Michael writes books for the world’s most successful,...

  
• 02.11.2024

  #207 – Michael Levin on Unveiling the Art of Ghostwriting: Insights From a Seasoned Book Strategist – Part 1

  Michael Levin built up his first ghostwriting business, BusinessGhost, into the world’s most prolific ghostwriting company and sold it in 2018. Now, he focuses on ghostwriting for a small number of elite clients worldwide. Michael writes books for the world’s most successful,...

  
• 01.28.2024

  #206 – Nona Prather on Boost Your Book Sales: Unveiling Strategies to Stand Out in the Speaking Marketplace

  Nona Prather is the Owner of Prather Marketing Services, LLC. She specializes in setting up marketing plans for professional speakers, through phone calls, email campaigns, social media, and marketing materials. Nona has worked in marketing for 10 plus years and holds a...

  
• 01.14.2024

  #205 – Pauline Wiles on Building an Author Website That Sells: Insights from a Website Designer

  Pauline Wiles specializes in strategic website design that gets bottom line results for consultants and authors. Working with the Squarespace platform, she’s an expert in websites that convert in your industry. As well as a full time professional website designer, Pauline is...

  
• 12.31.2023

  #204 – Transformative Memoirs: Unveiling the Life-Changing Journey of Author Deborah Levine

  Deborah Levine is Editor in-Chief of the American Diversity Report. She is a Forbes Magazine top Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer, an award-winning author of 15 books, and has been recognized by the Women’s Federation for World Peace and the TN Economic...

  
• 12.10.2023

  #203 – Ben Guttmann on Enhance Your Writing with Visual Elements

  Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by...

  
• 11.26.2023

  #202 – Ben Guttmann on Why Your Writing Needs to Be “Simply Put”

  Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by...

  
• 11.12.2023

  #201 – Rusti Lehay on Trusting Your First Draft and Overcoming Writer’s Block

  Just as editors do more than splash your text with missing commas, writing coaches do more than tell you to write. They are a bit like doulas helping you birth your books and stories. If you have questions, we’ll share the answers...

  
• 10.29.2023

  #200 – Rusti Lehay on How to Put Authenticity into Your Writing So You Can Overcome Writer’s Block

  Just as editors do more than splash your text with missing commas, writing coaches do more than tell you to write. They are a bit like doulas helping you birth your books and stories. If you have questions, we’ll share the answers...

  
• 10.16.2023

  #199 – Susan Friedmann on How to Turn Your Book into Multiple Streams of Income

  Susan Friedmann, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) is a well-respected niche marketing expert who’s on a mission to wipe out sameness and add vitality and differentiation to your author marketing. For over 25 years, through her company, Aviva Publishing, she’s coached over...

  
• 10.02.2023

  #198 – Carol Abrahamson on What Kinds of Books Can I Write?

  Carol Abrahamson has been thinking about how experts and thought leaders can monetize their book and expertise since her first book brought her one-person business over $2 million in consulting revenues, and over 100 of the country’s largest corporations as...

  
• 09.25.2023

  #197 – Carol Abrahamson on How to Win a Book Award

  Carol Abrahamson has been thinking about how experts and thought leaders can monetize their book and expertise since her first book brought her one-person business over $2 million in consulting revenues, and over 100 of the country’s largest corporations as...

  
• 09.18.2023

  #196 – Donn King on Writing Engaging Business Fables

  Donn King is The Confidence Cultivator. He is a professor of communication studies (which means “a professor of standing up in front of people and saying stuff”). He’s also a pastor, a speaker, a writer and author, and a communication coach. Donn works...

  
• 09.10.2023

  #195 – Joey Vitale on How Authors Can Trademark Their Books and Intellectual Property

  Joey Vitale is the CEO & Founding Attorney at Indie Law, a trademark law firm that helps you get peace of mind knowing you legally own your brand. He and his team are on a mission to be the best brand...

  
• 09.03.2023

  #194 – David Newman on How Authors Can Get People to Take Action on Their Webinars and Podcasts

  David Newman is well-known in speaking and marketing circles for his consulting and coaching. He is the author of “Do It Selling,” “Do It Speaking,” and “Do It Marketing.” His company works with thought-leading entrepreneurs. That category includes consultants, corporate trainers,...

  
• 08.27.2023

  #193 – David Newman on New Trends for Marketing Non-Fiction Books

  David Newman is well-known in speaking and marketing circles for his consulting and coaching. He is the author of “Do It Selling,” “Do It Speaking,” and “Do It Marketing.” His company works with thought-leading entrepreneurs. That category includes consultants, corporate trainers,...

  
• 08.20.2023

  #192 – David Newman on How Authors Can Get Endorsements from Celebrities

  David Newman is well-known in speaking and marketing circles for his consulting and coaching. He is the author of “Do It Selling,” “Do It Speaking,” and “Do It Marketing.” His company works with thought-leading entrepreneurs. That category includes consultants, corporate trainers,...

  
• 08.13.2023

  #191 – David Newman on How Authors Can Create a Series of Books to Build Their Businesses

  David Newman is well-known in speaking and marketing circles for his consulting and coaching. He is the author of “Do It Selling,” “Do It Speaking,” and “Do It Marketing.” His company works with thought-leading entrepreneurs. That category includes consultants, corporate trainers,...

  
• 08.07.2023

  #190 – Jeff C. West on Writing a Business Fable Book to Grow Your Business and Attract Clients

  Jeff C. West is the bestselling and award winning author of the heartwarming business fable, The Unexpected Tour Guide, winner of The Axiom Business Books Award – Bronze Medal in 2015, and recipient of kind endorsements from bestselling authors Bob...

  
• 07.30.2023

  #189 – Georgie on Effective Marketing Tactics for Business Books in Today’s Market

  Georgie joined Girl Friday Productions in 2018, after authoring three books of her own and as a lifetime reader inspired by favorites including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Auntie Mame. A marketing professional with over 20 years’ experience in media...

  
• 07.23.2023

  #188 – Karen McNally Upson on Rise Above the Rest: Crafting High-Quality Books Beyond Amazon’s KDP

  Karen McNally Upson has been with Girl Friday Productions for seven years. She came to GFP with five years of experience working for Amazon Publishing and their retail hardlines division. She’s passionate about helping authors achieve their goals and ensuring an excellent...

  
• 07.16.2023

  #187 – John Li on How Authors Can Check Their Gut Feelings by Using Surveys

  John Li is a co-founder of PickFu and has been a serial entrepreneur for over a decade. With degrees in Computer Science and a strong product background, John is passionate about building systems that help others succeed. When not building PickFu, John...

  
• 07.09.2023

  #186 – Ken Lizotte on New Trends in the Speaking Industry that Authors Need to be Aware Of

  Ken Lizotte is Chief Imaginative Officer (CIO) and founder of emerson consulting group inc., a consulting firm that transforms individual business experts, companies, executives, law firms, and professional services firms into “thoughtleaders.” Since 1996, emersongroup has guided over 350 “client thoughtleaders”...

  
• 05.08.2023

  #185 – Tom Antion on How to Make More Money From Your Books

  Tom Antion, our fearless leader, has never had a job. He’s always had his own business. Starting with nothing, he owned five apartment buildings and a hotel BEFORE graduating college. Tom has actually been entrepreneurial since he was nine or ten years old. Tom’s...

  
• 04.29.2023

  #184 – Michael Whitehouse on How Authors Can Sell More Books at Virtual Events

  Michael Whitehouse is The Virtual Event Guy. Having run events since 1996, he was fascinated by the potential of virtual events when everything went online in 2020. The events he saw were often dull, unengaging, and little better than a YouTube playlist,...

  
• 04.22.2023

  #183 – Geri England on How to Tell Stories to Make Your Book Come Alive

  Geri England is the creator of the Discover Your Story to Success© System and founder and President of Janus Resource Group, LLC dba Positive ChangeWorkz, a company dedicated to inspiring and helping leaders and entrepreneurs to achieve their deepest aspirations...

  
• 04.15.2023

  #182 – Anne Janzer on How Can Ghostwriters Capture Their Clients’ Voices?

  Anne Janzer is an award-winning author, armchair cognitive science geek, nonfiction author coach, marketing practitioner, and blogger. She’s on a mission to help people spread important ideas through writing. As a professional writer, she has worked with more than one hundred technology...

  
• 04.10.2023

  #181 – Marjory Wildcraft on How to Get a Six-Figure Advance From a Major Publisher

  Bestselling author Marjory Wildcraft is the author of “The Grow System: True Health, Wealth, and Happiness Come from the Ground.” She is an expert on sustainable living and the founder and CEO of The Grow Network, the online home of a...

  
• 03.26.2023

  #180 – Jess Todtfeld on Launching a Publicity Campaign for Your Book with Artificial Intelligence Tools

  Jess Todtfeld, CSP, is one of the leading communication and media training authorities in the U.S. With more than 15 years as a media trainer and consultant, Todtfeld helps CEOs, business executives, spokespersons, public relations representatives, experts, and authors to become...

  
• 03.19.2023

  #179 – Greg Godek on How Will ChatGPT and AI Affect Writers and Speakers?

  Bestselling author Greg Godek has sold more than 1 million copies of “1001 Ways to Be Romantic.” He has appeared on Oprah and Today Show. Jay Leno once joked about the book during his monologue. He’s been featured in the Sunday New York...

  
• 03.12.2023

  #178 – Carol J. Amato on How to Get Book Reviews So You Can Sell More Books

  Since 1995, Carol J. Amato has shown entrepreneurs, speakers, coaches, and other experts how to write, publish, and market a quality book based on their expertise so they can rise to the top of their fields, attract leading clients, and...

  
• 03.05.2023

  #177 – Carl Landau on How to Work With Your Publisher to Promote Your Book

  Carl Landau is co-author of the new book, Pickleball for Dummies. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 26 and now in (un)Retirement is founder of Pickleball Media. Carl has started and sold three successful media companies and published five...

  
• 02.27.2023

  #176 – Pat Iyer on How to Make Money by Creating an Anthology Book

  Pat Iyer is an experienced author, coach, and writer who loves to help others polish their writing. Her expertise comes from writing or editing over 800 books, articles, case studies, online courses, or chapters. Tune in now and get Pat Iyer’ thoughts...

  
• 02.18.2023

  #175 – Henry DeVries on Marketing with a Book for Agency Owners

  Henry DeVries is the CEO (chief encouragement officer) of Indie Books International, a company he cofounded in 2014. He works with independent consultants who want to attract more high-paying clients by marketing with a book and speech. As a speaker, Henry trains...

  
• 02.11.2023

  #174 – Joanne McCall on Media Training for Authors: Become a Media Darling

  Joanne McCall is unique in that she’s a media insider and a veteran publicist who operates on a first-name basis with hundreds of top-tier producers, editors, and writers at such outlets as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Investment Business...

  
• 02.04.2023

  #173 – Joanne McCall on How Authors Can Get Booked on Podcasts

  Joanne McCall is unique in that she’s a media insider and a veteran publicist who operates on a first-name basis with hundreds of top-tier producers, editors, and writers at such outlets as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Investment Business...

  
• 01.28.2023

  #172 – Dr. Judith Briles on How to Find the Perfect Clients and Sign Them Up Every Time!

  Dr. Judith Briles, the award-winning and best-selling author of 43 books, including Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms, How to Create Snappy Sassy Salty Success for Authors and Publishers, How to Create CrowdFunding Success for Authors...

  
• 01.21.2023

  #171 – Lisa Tener on How to Become a Highly-Paid Ghostwriter

  Awarded the Silver Stevie for “Mentor/Coach of the Year” Lisa Tener is an inspiring and empowering book writing and publishing coach, who can help you get your book written, refined, and out into the world, whether you envision a traditional...

  
• 01.14.2023

  #170 – Avery and Brian Baker on How to Write a Book With a Family Member

  Avery and Brian Baker are dynamic motivational speakers with a passion for building positive relationships. Helping others build and cultivate those relationships is an essential part of their journey. As a father and son who are also business partners, they believe in...

  
• 01.09.2023

  #169 – Angela Ackerman on How to Add Emotions to the Characters in Your Book

  Angela Ackerman is co-author of 6 best-selling writing guides and enjoys sharing her passion for storytelling with writers across the globe. A writing coach and international speaker, Angela believes that writers should never stop striving to learn and grow. Her desire to...

  
• 12.19.2022

  #168 – Angela Ackerman on How to Put Emotion Into Your Book

  Angela Ackerman is co-author of 6 best-selling writing guides and enjoys sharing her passion for storytelling with writers across the globe. A writing coach and international speaker, Angela believes that writers should never stop striving to learn and grow. Her desire to...

  
• 12.12.2022

  #167 – Cathy Fyock on How to Turn Your Speech Into a Book

  Cathy Fyock, CSP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, The Biz Book Strategist, provides you with the intensive support you need to get your book DONE. She is the author of On Your Mark: From First Word to First Draft in Six Weeks, Blog2Book: Repurposing...