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Award-wining book & business coach at Books Open Doors, International, Multiple #1 Bestselling Author/ Podcast host & Grammy-nominated songwriter

San Diego
Joined June 2008
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"Everything you do can be done better from a place of relaxation." -Stephen C. Paul
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Stop collecting excuses and START collecting successes! Even small wins 🙌🏻🙌🏻 and small steps 💫💫 forward is better than being stagnant, right? #businessowner #leader #goals
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[10MM] Think Marketing First When Writing Your Book with Guest Mentor @EllenViolette Insightful episode for our #writingcommunity friends. bit.ly/2QAFAyk
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Above all things, prioritize the sacredness of your energy.
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1. Write every day. 2. Stick to a routine. 3. Learn storytelling. 4. Study great writers. 5. Read books and good blogs. 6. Edit after writing, not while doing it. 7. Write and write again. It's the only way you improve. - How to Write Effectively. What did I miss?
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Use Stephen King's writing secret to keep going: Copy the last para you wrote to stay in the flow #NaNoWriMo #writingtip #amwriting #author
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." - Beverly Sills #Leadership #Pilotspeaker #Soar2Success
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Need help getting started writing your book? The free 5-Day Bestseller Breakthrough Challenge starts Monday, July 26th details with Book Expert, Ellen Violette (@ellenviolette) and registration at ow.ly/Onhh50FC9sw #howtowriteabook #write #author
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Don't try to be the judge of your own work Publish it and let the market decide
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Alright vs. All right: Alright—though commonly used in informal writing and dialogue—isn't technically a word. It's a shortened form of "all right". An editor will typically always flag "alright" as a spelling error. #grammar #writetip
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Most authors start writing a book without thinking about the marketing until after they write it. But when you think about marketing first, you will set your book up to become a #1 bestseller and sell more! @EllenViolette shares secrets. bit.ly/2QAFAyk
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If you're going to flash back, be brief and anchor the reader on both ends to minimize confusion. #writetip
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Procrastination is a sign something is out of sync. One of the fastest ways to get yourself out of procrastination is by taking inspired action to grow your #smallbusiness. goo.gl/QiEh7S
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Fewer vs. "Less": Fewer refers to the quantifiable. I have fewer cars than Jay Leno. I have less desire to buy more. #grammar
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Use a comma before coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet) whenever the conjunction links two independent clauses (a clause that contains a subject and verb and can stand alone as a sentence). #writetip #grammar
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You can't will your book to completion. You have to actually write it. #writetip
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• Write something down everyday • Post something new everyday • Record something everyday • Produce everyday The universe rewards producers more than it rewards consumers
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"A salary is a drug they give you to forget your dreams" - Kevin O'leary.
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Questions worth asking when things are going wrong.
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Stop betraying yourself by ignoring your intuition and denying what you feel.
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