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Sharon WoodhouseOct 21, 20212 min readYour ‘How’ Is the Story: Your Writing Process as Media Angle or Speaking FocusAuthors and writers: What is the "how" of your story? Use your writing process or what your learned as a media angle or speaking focus.
Sharon WoodhouseOct 15, 20213 min read52 Benefits of Being an Author52 benefits of being an author, including community/social, personal/internal, career/business, and financial benefits.
Sharon WoodhouseSep 8, 20213 min readLay the Groundwork for a Fruitful Collaboration with a PublisherDo some advance prep work before you pitch your book to publishers to consider the collaborative relationship you want to enter with them.