Book Journeys - Traveling the Path of Being a Non-Fiction Author

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she talks with Dana Ayers on the writing and publishing of her book, Confessions of an Unlikely Runner. For Dana, her book is a vision come to life. As a runner, she would use visualization to help her get through races. She did the same visualization to get her book done by imagining herself holding the finished book before she even wrote it and also imagining her readers holding it and laughing.  She blogged about several topics and one that she wrote a lot about is endurance challenges. It fell into place as the topic to write about as she realized she could entertain people with her personal stories of the challenges of running and also encourage them to run. The book became an instant success in running groups.  Dana's experience with her book has been a fun and rewarding experience, having appeared on TV, traveled the country and met other people in the fitness/encouragement world. She had also received messages from people telling her of their own person

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Alison Donaghey on the writing and publishing of her book, Change Your Business, Change the World: The Domino Effect of Your Thinking. For Alison, authoring a book was new territory for her to cover. But as a business expert and with her conviction to finish the project, she was able to focus on finishing it, especially after having laid down a plan. The experience left her with more clarity about what she wanted to accomplish and how she wanted to do it.  If you'd like to know if you are a domino thinker and how you can be one, read this book and prepare to make an impact with your business by putting critical thinking to use.  Read more and download the transcript: Alison Donaghey on The Author Incubator  

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she interviews Jana Berghoefer about the writing and publishing of her book, Get Clear: Claim Your Intuitive Instincts.  Jana went about writing this book knowing that everyone is naturally intuitve. In other words, we all possess an innate knowing about what we should do and what is right, at any given moment. If you've ever wondered about intuition and how it can help you, Jana's book is for you.  Jana blends her personal experiences as an intuitive with findings in science to come up with a book that speaks to both your rational and intuitive minds and answers questions that give unnerring clarity to your situation.  Read more and download the transcript: Jana Berghoefer on The Author Incubator  

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she interviews Kathleen Harper on the writing and publishing of her book, The Well-Crafted Mom and  Signs of a Happy Baby. Kathleen has a passion and it's bringing moms together for coaching and crafting workshops. While it's all part of her work, it's one of the things that she enjoys the most and she learns from the experience every time as she often heard stories of other moms about being overwhelmed and feeling inadequate. She realized the importance of mothers knowing that they are supported in going through uncertainties in child-rearing. "Knowing that you're not alone as you navigate your way through the challenges of motherhood is an intensely healing experience," she says. Her idea for the books is to replicate that experience for more moms that she can meet in person.  Read more and download the transcript: Kathleen Harper on The Author Incubator

Join Jenn McRobbie, VP of The Author Incubator, as she interviews author Elizabeth Suarez on the writing and publishing of her book, The Art of Getting Everything. Elizabeth's book is all about helping you achieve success in both your personal and professional life. As a "millennial" mentor, she will coach you on how to negotiate for what you want in life and more. Her talents are in meetings facilitation, mediation, training, speaking, executive coaching, and lastly, helping others. Read more and download the transcript: Elizabeth Suarez on The Author Incubator

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as the interviews Shari O'Loughlin on the writing and publishing of her book, Life from the Ashes.  Shari's book was born from a parent's worst nightmare come true. Her 14-year old son, Connor, was killed in a plane crash on the way home from a vacation. Her story is a dark journey into despair shared by other parents who've also lost a child, but it's also a journey back from pain. In the book, she answers the questions often asked by those in this situation. How can I live with this life? Can I ever be happy again?  Read more and download the transcript: Shari O'Loughlin on The Author Incubator

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she interviews Pleasance Silicki on the writing and publishing of her book, Delight: Eight Principles for Living with Joy & Ease.  This is the 2nd interview of Pleasance on Dr. Angela Lauria's Book Journeys Radio and here she updates us on how her book, Delight, is doing since her first interview and how it has helped people live with more joy and ease. As the book has seemingly written itself, so does it seemingly naturally finds its ideal readers to support them in an "easily digestible way."  Read more and download the transcript: Pleasance Silicki on The Author Incubator

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator interview Christine Erickson on the writing and publishing of her book, The Mother Within: A Guide to Accepting Your Childless Journey.  Christine's book is about her honest personal experiences which she wants to share with the world. Her intention is to be able to present the beauty and the joy as well as the challenges faced by women living without children. As she shares her story, she also looks to hear the stories of other women in the same situation and learn what matters to them most. "It is my hope that we will meet in community," she said.  Read more and download the transcript: Christine Erickson on The Author Incubator  

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Erika Flint on the writing and publishing of her book, Reprogram Your Weight. Erika's writing this book actually became an opportunity for her to grow from a personal and professional level. She had always wanted to write about the power inside every person and how it can be harnessed through hypnosis. Weight loss was a recurring theme she had observed from her experience in the workplace, and as someone who likes to help people lose weight, it was something that felt right for her as it was a change to change all aspects of people's lives for the better once their goal is accomplished.  She had all the support, information and stories, and her years of experience as a hypnotist were all she needed to allow her to get her weight loss message out into the world.  Read more and download the transcript: Erika Flint on The Author Incubator

Join Jenn McRobbie, Vice President of The Author Incubator as she interviews Jeanne D. Andrus on the writing and publishing of her book, I Just Want to Be Me Again.  Jeanne is The Menopause Guru. She couldn't claim that title if she wasn't an expert on the subject, and her book, as well as the subsequent ones, are all about menopause. Women can learn much about themselves as they go through midlife by connecting with Jeanne, as she will help them to understand things like weight gain, hot flashes, brain fog, and the other changes and symptoms they're experiencing and what they mean in relation to the body, mind, and emotions. Jeanne says she's passionate about helping women find new ways to experience and enjoy midlife. What she teaches in her book is specifically for women who are ready to create peace with their past, engage with today, and get excited about tomorrow. In other words, menopause is their "best life yet" as she says.  Read more and download the transcript: Jeanne Andrus on The Author Incuba

Join Jenn McRobbie, Vice President of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Jackie Viramontez on the writing and publishing of her book, I Can't Believe I Dated Him. Before writing her book, Jackie didn't realize that what she had to say was enough. She was hounded be the tendency to be a perfectionist and it blocked what she truly wanted to say. But through meditation, she was able to envision her book completed even before she began writing and that was how it started.  Her topic for the book concerns relationships. She was able to pick one she liked by narrowing down a list of emotions that would arise in relationships. She settled for something that many of her clients find themselves in and where she herself had been in. "As soon as I created that personal connection, the creativity flowed," she admitted.  Finishing the book was a real accomplishment for Jackie because she had attempted to write at least 70 books in the past but failed to get any of them off the ground. Now she believes that i

Join Jenn McRobbie, Vice President of The Author Incubator, as she interviews author Kimberly Benjamin on the writing and publishing of her book, Attorney by Day, Novelist by Night.  In writing her book, Kim realized that the important thing was what the finished book would mean for her readers. When she oriented herself that way and put herself in her readers' shoes, everything changed. So, instead of writing for herself, she began writing for her ideal reader - attorneys who write on the side or wish to get into writing but have essentially left their creative and expressive selves on a shelf somewhere.  Kim's passion for writing and helping others made it easy for her to see the book to completion. It's what allowed her to overcome the doubt, frustration, and anxiety that were hindrances to fulfilling her goal. Her publisher also helped a lot in keeping her focused on her readers.  Writing this book was a dream of Kim and realizing it became more fulfilling because of her landed role as a life coach who

Join Jenn McRobbie of The Author Incubator as she interviews author Misty Lown on the writing and publishing of her book, One Small Yes. Misty Lown knew she had a book in her just waiting to be written but the topic didn't really come out at first until she realized that she was writing about the wrong subject matter. The aha moment came after frequent talks with her team at the office and getting involved in The Author Incubator program. But even before then, she had already envisoned herself being an author after having been invited to a speaking gig. "It came with the ability to sell my book," she said, "so I very much saw myself with a finished book at the event."  Read more and download the transcript: Misty Lown on The Author Incubator

Join Jenn McRobbie of Dr. Angela Lauria's Book Journeys Radio as she interviews Rachael Maddox on the writing and publishing of her book, Secret Bad Girl: A Trauma Resolution Memoir and Guide. In writing her book, Secret Bad Girl, Rachael realized that apart from being a tremendous and challenging undertaking, it was also a life-changing process which acknowledged her wealth of wisdom that she could share with others. Her public openness regarding the tender nature of sexual trauma has placed her in a position to be a leader in the coaching field. With her book, Rachael hopes that she will be able to educate the coaching industry about the way trauma actually works and is resolved.  Read more and download the transcript: Rachael Maddox on The Author Incubator  

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Gina Catalano on the writing and publishing of her book, Tandem Leadership.  Gina was able to easily pick a topic to write about being a consultant and an executive at the same time. She had years of experience working with business owners and entrepreneurs and knew of the difficulties they encounter when it comes to hiring their second-in-command or Number 2.  She intended her book to be a straightforward business-type book written from her point of view but then she realized during the writing that she was really talking to her Ideal Reader who might find stories or business allegories more engaging and effective. Through these, she's able to articulate the value of a CEO or business owner's successful relationship with his or her #2. Read more and download the transcript:Gina Catalano on The Author Incubator  

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator interview author Randi Rubenstein on the writing and publishing of her book, Am I Screwing Up My Kids?  For Randi, writing this book had been a far off dream, but that all changed when she got into The Author Incubator and with the help of Angela Lauria's guided meditation, the title of the book actually came to her and she was able to viualize the book in her hand, all done and ready for the world and her readers. She said that writing the book was a fun process through which she was able to learn more about herself like she would have in 20 years of therapy!  The book, for Randi, was sort of self-fulfilling in that it allowed her to become clear about her own philosophies that are applied to helping people create a connected family in her coaching sessions. It's become like a guidepost to refer to in her work with all the benefits that go with it.  Read more and download the transcript: Randi Rubenstein on The Author Incubator

Join Angela Lauria of The Author Incubator as she interviews Lisa Danylchuk on the writing and publishing of her book, Embodied Healing: Using Yoga to Recover from Trauma and Extreme Stress.  Lisa started on her path to healing after she became a volunteer working on housing projects in California. She hasn't looked back since and the result was resilience, wellness, and healing becoming part of her calling. Lisa uses yoga in her healing work as she has proven it's effectiveness on herself and now extends her know-how to help others learn simple but effective coping skills. As a practicing healer, her methods are regarded as innovative and addresses not only the individual but also the collective whole. The best thing that's come out of her work is having people call her and tell her how helpful the book was for them. Learn more and download the transcript: Lisa Danylchuk on The Author Incubator

Join Dr. Angela Lauria as the interviews Rachel Dunn on the writing and publishing of her book, Better Videos: Stand Out. Be Seen. Create Clients.  If there's anyone who has the know-how and experience in making videos, it's Rachel Dunn, a director in Australia who's been in the business for over 20 years. In this age of YouTube and The Internet, it makes sense to use videos that can allow you to stand out, be seen, and create clients for business. Rachel can definitely help you in this regard through what's contained in her book. In it she reveals the "missing ingredient" that makes all the difference in your videos.  Read more and download the transcipt: Rachel Dunn on The Author Incubator  

Join Dr. Angela Lauria of Book Journeys Radio interview Jen Dalton on the writing and publishing of her book, The Intentional Entrepreneur.  Jen is an expert on personal branding, which is the reason why she wanted to write a book that could benefit everyone. It was a challenge and it took her two years since she thought about it, but by taking a number of her clients' personal stories, she's able to write a book that allows readers to experience something that is real and relatable. It had been a great journey for her as well. "Knowing that I wrote this book to help others, and hearing that it is working, is the definition of a happy ending," she said.  Read more and download the transcript: Jen Dalton on The Author Incubator 

Join Dr. Angela Lauria as she interviews Pleasance Silicki on the writing and publishing of her book, Delight: Eight Principles for Living with Joy & Ease.  Pleasance is such a delight and her photo with that sunshine smile shows it all. It makes lots of sense that she'd be the author of a book on living with joy and ease. She seemed destined to write it as she revealed that she had jumped into it and that the book seemingly write itself. "Delight became its own tool to truly help people and support them in an easily digestible way," she said.  Pleasance admitted her love for sharing Delight and feeling proud of knowing how she's able to help more people than she ever did before, so it's kind of a natural thing for her.  Read more and download the transcript: Pleasance Silicki on The Author Incubator