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8 Great Things and 5 Tough Things About Working with a Book Coach

8 Great Things and 5 Tough Things About Working with a Book Coach

I am working with book coach Barbara Boyd on my forthcoming book, Blueprint for a Memoir and on another book that I keep referring to as the book book, even though it has a working title. I’m just reluctant to share it yet because I feel superstitious about it—like if I utter it, someone will steal it. This is truly silly, I know, but it’s what I feel. I am very attached to my working title, and there is a lot that hangs on it, so it shall be known here as the book book—a book about books. I spoke here about my decision to work with a book coach after thinking that I didn’t need one and quickly learning how very wrong I was. I was smarter this time around.

Coaching Is a Lot Like Gardening

Coaching Is a Lot Like Gardening

A creative cohort who writes for a sports publication identified three phases of coaching that he sees with athletes: nurturer, guide, and tough love. The same three phases apply to book coaches — and gardeners. I split my time between book coaching and olive gardening; let’s take a look at each.