036. Baking Up Your Own Book w/ Jennifer Harshman

If you have a unique way of serving your people, and you’re looking to show up in a unique way that serves them even more, then maybe you should write a book.And when you do, you need to talk to today’s guest. Jennifer Harshman, aka The Book Baker, is a professional book editor, author, and writing coach. She has edited more than 200 books and over 30 MILLION words over her career, including the NYT Bestseller 48 Days to the Work and Life You Love, USA Today bestseller The Millennial Whisperer, and a book that hit #1 in the entire business category on Amazon: The Bezos Letters.To access a pile of “tasty treats” from the Book Baker herself, check out this link here: https://www.harshmanservices.com/story36 – 💡 RESOURCESBaker’s Dozen Reasons to Write a Book, Jennifer’s Self-Care Guide, and lots more resources especially for Story Greenlight listeners: https://www.harshmanservices.com/story36BOOK: Edit Better: Hollywood-Tested Strategies for Powerful Video Editing, by Jeff Bartsch: https://www.amazon.com/Edit-Better-Hollywood-Tested-Strategies-Powerful/dp/0990432505 BOOK: The Book Bakery: Making It Easy to Write a Book, Jennifer Harshman: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Book-Bakery-Making-write/dp/1950721256 -- 📝 SHOW NOTES 00:00 There’s a recipe for writing a book01:55 Growing up and loving books02:38 Learning to read at age 304:27 Jennifer's journey to book editor06:43 Why should you write a book?07:54 Why SHOULDN'T you write a book?09:14 Jeff's experience publishing “Edit Better.”10:10 The balance between writing a book to be read and writing a book to be an authority13:12 How does a book editor help an author?15:23 What are the obstacles to successfully completing a book?17:39 Examples of Jennifer's work18:49 Jennifer's near death from stress21:18 Jennifer's recovery back to healthy living23:57 What happens when you're told you're about to die?26:39 The emotional and mental toll of authorship29:00 How to decide if you should write a book--FREE WORKSHEET: How to Find and Shape Your Own Power Stories 💪💡 Download the simple steps to create powerful, high-leverage stories that move people emotionally to say “YES” to you and your business. Then use them over and over, anywhere you want!Get your free worksheet right now at https://www.storygreenlight.com/powerstory.