Podcast | Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal

Patrice Perkins is an Army brat who lived in Germany, Hawaii, and other less exotic locales during her Dad's illustrious 29-year Army career. At The Word Architect, Patrice's proprietary Vibrant Listening Framework (VLF) distills the essence of your Brand Story Brilliance, then, she uses Strategy as a Service to craft compelling content to engage your audience on an emotional level. The result? Your Brand is elevated through exquisite writing. The post #209 – Patrice Perkins on Uncovering Research Gems: Key Strategies for Authors and Ghostwriters first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Michael Levin built up his first ghostwriting business, BusinessGhost, into the world’s most prolific ghostwriting company and sold it in 2018. Now, he focuses on ghostwriting for a small number of elite clients worldwide. He's appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank; on the BBC and FoxNews; in Inc., Forbes, and Bloomberg/Business; and many others. Michael is deeply honored that Jay Abraham, the world renowned marketing authority, calls him "The Master of the Business Fable." The post #208 – Michael Levin on Unveiling the Art of Ghostwriting: Insights From a Seasoned Book Strategist – Part 2 first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Michael Levin built up his first ghostwriting business, BusinessGhost, into the world’s most prolific ghostwriting company and sold it in 2018. Now, he focuses on ghostwriting for a small number of elite clients worldwide. He's appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank; on the BBC and FoxNews; in Inc., Forbes, and Bloomberg/Business; and many others. Michael is deeply honored that Jay Abraham, the world renowned marketing authority, calls him "The Master of the Business Fable." The post #207 – Michael Levin on Unveiling the Art of Ghostwriting: Insights From a Seasoned Book Strategist – Part 1 first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Nona Prather is the Owner of Prather Marketing Services, LLC. She specializes in setting up marketing plans for professional speakers, through phone calls, email campaigns, social media, and marketing materials. Nona has worked in marketing for 10 plus years and holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Business Management. She has worked with Speakers Bureaus and individual speakers. Nona also enjoys road trips and has a goal to see all the National Parks in the US. The post #206 – Nona Prather on Boost Your Book Sales: Unveiling Strategies to Stand Out in the Speaking Marketplace first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Pauline Wiles specializes in strategic website design that gets bottom line results for consultants and authors. Working with the Squarespace platform, she's an expert in websites that convert in your industry. As well as a full time professional website designer, Pauline is an author and consultant too. Her work helps you grow your impact and authority through your website and related online marketing. The post #205 – Pauline Wiles on Building an Author Website That Sells: Insights from a Website Designer first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Deborah Levine is Editor in-Chief of the American Diversity Report. She is a Forbes Magazine top Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer, an award-winning author of 15 books, and has been recognized by the Women's Federation for World Peace and the TN Economic Council on Women. A former blogger with The Huffington Post, she is now an opinion columnist with The Chattanooga Times Free Press. The post #204 – Transformative Memoirs: Unveiling the Life-Changing Journey of Author Deborah Levine first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning agency that worked with the NFL, I Love NY, Comcast NBCUniversal, Hachette Book Group, The Nature Conservancy, and other major clients. The post #203 – Ben Guttmann on Enhance Your Writing with Visual Elements first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Ben Guttmann is a marketing and communications expert and author of Simply Put: Why Clear Messages Win — and How to Design Them. He’s an experienced marketing executive and educator on a mission to get leaders to more effectively connect by simplifying their message. Ben is former co-founder and managing partner at Digital Natives Group, an award-winning agency that worked with the NFL, I Love NY, Comcast NBCUniversal, Hachette Book Group, The Nature Conservancy, and other major clients. The post #202 – Ben Guttmann on Why Your Writing Needs to Be “Simply Put” first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Just as editors do more than splash your text with missing commas, writing coaches do more than tell you to write. They are a bit like doulas helping you birth your books and stories. Rusti Lehay coaches authors to find the words that their hearts speak. Working as an empath, she guides writers to open up to what their story is and the most authentic way for them to share it, helping them place the right words at the right time for all the right reasons. The post #201 – Rusti Lehay on Trusting Your First Draft and Overcoming Writer’s Block first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Rusti Lehay coaches authors to find the words that their hearts speak. Working as an empath, she guides writers to open up to what their story is and the most authentic way for them to share it, helping them place the right words at the right time for all the right reasons. Sometimes a book and sometimes Rusti helps you discover many other ways to best use your story and plant your words to meet your strategic objectives. The post #200 – Rusti Lehay on How to Put Authenticity into Your Writing So You Can Overcome Writer’s Block first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Susan Friedmann, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) is a well-respected niche marketing expert who's on a mission to wipe out sameness and add vitality and differentiation to your author marketing. For over 25 years, through her company, Aviva Publishing, she’s coached over 400 non-fiction authors, to use their books to become the recognized trusted authority in their field. The post #199 – Susan Friedmann on How to Turn Your Book into Multiple Streams of Income first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Fun Fact: Steve Jobs and Apple became Carol Abrahamson's first consulting client before her business even had a name. That experience made her an inveterate networker who keeps in touch with hundreds of former colleagues — just in case she can spark for someone else, or can again be the recipient of, the same kind of game-changing lucky break! The post #198 – Carol Abrahamson on What Kinds of Books Can I Write? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Carol Abrahamson has been thinking about how experts and thought leaders can monetize their book and expertise since her first book brought her one-person business over $2 million in consulting revenues, and over 100 of the country’s largest corporations as clients. The post #197 – Carol Abrahamson on How to Win a Book Award first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Donn King is The Confidence Cultivator. He is a professor of communication studies (which means “a professor of standing up in front of people and saying stuff”). Donn works with professionals and leaders just like you who want to speak confidently so they can increase their impact, gain influence, and build their careers. The post #196 – Donn King on Writing Engaging Business Fables first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Joey Vitale is the CEO & Founding Attorney at Indie Law, a trademark law firm that helps you get peace of mind knowing you legally own your brand. When consulting a trademark attorney, an author should ask several important questions to ensure they have a clear understanding of trademark law and how it pertains to their work. The post #195 – Joey Vitale on How Authors Can Trademark Their Books and Intellectual Property first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

David Newman is well-known in speaking and marketing circles for his consulting and coaching. He is the author of “Do It Selling,” “Do It Speaking,” and “Do It Marketing.” Discover how to get people to take action when they listen to your podcasts and webinars. The post #194 – David Newman on How Authors Can Get People to Take Action on Their Webinars and Podcasts first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

David Newman is well-known in speaking and marketing circles for his consulting and coaching. He is the author of “Do It Selling,” “Do It Speaking,” and “Do It Marketing.” Book Coach Dan Janal interviews sales and marketing expert David Newman on what’s working for book marketing in 2023. The post #193 – David Newman on New Trends for Marketing Non-Fiction Books first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Georgie joined Girl Friday Productions in 2018, after authoring three books of her own and as a lifetime reader inspired by favorites including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Auntie Mame. Her passion for helping authors achieve their unique version of success makes her a client favorite. The post #189 – Georgie on Effective Marketing Tactics for Business Books in Today’s Market first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Ken Wachsberger, The Book Coach is Vice President of Marketing, National Speakers Association-Michigan and a Contract Advisor, National Writers Union. He is available for professional contract advising and speaking in front of groups about book contracts as well as book writing and publishing. Ken is the #1 International Bestselling Author and Editor of "You’ve Got the Time: How to Write and Publish That Book in You." The post #140 – Ken Wachsberger on How Can Authors Negotiate Contracts? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Steve Eriksen is an integration specialist and automations nerd. When Steve hosted a summit for his own coaching business, he couldn't find a good system to help him run his event. So he used his technical background in the events space, along with his real-world experience as an event host, and created EventRaptor, a system that makes virtual event management easy. The post #139 – Steve Eriksen on How Authors Can Get on Summit Stages first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Wendy Strain has been a newspaper journalist, editor, university instructor, tutor, grant writer, and ghostwriter. She now brings that expertise together to help clients tell their stories across multiple formats and platforms – from books to blogs, course content to content marketing. Her special talent is taking big ideas and translating them into everyday language and understandable metaphors. The post #138 – Wendy Strain on How to Get Feedback on Your Writing first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Karen Dimmick of Arcane Covers is a Fantasy and Paranormal book cover designer. She specializes in making genre-specific covers that sell books. She works with both indie authors and one traditional publishing house. There are usually some of her covers in the bestsellers lists and she has also done various re-covers for books already in the top 50 of their category, that have doubled their sales. The post #137 – Karen Dimmick on How To Design A Fantasy Book Cover first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Dr. Janice Harper’s writing has been featured in The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. She is the author of several nonfiction books and articles and the ghostwriter of over a dozen memoirs and nonfiction books. Dr. Harper’s expertise has helped beginning and experienced authors turn their stories, ideas, and visions into compelling and prize-winning books. The post #136 – Janice Harper, Ph.D. on How to Write an Irresistible Back Cover for Your Book first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Diane Windingland, owner of Virtual Speech Coach, was originally trained as an engineer, but since 2011, has been speaking, coaching, and writing on communication skills, and has published 10 books. Diane often speaks on the importance of using storytelling to sell products, services, and ideas. The post #135 – Diane Windingland on How to Write a Business Story to Get Your Message (or Book) Remembered first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Penny Hopkinson is a franchise publishing consultant, content writer, and developmental editor who advises and coaches clients on how best to document their know-how and business systems so that franchisees can follow a franchisor's proven system. Her expertise encompasses more than 40 years’ experience as sub-editor, copywriter, Editor-in Chief and Managing Editor in the trade, technical, and specialist sector. The post #134 – Penny Hopkinson on How Do I Structure a Franchise Operations Manual? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Pat Iyer is an experienced author, coach, and writer who loves to help others polish their writing. Her expertise comes from writing or editing over 800 books, articles, case studies, online courses, or chapters. The post #133 – Pat Iyer on How Authors Can Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Writer’s Block first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Brian Jud is the Executive Director of the Association of Publishers for Special Sales (APSS) - formerly SPAN. He is also the founder of Book Selling University and the author of "How to Make Real Money Selling Books." Brian offers commission-based sales of books to buyers in non-bookstore markets. The post #132 – Brian Jud on How to Sell a Truckload of Books first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

It took Kim O'Hara three decades to publish her first book. Yet, she was hardly a slacker. At the age of 25 she had produced her first million dollar movie. She loved making movies because she could lose herself in stories and bring to audiences the empathy evoked by story telling. Today, she has a thriving coaching business, serving dozens of published clients all over the United States. The post #131 – Kim O’Hara on What Is a Book Coach? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Robert Plank is the founder of Done For You Podcasting, host of the Marketer of the Day podcast, and author of WWHW: Why, What, How-To, What-If. He has helped thousands of entrepreneurs create online businesses through 840 podcast episodes, 15 books and 15 online courses. How can YOU use your podcast and book as an advertising, marketing and traffic tool to fulfill your wildest dreams? The post #130 – Robert Plank on How Do I Create an Audiobook? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Victoria Andersen was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, she experienced personal, social, and environmental transformational events, such as the death of her mother, riots, and natural disasters, including a major California earthquake. While running a successful antique business with her husband, she was guided to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico... The post #129 – Victoria Andersen on How Do I Write My Memoir that Others Can Relate To? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

JoAnne Funch has helped professionals become seen and build influence on LinkedIn since 2008. She works with business owners, salespeople, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders who want to leverage LinkedIn and their relationship-building strategies to gain more exposure for their brand so they ultimately have more impact, income, and credibility. The post #128 – JoAnne Funch on What Content Does LinkedIn Value? first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Catharine O'Leary has spent her entire 25 year career crafting market research and consumer insights for Fortune 100 companies across the globe. As a fellow entrepreneur Catharine knows how hard it is to grab the attention of the ideal customer, engage, and get to know them as people should, so they become raving fans. The post #127 – Catharine O’Leary on How to Get More Ideal Prospects to Read Your Book first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Devin DeVries is Indie Books’ publishing project quarterback. She is responsible for shepherding each book through all the stages of the publishing process and ensuring each author walks away with a book they can be proud of. In addition, she puts her over eight years of web marketing and e-commerce experience to use in helping authors and speakers promote their books through websites and social media. The post #126 – Devin DeVries on How to Fill Your Seminars with LinkedIn first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., has written and published about 200 book - 50 with traditional publishers, 150 through Changemakers Publishing. She has also written and executive produced 6 film projects, which include 4 feature films, a pilot for a TV series, and a documentary, as a co-producer through Changemakers Productions. The post #125 – Gini Graham Scott on The “Make My Book A Movie Scam” All Authors Need to Know About first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Ken Lizotte, CMC is author of seven books including his newest The Speaker’s Edge: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Locating and Landing Lots of Speaking Gigs (Maven House Press) as well as The Expert’s Edge: Become the Go-To Authority that People Turn to Every Time (McGraw-Hill). He is also a columnist blogger with Huffington Post. The post #124 – Ken Lizotte on How to Work With a Literary Agent first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Adam Hommey is a speaker, author, trainer, and consultant with nearly 20 years’ experience helping business creators, like you, WIN at the game of business and marketing so you can thrive from YOUR intersection of YOUR brilliance and YOUR passion while making a difference for your community, market, and audience. He is creator and founder of The R.E.A.C.H. System. The post #123 – Adam Hommey on How to Make Money with Podcasts first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Cloris Kylie, MBA, is the bestselling author of "Beyond Influencer Marketing" and host of the top-rated "Beyond Influencer Marketing" podcast. With a background in industrial engineering and digital marketing, she helps expertise-based entrepreneurs build authority, grow their list, and get ideal clients by collaborating with influencers. The post #106 – Cloris Kylie on How to Sell More Books with Podcasts first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Judy Weintraub is an accomplished entrepreneur, business executive, and attorney and is a bestselling author of The Essentials of Negotiating Effectively and the author of How to Build Successful Business Partnerships. She is the founder of SkillBites, providing book writing and publishing services designed to help business owners and professionals get their books written and published easily and quickly. The post #105 – Judy Weintraub on How to Turn Your Manuscript into a Book first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Ellen Finkelstein is a recognized expert, speaker, trainer, and best-selling author on PowerPoint, presentation skills, and speaking. She teaches speakers, writers, and experts to get their knowledge out to the world with a knowledge-based online business. Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines, newsletters, and blogs. The post #104 – Ellen Finkelstein on Turn Your Book into a Product first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Debbie Allen, CSP has decades of business experience and innate business skills allow her to see beyond simple solutions, to visualize outcomes and results far into the future. She then lays out a path and a proven process for her clients to follow to ensure they achieve success. She has the ability to relate to entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, and sales teams at any level. The post #103 – Debbie Allen, Author of The Highly Paid Expert first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Belinda Pollard is a writing coach, accredited book editor, author, blogger, and podcaster with twenty years’ experience and degrees in both journalism and theology. Her writing and editing workshops feature at major conferences. She manages a popular blog on her website and publishes crime novels, Bible meditations, and humorous memoir. The post #102 – Belinda Pollard on Why Authors Need a Developmental Editor first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Mary Kate Gulick is Founder of Real Deal Content Coaching, Amazon bestselling author, and award-winning, 20-year content marketing veteran. Over the years, Mary Kate has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, small businesses, nonprofits and global enterprises do one critical thing - share their unique know-how in a way that solved problems. The post #101 – Mary Kate Gulick, Creator of Get Known for Your Expertise first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Dan Janal works with top business leaders who want to elevate their reputations and set themselves apart from their competition. As a book coach, developmental editor, and ghostwriter, he shapes stories and strategies that can transform a career or business. No matter where you are in the book-writing process, Dan can help. The post #100 – Dan Janal, Author and Creator of Write Your Book in a Flash first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Arvee Robinson, The Master Speaker Trainer, International Speaker, and Author will give you the tools, and confidence, to become a speaking Superstar in your industry! For over a decade, Arvee has been successfully training business owners, service professionals, and entrepreneurs how to use public speaking as a marketing strategy. The post #099 – Arvee Robinson, Author of Speak Up, Get Clients first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Bryan W. Mattimore is Cofounder and “Chief Idea Guy” of the Growth Engine Company, a twenty-year old innovation and creativity training agency based in Westport. In his marketing consulting career, Bryan has managed over two hundred successful innovation projects, leading to over $3 billion in new sales for one-third of the Fortune 100 companies. The post #098 – Bryan W. Mattimore, Author of Idea Stormers: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Christine Monaghan is your human-potential champion! She believes stress is optional and when understood sources fresh potential in life. She IS a master motivator, influencing the next best version of you. She will nudge you through resistance, fear, old habits to get from where you are to where you crave to be with fresh vibrancy and opportunities. The post #097 – Christine Monaghan on Reverse Engineer Your Book first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Janine Kelbach, RNC-OB, started writing for different healthcare blogs and websites in 2012. Currently, Janine is currently writing articles and social media content for publishing companies and various clients. She enjoys the beach, outdoors, working out, running, but most of all, she loves being a busy mom. The post #077 – Janine Kelbach on Writing for The Medical Market first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Awarded the Silver Stevie for "Mentor/Coach of the Year" by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, Lisa Tener is an inspiring book writing and publishing coach, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. She has specialized expertise with helping authors write successful book proposals. And one of Lisa’s specialties is referring aspiring authors to high quality ghostwriters to write and publish exceptional books. The post #075 – Lisa Tener on Write Your Book With a Ghostwriter first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Global Credibility Expert Mitchell Levy is a TEDx speaker and international bestselling author of over 60 books. As The AHA Guy at AHAthat, he helps to extract the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less. The post #074 – Mitchell Levy on Writing Sound-Byte Books first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Nadia Bilchik is an internationally renowned television personality, communication training expert, best-selling author, and keynote speaker. Her approach to communication skills training comes from her extensive experience idelivering keynotes, training workshops, and coaching business professionals globally. The post #073 – Nadia Bilchik on Working With a Co-Author first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.