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How to Find the Story and Tell it with NYT best seller John David Mann

Follow in John David Mann’s footsteps and become a best-selling author. Want to learn how? You won’t want to miss this episode.

In the 11th episode of the Writing Gym podcast, you’ll also discover:

What the co-author experience is really like

The process for working with a co-author

How to write a memoir

How to look at writing with an editor’s lens

How the creative process and the revision process are not the same thing

What classic nonfiction is and how to structure it

What is a story?

How to write a business parable

How to know where to start your story

How to get started on your writing project

When to dismiss the inner critic, and when to invite her in for supper

Be sure to download this FREE step-by-step guide to walk you through John’s Top Tips to Improve your writing. How to Find the Story–no matter what you’re writing with NYT Best-Selling Author John David Mann

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John David Mann is an award-winning author whose writings have earned the Nautilus Award, the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal), and Taiwan’s Golden Book Award for Innovation. He is coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers The Red Circle (with Brandon Webb) and Flash Foresight (with Dan Burrus) and the Wall Street Journal bestsellers Real Leadership (with John Addison) and The Slight Edge (with Jeff Olson). He coauthored the international bestseller The Go-Giver, hailed by Adam Grant as “the most important parable about business—and life—of our time.” His books are available in two dozen languages and have sold more than two million copies. His 2011 Take the Lead (with Betsy Myers) was named by Tom Peters and the Washington Post as “best leadership book of 2011.

If you’re tired of collecting rejection slips, staring at the ceiling at 2 AM and wondering why, if you’re serious about approving your writing craft and PUBLISHING, we’d love to have you apply for the Writing Gym. 

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Mentioned in this podcast:

The Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub

Bob Burg

The Go-Giver by John David Mann and Bob Burg

The Red Circle by Brandon Webb

 

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The Writing Gym Podcast is hosted by Andi Brixey, Personal Trainer in The Writing Gym.

It features Annalisa Parent, the resident writing coach in The Writing Gym.

Audio Production by Tito Heiderer

“Happy Go Lucky” Theme Composed by Rob Taylor

Theme Music Performed by Clint Bierman

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