S05: Episode 6 - The Value of Coaching with Writing Coach and Literary Agent Rachelle Gardner

Rachelle Gardner, Literary agent, and writing, publishing and platform builder coach talks to Jo and Steph today about what coaching writers looks like for her. Listen in now to discover: What she looks for in someone she might represent as an agent, What writing coaching looks like and why it is worth it How she redirects people who aren’t ready for publishing yet Whether she thinks everyone has a book in them What she thinks the best social media platform to use is Her opinions on the current hot topics in Western culture. Some questions for writers: 1) Am I writing for myself or am I writing for a reader? 2) Can I identify who my reader is and why they would want to read this? 3) Have I worked hard to become a strong writer? (Am I getting outside input, improving my craft, reading books in my genre etc.?) 4) What are your personal forms of resistance when it comes to writing? Write a list and watch out for them! For great articles on writing, publishing and marketing and to find out more about coaching, go to: www.rachellegardner.com Facebook.com/agent.rachelle Instagram.com/agent_rachelle Authorschool.com Follow Lead Stories Podcast to interact with Steph and Jo: Twitter: @LeadStoriesVox Instagram: @LeadStoriesPodcast Facebook: LeadStoriesPodcast Connect with Jo at www.josaxton.com @josaxton Connect with Steph at www.pastorsteph.com @pastorsteph Subscribe on iTunes to have the podcast automatically download to your device every week or listen at www.leadstoriespodcast.com www.leadstoriesmedia.com Don’t forget to check out Lead Stories Community at www.leadstoriesmedia.com/community