Welcome Brooke Adams Law to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This fabulous deep conversation with Brooke Adams Law is perfect if you’ve been in your head with getting your book out into the world. When you’re working on something that’s bigger than you, fear will not only show up, it will remind you that it’s there too. So no matter what phase you’re in (writing, editing, publishing, promoting), let the wisdom Brooke shares help you get refocused, grounded and moving to your next level. Brooke Adams Law is an award-winning author and founder of the Writing Brave movement. Brooke helps creative, intuitive women claim their author identity so that they can start, finish and publish brave, dazzling books. Brooke’s debut novel Catchlight won the Fairfield Book Prize, was named a Best Indie Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews, and was featured on Good Morning America’s blog. You can visit Brooke’s website at http://www.wearewritingbrave.com and take her free quiz to discover YOUR writing routine personality type. Visit - https://www.wearewritingbrave.com/Book purchase link - https://www.amazon.com/Catchlight-Brooke-Law/dp/1949116182

Welcome Susanne Dunlap to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. When you think about historical fiction, there’s so many nuances that go into it in order to create a powerful story. And it’s these details that Susanne Dunlap and I discussed in this episode. Setting, character development, a strong familiarity for the period of time the story, and even dual timelines are areas where Susanne shared so much wisdom. I can’t wait for you to listen! Susanne Dunlap is the award-winning author of historical fiction for adults and teens, and an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach. Her books span periods from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, all feature strong female protagonists and illuminate something about women's history. Many owe their genesis to the research she did for her PhD in music history from Yale University. She lives in Biddeford, Maine with her 15-year-old dog Betty. Visit - https://susanne-dunlap.com Book purchase link - The Courtesan's Daughter

Welcome Shawn Peters to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. When you think about getting feedback on your writing, whether it’s from an editor or a beta reader, do you feel excited or nervous? Do you feel overwhelmed with how to process all of the feedback you’ve received, so that you don’t miss anything? If any of these questions have run through your mind before now, let this conversation with Shawn Peters help you work through them. Shawn’s energy is vibrant, and he shared so much goodness not only about feedback and processing edits, but also structure and character development. And after you’ve listened, we’d love to hear how you incorporated his tips. Shawn Peters has written a little bit about a lot of things in a lot of places. Ads for huge premium cable networks and all kinds of small businesses. Movie ideas that ended up on the shelf and domestic date-nights that ended up in the newspapers. Columns about fantasy sports and finally, a pair of books about a neurodiverse hero in the making. Shawn lives in Massachusetts with his wife who is a real superhero (aka a public school teacher), as well as their two children, a dog and a cat that might appear during this podcast if she decides to. Shawn's debut MG adventure novel, The Unforgettable Logan Foster, was published on January 18th, 2022 by Harper Collins, and the paperback was released on November 8th, 2022. It’s currently nominated for The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award and The Bluestem Award. The sequel, The Unforgettable Logan Foster and the Shadow of Doubt, is out now as well. Visit - http://www.shawnpeterswrites.comBook purchase links: THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER (Paperback) https://www.amazon.com/Unforgettable-Logan-Foster-1/dp/0063047683THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER AND THE SHADOW OF DOUBT (Hardcover) https://www.amazon.com/Unforgettable-Logan-Foster-Shadow-Doubt/dp/0063047721Signed Copies of THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER SERIES - https://aesopsfable.com/search?q=%22shawn+peters%22

Welcome Sarah Vie to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. As writers, we do our best to craft and develop an incredible journey or story for our readers, yet are we mindful of the stories we tell ourselves? This deep conversation with Sarah Vie goes into this exact thing - the stories we tell ourselves and how we can reprogram them. Edit the narrative in a more expansive and positive way, so we are willing to take calculated risks with our writing and our businesses in order to grow. Sarah Vie Is an award winning author, energy facilitator and manifesting light worker. She helps women shift their limited inner energy so that they can attract massive abundance in their lives. Visit - http://Sarahvie.com Book purchase link Sarahvie.com/books I wish I’d known - Memoir and a guide to release ancestral patterns. Let your inner golden sparkle shine - Children's book teaching children how to believe in themselves

Welcome Valerie James Abbott to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. When my previous guest, Valerie James Abbott, told me about her latest accomplishment, I had to have her back on the show to share with you. As a recap, our first conversation centered around shifting point of view and the illustration process for her children’s book, and this conversation is about how Valerie republished Padapillo from English into Spanish. Valerie’s desire was for this edition to feel as if it was always written in Spanish, so our conversation is a deep dive into her process, so that she achieved her goal.  Valerie James Abbott is the co-founder of the national pediatric Late Onset Hearing Loss Awareness Campaign and a nationally recognized parent-leader for early childhood hearing loss detection and intervention. She serves as director of Listen Up! at Padapillo PBLLC, an organization dedicated to improving community awareness about postnatal hearing loss. Her award-winning children's book Padapillo is based on the true story of how her family discovered and came to terms with their child's mysterious permanent hearing loss. Visit - www.valeriejamesabbott.com Book purchase link: https://www.valeriejamesabbott.com/bookstore

Welcome Lauren Sapala to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. What a fabulous deep conversation with Lauren Sapala about being highly intuitive and how that affects your writing or creative process. One of the biggest things when you are running a business or working on a creative project is getting as comfortable as you can with not knowing all the answers and being uncomfortable. If you are stuck with your writing, are highly sensitive or highly intuitive, then let Lauren’s wisdom offer some ways through it. Lauren Sapala is the author of The INFJ Writer, Firefly Magic: Heart Powered Marketing for Highly Sensitive Writers, and The INFJ Revolution, as well as The West Coast Trilogy, an autobiographical fiction series. She is also a writing coach for writers of the INFJ and INFP personality type and blogs about writing, creativity and personality theory at laurensapala.com. Visit - www.laurensapala.com Book purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lauren-Sapala/author/B01G7RO33E

Welcome Samantha Otto Brown to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. So many of the writers I work with share their concerns about balancing real life with writing. Whether they are running their own business, juggling a couple of different jobs, or spending time with family, it can feel challenging to navigate “all the things” and work on your book. If this is resonating, then let this conversation with Samantha Otto Brown offer encouragement and a reminder that you’re not alone. During our chat, Samantha shared some guidance she received which helped her shift her perspective and give herself permission to go at the pace she needed to write and publish her book. Samantha Otto Brown is based in St. Louis, Missouri. She works in medical publishing and corporate PR/social media. Sub Wife is her first book-length publication. Visit - Samanthaottobrown.com Book purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/Sub-Wife-Samantha-Otto-Brown/dp/1737867605

Welcome Lisa Roe to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. What do you do when you get feedback for your book that might have bigger implications when you address them? That’s what this in depth conversation with Lisa Roe covers. During our chat, Lisa shared ways to develop stronger characters and how to handle structural changes to your book. She likened the process to smoothing out a bedsheet to get all the wrinkles out, and the way she moved between her writing process and her metaphor was brilliant. Because in the end, you want to make sure that any changes you do are worked out entirely, so that the reader gets the best experience with your book. Lisa Roe graduated from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and spent many years as an advertising creative director and copywriter in New York City until she accepted the tougher job of stay-at-home mom and turned to writing fiction — mostly to entertain her kids, but then to tell her own stories. A classic first born, reluctant empty nester, Dr. Doolittle wannabe, and the author of Welcome to the Neighborhood, Lisa lives in New Jersey with her husband and three incorrigible dogs. Visit - lisaroe.com Book purchase link: Welcome to the Neighborhood

Welcome Natalya Androsova to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. Working on anything that’s a long term project, like a dissertation or a book, requires something more than stamina. It requires trusting the writer within you, and that’s what Natalya and I talked about in this deep and powerful conversation. Natalya shared so much wisdom about trusting the nudge to share your writing, honoring the balance between listening and applying feedback and staying true to what you wrote originally, and connecting with your inner writer when the inner critic shows up. Natalya Androsova is an award-winning writing and dissertation coach with over two decades of experience teaching writing. Her passion is helping writers become more courageous, authentic, and kind to themselves. Through her coaching, writing groups, and retreats, she has helped hundreds of writers overcome writer’s block, achieve clarity and writing momentum, as well as complete their projects. Visit - www.writingdissertationcoach.com Book purchase links: 7 Minutes to Freedom https://www.amazon.com/Minutes-Freedom-Writing-Meditations-Liberate/dp/1777453720/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Dissertation Without Tears https://www.amazon.com/Dissertation-Without-Tears-Critic-Nourish/dp/1777453739/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33R5YRO5G8E9G&keywords=dissertation+without+tears&qid=1652198534&s=digital-text&sprefix=dissert%2Cdigital-text%2C444&sr=1-1-catcorr

Welcome Wendy Koenig to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. If you haven’t worked with an outline at all for writing your book, let this conversation with Wendy Koenig give you some tips for how to incorporate one after you’ve written the first draft. Wendy shared so many tips for how to shape and structure your book by using an outline after writing the first, and rough, draft of a manuscript. She not only  demonstrates how this helps with character development, but also can be applied across multiple genres. Wendy Koenig is a novelist and poet who lives in New Brunswick, Canada. Two of her novels have won international awards, as well as some of her poetry and a short story. She loves animals, especially her two cats: Missy (named after that character in Dr. Who) and Jake (named from the Blues Brothers). Visit - www.wendylkoenig.com Book purchase link: https://a.co/d/disL7xu

Welcome back Wayne Applewhite to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This fun conversation with my co-author and friend, Wayne Applewhite, is a wonderful way to celebrate the release of our audiobook! We narrated our book, You Know it’s a Verb, Right?, and it was a wonderful experience for us. In this chat, we talked about what it was like to narrate our book, how we planned and prepped, and how the imperfect recordings were handled for a seamless and engaging experience for our listeners. Wayne Applewhite is a lifelong learner. His leadership practices started in high school as he witnessed firsthand that leadership was something more than what met the naked eye. Using his curious and ever asking observational notions, Wayne knew early on that leadership was more - much more - than being in charge by title only. Wayne was co-founder of a leadership development firm, Just Leadership, LLC, and holds a Doctor of Management degree.  He has an eclectic experience base that he brings to the community and to the nation at large.  Wayne has over thirty-five years of diverse and challenging leadership experiences, coupled with a solid foundation of continuing education. He has held challenging positions such as Associate Professor (Boston University), Director of Graduate Military Programs (Boston University, Metropolitan College), Associate Dean, Instructor, Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Outside Director, Thought Leader, Non-commissioned Officer in Charge, Officer in Charge, Commander, and COO. In each of those leadership positions, Wayne continued to build his leadership skillset as he also pursued formal and informal education. Most recently, he is the co-host of 27 Minutes with Sheila and Wayne!, a podcast focused on providing tips on being a better "you" while at work, play or life with a mission to change the world “One verb at a time!”  Wayne’s latest book, You Know it’s a Verb, Right?, co-authored with Jennifer Milius, is about leadership. However, if you ask him, his greatest joy and accomplishment, is being a husband and a dad Visit https://mindsyncing.com/ Book purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/You-Know-its-Verb-Right-ebook/dp/B08RLQ6WF4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Welcome Elena Paige to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This fun conversation with Elena Paige demonstrates the power of transformation a  book can have. Writing a book can be an intuitive process for many authors and feel like digging into more layers, so Elena shares how this happens for her. Whether it's the characters, the reader, or the author, Elena shares how transformation is possible for each in a fictional book.  Elena Paige is a middle-grade author with a background in counseling psychology. She loves creating stories which inspire and transform young readers - either through empowering them, entertaining them, or encouraging them to be more creative and imaginative. Her books, while being filled with magic and wonder, have real life characters with real life issues - like fitting in, trusting yourself, dealing with inner conflict and more! Her greatest value in life is CREATIVITY - nurturing it, enhancing it and using it! She loves encouraging children to believe in themselves and accept their own way of creating, even if it's outside the box. The most amazing creatives of our time rarely fitted in! Her absolute favorite book as a child was No Flying in the House. She always knew magic was real, but when all attempts to bring her favorite teddy to life failed, she adopted a dog instead. Her Moodle dog, named Lucky, is always by her side when she writes. On Sunday mornings you can find her hiding under her bed covers reading, while her children are wondering where their favorite book has disappeared. Visit - ElenaPaige.com Book purchase links for the first book in every series: Evie Everyday Witch (Secret Magic) The Magicians' Convention The Splendid Secrets of 66 Lilly Pilly Lane Lolli and the Lollipop (Meditation Adventures for Kids) Taki & Toula Time Travelers (Hercules Finds His Courage) I Love Being Free (Happy Heart Rhymes)

Welcome Debbie Weiss to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This powerful conversation with Debbie Weiss demonstrates the parallels between writing a book, healing through loss, and embarking on your second act. Debbie shares that as she set out to write her memoir, she learned when it was time to make big changes so that she had a strong story to tell. She also shared ways that she's leveraged the themes within her memoir to promote her book, which are great tips for any genre. Debbie Weiss is a former attorney who earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2020. Weiss’s essays have been published in The New York Times's “Modern Love” column, HuffPost, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Elle Décor, and Reader’s Digest, among other publications. She lives in Benicia, CA with her second life partner, Randal. Visit - https://debbieweissauthor.com/ Book purchase link: Available As Is

Welcome Jessica Booth to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This fabulous conversation with Jessica shows that disrupting the market to create books that bring in multiple elements you love will enhance your setting, character development, and plot. Leveraging her experience with professional writing and editing, Jessica shares so much wisdom with self-editing and tips for researching, so that you strengthen your story and have a better draft to give your editor, and ultimately a wonderful book for your readers. Jessica Booth earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and professional writing before making a career in journalism and as a magazine editor-in-chief. Jessica has always dreamt of writing a book, and her love for novels spurred her into becoming an avid bookstagrammer. She grew up in North Louisiana, but now resides in Southwestern Ohio with her husband, pack of rowdy children, and a couple of hounds. They love to spend their time visiting independent bookstores, or outside watching the kids dig up worms and transforming piles of sticks into castles. Visit - https://jessicaboothauthor.com/ Book purchase link: A Match Made in Autumn

Welcome Stella Wilde to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. Two of the most powerful things that writing, and being creative, does is that it allows for self-expression and self-exploration, and this conversation with Stella Wilde shows this in multiple ways. Your writing has the ability to help you get to know yourself, figure out your gifts and how to express them, and get honest with yourself for what you need to make your goals and dreams happen. Sometimes it's about immersing yourself in the process and sometimes it's about taking a step back, so if you're in need of some inspiration, let Stella's wisdom offer you that nudge to get you back into the flow. Stella Wilde is a cosmic pathfinder, intuitive advisor, and manifestation mentor. She believes that Astrology and Tarot are essential tools for self-discovery and for navigating life's possibilities and complexities. Since she could hold a pencil, writing has been her first love, and she pursued her passion by earning an MA and MFA in Creative Writing. Visit - https://stellawilde.com Book purchase link: 2023 Lucky Stars

Welcome Annie Cathryn to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This fun conversation with Annie Cathryn shows that when you have the willingness to expand your circle and explore your curiosities, sweet results happen. By expanding her circle, Annie shares how she navigated incorporating feedback, determining the sub-genre for her book, and the importance of having the right people on your team. By leveraging her journalism background and a desire to include her love of chocolate, Annie shares tips on how to create a believable experience for the reader when you need to learn more about your character's profession. Annie Cathryn has always dreamed of becoming an author and lives by the motto, “Creating is Living.” The Friendship Breakup is her debut book baby, born out of love.  When not writing or reading, she’s organizing her personal library collection by color and discovering delectable chocolate. She earned a journalism degree and a master’s in communications from Marquette University, and lives in Chicagoland with her husband, daughter, and two fur babies. Visit - https://anniecathryn.com/ Book purchase link: The Friendship Breakup

Welcome Kacey Rayburn to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. Have you ever questioned why something happened or why you had certain experiences, only to realize in hindsight how all the dots were connected and leading you to where you are now? This powerful conversation with Kacey Rayburn demonstrates this and shows how beauty can come from unexpected places and inspire our writing, if we so choose to see it.  Kacey Rayburn grew up in the Appalachian Mountains. Born into a family of granny witches and gravediggers, she enjoys long walks in the cemetery. She has a sweet fang for chai tea, mermaids, and folk horror. Visit: https://www.kaceyrayburn.com Book: Sing Our Bones Eternal

Welcome Barbara Davis to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This conversation with Barbara Davis is perfect if you're doubting whether or not you have what it takes to get your book into the world. She shares the importance of finding and having supportive relationships, setting healthy boundaries to thrive as an author, and trusting in yourself, including to takes steps of faith but also to be messy and willing to fall down.  After years in the jewelry business, Barbara finally surrendered to the muse, leaving the corporate world in order to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a writer. She was born in New Jersey, has lived in Charleston, Raleigh, and Dover, New Hampshire, and has recently moved back to Florida to be close to her first love--Mickey Mouse. When she's not writing, Barbara is a voracious reader, foodie, and lover of music, a rabid football fan, and a devoted Florida Gator. She also enjoys traveling with the hubby Tom, who over the years has learned much more about publishing and the craft of writing than he ever wanted to know. Visit - https://barbaradavis-author.com Book purchase link: The Keeper of Happy Endings Link to all of Barbara's books

Welcome Dallas Woodburn to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. Finding your voice as a writer is a process that develops and evolves as you move along this path of being an author, and this incredible conversation with Dallas Woodburn demonstrates how it's something that grows with each paragraph, chapter and book. As a multi-genre author, Dallas shares so much wisdom about finding and staying true to your voice, even when you're writing and promoting books that are in multiple genres.  Dallas Woodburn is an award-winning writer of fiction, nonfiction, and plays; an in-demand book coach; and host of the Thriving Authors Podcast. She has helped dozens of women around the world write and publish the books inside their hearts to grow their businesses, grow their impact, and grow their legacies. Dallas’s debut YA novel, The Best Week That Never Happened, was a #1 New Release on Amazon, a Featured Bestseller on Apple Books, and the Grand Prize Winner of the Dante Rossetti Book Award for Young Adult Fiction. She is also the author of the YA novel Thanks, Carissa, For Ruining My Life and the short story collections Woman, Running Late, in a Dress and How to Make Paper When the World is Ending. Her novel Before & After You & Me and nonfiction book 1,001 Ways to be Kind are both forthcoming in 2023. Dallas lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area in a comfortably messy house with overflowing bookshelves. Visit - www.DallasWoodburn.com Book purchase links: How to Make Paper When the World is Ending Thanks, Carissa, For Ruining My Life The Best Week That Never Happened

Welcome Cynthia James to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This powerful conversation with Cynthia James is a perfect reminder that your work, your message, your voice, your book is needed and to keep showing up so that it does. Cynthia is shares ways to overcome imposter syndrome so that you don't deprive people of your wisdom. And even if you feel resistance coming up with "your wisdom" I invite you to pause, stay open, and listen to the wisdom from Cynthia to help you dig deeper and create a book you are excited to get into the world. Cynthia James is a transformational coach and inspirational leader, guiding people to make changes at a deep level for lasting healing. Cynthia excels as a speaker, coach, singer, and multiple award-winning author of What Will Set You Free and Revealing Your Extraordinary Essence and #1 Amazon Bestseller for I Choose Me: The Art of Being a Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Her newest book, Does My Voice Matter, released on September 27, 2022. Cynthia James embodies the quote “I am not what I have done. I am what I have become;” and, she leads others to do the same. Her own life was transformed as she transcended a violent and abusive childhood. Through education and personal healing, she created the foundation for all her programs. Her work in self-care strategies and emotional integration support leaders, women and organizations internationally. Visit - www.cynthiajames.net Book purchase link: Does My Voice Matter