Blogs about Writing Self-Help/Motivational

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0 likes 3 Dec 2013

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but I haven't found what I am looking for anywhere else on the forum. I am looking for blogs about writing self-help/motivational books. I would really like to find ones that discuss the entire book process from idea generation to layout and writing to self-publishing. There seem to be tons for other genres, but I can't find any for self-help/motivational and the writing process is vastly different than most other genres. I hope someone has something!

DirtyMartini

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0 likes 5 Dec 2013

Hey Sarah...I don't recall anything in the forum here specifically regarding writing self-help books, but a quick Google search comes up with stuff...

Pointers On Publishing - 10 Tips To Writing A Self-Help Book
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130811/arts/arts2.html

Self-Help Books Get Naked: A New Breed Turns Raw, Real and Relevant
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tama-kieves/selfhelp-books-get-naked-_b_3843093.html

Want to Get Rich? Write a Self-Help Book
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=86594

There's even a book on how to write a bestselling self-help book called...you guessed it...

How to Write a Bestselling Self-Help Book [Kindle Edition]
http://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Bestselling-Self-Help-Book-ebook/dp/B000FA5RY4

As far as the actual self-publishing process...it should be the same as any other genre...hope this helps for now...

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sarahwritessometimes

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0 likes 6 Dec 2013

Thanks! These are helpful, but I'm more looking for other people writing about their journey (sorry I should have been more clear). I would love to be able to read along and follow someone else's process.

DirtyMartini

Rest in Peace

0 likes 7 Dec 2013

Quote by sarahwritessometimes
Thanks! These are helpful, but I'm more looking for other people writing about their journey (sorry I should have been more clear). I would love to be able to read along and follow someone else's process.

My suggestion to you...I don't know if you're on Facebook and LinkedIn, but I've gotten quite a bit of useful info from those sites, especially FB...but, my suggestion would be to post your question in a writing group on one of those sites...

We have a fair amount of writers here, but we don't have the sheer numbers you'll find over there...I can pretty much count on getting an answer to any question I post over on FB, for instance...and good luck btw...

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