Insights in Book Writing
The Birth of Your Story
Writing a book is much like laboring and birthing a child. There are moments of euphoria, pain, joy, and anxiety. At the end of both, you have something (or someone) that you love more than you ever thought possible.
The Secret to Unlocking Brilliance
If you are a business leader wanting to share your story, you will want to do it in the best possible form that you can. An RTC editor will help you uncover your book and create an experience with your audience.
The RTC Manuscript Analysis: Your Compass through the Story Forest
You've completed the first draft of your story. Now what?!
Who is Seeing You?
We work to honor all of you. The wholeness of you. Then we transform it into a beautiful work of art.
Are You a Writer with a Few Hidden Bodies? 5 Secrets to Revive the Skeletons in Your Idea Closet
Time to wipe the dust off of those writing ideas that you tucked away. We've got 5 ideas to help you bring them back to life.
A Meeting of Minds: The Bliss of Collaborative Writing
When you bring together life and process, magic happens.
Bringing the Whole Body to Your Blank Page
When you bring your whole self to the table to create your story, your readers will be able to feel that energy and give their whole selves over to you!
Creative Secrets of Fiction Writers: An Interview with Katherine Catmull and Heidi Jon Schmidt
Fiction writing can be tough. Lucky for you we have two of the best fiction writers around on our team!
Book Coaching
Are you working on your book? We all need support. No serious athlete works without a coach and you shouldn’t, either.
Music and Writing: The Genres That Inspire Me
Looking for a little inspiration as you write your book? Put on a little music and let it guide you!
Connect, Heal, & Transform: Why Your Story Needs to be Told
Our shared stories are what bind us together like the threads of a tapestry.
The Gift of Your Story
The fear of being alone often subsides once we take the scary step of sharing our story. We realize that there are others just like us and those stories are the ties that bind us together.
3 Keys to Telling Compelling Stories
If you're looking to engage your audience, care and craft need to be considered.
Side by Side: Writing as a Team
Mary Anna experienced hesitation during her first team writing assignment. What she soon learned though was that magic happens when collaboration occurs!
7 Secrets to Avoid Writer Burnout
Don't become a literal starving artist! Make sure you find ways to take care of yourself as you write!
Paper Hearts: 7 Secrets to a Love Poem That Unfolds Beauty
A perfect way to express your love this Valentine's Day is with a poem. We have 7 tips to help you write the perfect poem for your loved one!
The Call of the Wolf: 7 Ways to Size Up Your Story
You're ready to tell your story, but how should you present it?
True-Life Confession: I Am a Nosy Neighbor
When we are working with you to tell your story, we get to ask the questions that no one else can!
Writing with the Senses
Readers want to be shown what is happening in a story, not told! Thinking about the 5 senses will help put those details into your story.
The Power of Release: Finding Your Voice
There is one thing that you need to know about finding your voice: it's entirely up to you.
How to Kill Connection in a Digital Work World
You chose to work in front of a screen because connection was the last thing you wanted. Grab onto these tips to make sure that all other humans stay away!
Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Creative Light Bright This Winter
Don't let the cold, dark days of winter crush your creative spirit.
7 Things That Will Ensure Your Book Is a Failure
Make sure your book isn't standing out for all the wrong reasons!
The Sneaky Sabotage of Always Loving Others First
When we put others ahead of ourselves, we will fail everyone.
5 Secrets to Release the Book You’ve Secretly Been Hiding
How long have you been saying, "I need to write a book." Now is the time to make that dream come true!
You Ain’t Nothin’ but a Hound Dog
Stories allow us to let go of convention and dig for answers in the most unconventional ways.
Face-to-Face: 10 Things to Know Before Pitching a Literary Agent
Mary Anna is back with 10 tips to ensure that your pitch is agent ready and a definite home-run!
First Pitch: The Horror and Love of Pitching to an Agent
As Mary Anna made her way down the "hall of destiny," nervousness and excitement washed over her. Here it was, her moment to shine!
Pluralizing Your Last Name with an Apostrophe: Just Don't Do It!
To use the apostrophe or not, that is the question!
Sad This Christmas? You're Doing It Just Right.
Think sadness at Christmas means you are a failure? Think again!
Transportation without Teleportation
Books possess a certain power. They can take you on a journey through time, make you feel one emotion and then another, and even act out in civil disobedience. Stories can change you.
Facts and Myths: Your RTC Writing Coach
An RTC book coach can help you get from one destination on your book journey to the next, but they aren't going to be your best friend.
10 Tips to Vulnerable Strength
Many people talk about vulnerability. Few are actually living it. Are you ready to take the steps to start living a more vulnerable lifestyle?
5 Secrets to Storytelling
There is a secret in every story and in every story a secret. Which secret story will you tell?
Turning Core Values into a Compass
Our core values are meant to be the compass that points all of us on our personal journeys to our stories, and that means each of us interpret these values in our own way.
Ready to Share
There are some things that we keep to ourselves, locked up, not ready to let them go or to allow them to be seen. But then, the knock comes and we realize that even though it is scary, it is time to set them free.
When Blizzards Bury the Storyteller: Adventures in Expectations
Writing sends you on an adventure of highs and lows. Expectations are surpassed as well as dashed. It is a journey of a thousand emotions.
The Hidden Stories
Many clients come to us with the story that they want to write. Then, the process starts and a whole world of stories they didn't know existed comes to life.
How Far to the Finish Line?
Coaches aren't just for gym class or your favorite recreational sport. A writing coach can help you finish your book by listening, supporting, and guiding you all the way to very last page!
Cracking Open: Unleashing Vulnerability
Vulnerability draws us together. It connects us all with the understanding that we are never alone. When we crack ourselves open, room is made for love and acceptance to be poured in.
Pulling the Sled with Story: Team Writing
Our collaborative writing model brings the best of all talents to the table!
The V-Word
Vulnerability can leave us feeling exposed, flawed, and lonely. What we forget is that it is those moments of vulnerability that open us up to being seen and connecting!
The One New Year’s Resolution You Should Make (and Keep): More Mindfulness
We are often taking out of the moment that we are in. We view life through the lens of a phone or camera. What would happen if you put those down and truly started to live in the present?
Finding gratitude on the cloudiest days
We often get caught up in the stress of life and forget to actually LIVE in the moment that we are in.
Vulnerability Is at the Heart of the Story
The power of a story lies in the heart of it, the place where the vulnerabilities live. It is the truths that we share that allow others to relate, to build a community, to become our best and most authentic selves.
How Hiring a Ghostwriter Damages Your Soul
Listen in as Corey explains how he feels about ghostwriting and the beautiful invitation to add a partnership to your book writing process.
7 Ways a Writing Coach Can Change Your life
If your book is an important step to your future, a writing coach is a way to ensure you make the consistent progress necessary to reach the finish line.
5 Ways to CRUSH Writer’s Block
What do a blank screen, crumbled up papers, and a hand on the forehead have in common? They are all the signs that lead someone to think you have writer's block. Smash the block and continue to create the story you were meant to share with the world!
Attract the Right Readers — and the Right Clients—by Writing a Book
A great book can change the course of your life if you truly capture the essence of your voice, heart, and soul.
The Many Hats of a Writing Coach
Editor, cheerleader, taskmaster, or fact-checker – these are just a few of the roles that a writing coach can bring to the table. But, more often than not, the hat that a writing coach finds themselves wearing is that of listener. Alison Hennessee shares how the role of listener can be the most important role of a writing coach and why having someone to talk through your story with can lead to brilliant results.
How to Get Past a Blank Screen When You Sit Down to Write Your Book
The story you need to tell consists of many pieces, and we often get trapped because we think we have to put those pieces together from the very start. Like a puzzle, there are parts that stand out and missing pieces that we don't know where they belong yet. By taking the right steps at the start of the process, you will surely create a beautiful piece of art.
"Your Biggest Breakthrough will Come after Your Biggest Breakdown."
Suzie Carpenter speaks with Corey in this interview on the feelings around completing her first book, spreading her message, and giving a voice to her daughter.
Am I going to try to do it right or am I going to "Dance Naked"?
Lori Darley, author of the new book "Dancing Naked: Claiming Your Power as a Conscious Leader", discusses planting her flag in the ground, her fear of no one wanting to play in her sandbox, and her desire to maximize her impact on the world!
You Will Know My Name
In this book launch interview with Carolynn Brooks, author of the book "You Will Know My Name", listeners will hear how Carolynn had to fight through rejection to be born, how the workplace has been her ministry, and how God showed her how to open doors no man could close.
A Better Approach to Ghostwriting for Business Owners
". . . the new currency is not what you know, but rather who trusts you."
Where to Invest Your Money with Your Book
How you invest in your book should relate directly to your goals and where you see your life heading in the next 5 to 10 years. In this video, Corey shares the questions it makes sense to ask when you're considering where to put your resources.
The Opportunity to Redefine Your Identity
We define ourselves in many ways—by our professions, by our relationships, by our belief systems, and beyond. In order to access your true self, you’ll delve deeper into your essence, values, and purpose.
The Book You're Trying to Write Is Going to Kill Your Business
When you are growing as a leader, everyone you talk to tells you to write a book! The key to writing that book is making sure that it is the right one. The one that is going to bring your readers from a coffee date all the way up to the big night!
It Will Happen the Way I Want It to (or It Won't)
During a conversation at Social Venture Network in San Diego in 2016, Lori Darley shared how she has remained open to finding the audience for her book through the process of writing it.
The Secret to Success Is to Die Before You Die
Erik Harrington is finishing his book with RTC. He is also facing end of life questions because of a rare genetic lung disease that runs in his family.
God Is the Breath within the Breath
Upcoming author, Erik Harrington, shares the connection between his life's work and the disease that has taken his uncle, his father, and will take him.
Loving Our Clients
When clients come to us, they are looking for brilliance. How do we give them that brilliance? By falling in love with them!
Rare Footage from Before Carmen Tarleton's Face Transplant
On February 14th of 2013, Carmen received the most comprehensive face transplant ever performed to date. In this rare video footage from before her transplant, she shares what she's been through.