The Written Compass

Episode 44: Auto-Generated Writing Friend or Foe?

There are some really cool writing support tools out in the world. One type I see often are websites and apps that auto-generate writing for you. In this week’s episode, I get curious about whether this kind of tool is a friend or foe in your writing journey. Here is a sneak peak at some of the core ideas I share: You might not actually need these toolsIt promotes a “should” mentality and often comes from “lack” Might cause you to bypass the powerful work of getting connected to core messages Your audience can tell when the words are not genuinely yoursIf you do use these, when and how to use them effectivelyUltimately, you have to decide what’s best for you, but I think you’ll learn my view by the end of the episode. As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories in a book.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head to shanahartman.com and click “Work With Us” to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 43: What is the Embodied Writing Mastermind?

I share a lot about how you can work with my team and I to get your amazing non-fiction personal growth and/or business strategy book out in the world. In today’s episode I decided to really break down what that program, the Embodied Writing Mastermind looks like. I describe our 3 core elements of the program: We help you get your words downWe help you embody your words and coach you through your processWe support your entire publication process from manuscript to cover design to hitting (self) publishI’m excited for you to learn more about the mission and vision of this program! If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head to shanahartman.com and click “Work With Us” to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next!As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories in a book.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 42: Slow is Smooth Writing

I get a LOT of ads about professing claims like…“I wrote my book in a weekend and now I want to share my simple template for you to do the same!” OR “My clients write their books in 36.2 hours on average and you can do the same.” I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of feeling like I have to speed through everything. Bigger, faster, harder is not always the best thing. For writing, it’s often what pushes people away from writing and sharing their writing with others. So, in this week’s episode, I share the well-known Navy Seal slogan, “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast,” and explain how this approach is an alternative to the write as fast as possible plans. I share how the pressure to write quickly: Doesn't always result in the best writingDoesn’t fit most heart-centered, mission-driven folksOften encourages bypassing the very healing parts of writingAs always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories in a book.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head to shanahartman.com and click “Work With Us” to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 41: Getting Feedback on Your Writing: How to Ask for What You Need

“Is it good?”...“Just tell me what to fix.” These are often the ways we’ve learned to ask for feedback on our writing. Yet, neither of these requests are very helpful when writing your book. In this week’s episode, I break down 4 powerful types of writing feedback to ask based on the stage of writing you are in and your writing needs: No response or just “thank you” Pointing or center of gravitySummary and sayback What was almost said and what I wanted to hear more aboutListen as I break down all of these response types, which I have adapted over the years from Peter Elbow and Pat Belanoff’s awesome composition book, Being A Writer. Shout out also to my dear friend and former colleague, Dr. Jennifer Buckner, for creating the awesome PDF that gave me a condensed version of what Elbow and Belanoff created in their book. I talk from this PDF in this episode (message me if you’d like a copy!).As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories in a book.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head to shanahartman.com and click “Work With Us” to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 40: Best Revision Tip... Make the Familiar Strange

When we are writing, we are often sharing things we’ve said before or written before. We are writing things we teach over and over. We write stories and experiences that we’ve shared before. Then, when we go to revise and edit our words, it can be difficult to really “see” whether our words are landing and coming across as we want. Why? Because at this point, we’ve read and reread these words so many times that our brains actually fill in any gaps, even see and read things that aren’t actually on the page. Crazy, right? So, in this week’s episode, I share a little bit about why this happens and how to take an idea from qualitative research methods and data collection to help us make these words that are so close to us seem strange and new. Why? Because it gives us the distance we need to revise like a champ! As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head HERE to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next! Shana Hartman is a Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach. Her 15+ years of experience as an English professor informs her work now as the CEO of Synergy Wellness, a multifaceted company that serves her local community of Shelby, NC through massage and BodyMind Coaching, and Synergy supports others virtually through coaching programs focused on using the wisdom of the body as a guide for creating an abundant life. Her favorite way to listen and get embodied is through writing! She is most known for supporting heart-centered business owners in getting their amazing messages out into the world in a powerful book. When not coaching and working with her clients, she can be found hanging with her family of five in her 1924 home in Shelby or exploring a new city with her hubby, Jeff. Connect with Shana on Instagram @shanahartman_See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 39: What Does “Show Don’t Tell” Mean?

We’ve all heard the phrase “show don’t tell.” But what do we really mean by it? In this episode, I share: a brief history of the phrasehow the heck it became so popularthe myth around this technique that we often miss as writerhow to apply this to non-fiction writingYou'll walk away understanding "show don't tell" on a deeper level, and you will have some new powerful strategies for balancing the important content in your book and other writing you do. As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head HERE to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next!Shana Hartman is a Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach. Her 15+ years of experience as an English professor informs her work now as the CEO of Synergy Wellness, a multifaceted company that serves her local community of Shelby, NC through massage and BodyMind Coaching, and Synergy supports others virtually through coaching programs focused on using the wisdom of the body as a guide for creating an abundant life. Her favorite way to listen and get embodied is through writing! She is most known for supporting heart-centered business owners in getting their amazing messages out into the world in a powerful book. When not coaching and working with her clients, she can be found hanging with her family of five in her 1924 home in Shelby or exploring a new city with her hubby, Jeff. Connect with Shana on Instagram @shanahartman_See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 38: How to Begin?

If you have ever wondered how to even get started with your writing, then this episode is going to demystify and debunk some of the common ways we've learned to start a piece of writing. In this episode you'll learn: how starting at the "beginning" keeps you stucka powerful technique called "focused free writing" how to gather your word assets to kickstart your writinghow to use a story to get the writing juices flowingAs always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head HERE to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next! Shana Hartman is a Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach. Her 15+ years of experience as an English professor informs her work now as the CEO of Synergy Wellness, a multifaceted company that serves her local community of Shelby, NC through massage and BodyMind Coaching, and Synergy supports others virtually through coaching programs focused on using the wisdom of the body as a guide for creating an abundant life. Her favorite way to listen and get embodied is through writing! She is most known for supporting heart-centered business owners in getting their amazing messages out into the world in a powerful book. When not coaching and working with her clients, she can be found hanging with her family of five in her 1924 home in Shelby or exploring a new city with her hubby, Jeff. Connect with Shana on Instagram @shanahartman_See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 37: Richie Norton -- Anti-Time Management & Book Magnets

Do you struggle with time management? How about managing your time to write your book? Today’s special guest is Richie Norton, award-winning author and serial entrepreneur, whose latest book Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results With the Power of Time Tipping will give you a whole new perspective on (un)managing your time. After losing his son and brother-in-law, Richie and his amazing wife Natalie decided to stop waiting to get to a certain place in life in order to begin living their values. Developing the idea of Gavin’s law (named after his late son), Richie embodied the motto: "Live to start. Start to live."He shares this concept and so many more from his book in today’s powerful episode: How to own your timeHow to make time work for youHow to do what you want when you wantAs the CEO and Cofounder of PROUDUCT—an INC. 5000 company—a global entrepreneurship solution helping businesses go from idea to market with full-service sourcing, product strategy, and end-to-end supply chain, Richie has dedicated his life to prioritizing his family and helping people become self-reliant by creating their empowering products, businesses, and more. Plus, Richie dishes the dirt on how he wrote Anti-Time Management, and how doing so created a “magical magnet” for his life and work in ways he could never expect! Grab your copy of Richie’s book on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Follow him on Instagram @richie_norton and subscribe to his podcast, The Richie Norton ShowShana Hartman is a Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach. Her 15+ years of experience as an English professor informs her work now as the CEO of Synergy Wellness, a multifaceted company that serves her local community of Shelby, NC through massage and BodyMind Coaching, and Synergy supports others virtually through coaching programs focused on using the wisdom of the body as a guide for creating an abundant life. Her favorite way to listen and get embodied is through writing! She is most known for supporting heart-centered business owners in getting their amazing messages out into the world in a powerful book. When not coaching and working with her clients, she can be found hanging with her family of five in her 1924 home in Shelby or exploring a new city with her hubby, Jeff. Connect with Shana on Instagram @shanahartman_See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 36: Writing to Heal

I always talk about the power of sharing your words with the world in a book. In this episode, I switch gears and talk about how writing can be a tool to process heavy sh*t you may be experiencing anytime.If you are like me, the recent events of Roe vs Wade and other social, cultural, and political events have weighed heavily. This is where writing can offer us an opportunity to make sense of what we are experiencing. I invite you to grab your favorite writing tool and settle into a moment just for you.As always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.If you are ready to see if the Embodied Writing Mastermind is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book, then head HERE to apply for our next round. We have 3 books being published this year. We want yours to be next!Shana Hartman is a Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach. Her 15+ years of experience as an English professor informs her work now as the CEO of Synergy Wellness, a multifaceted company that serves her local community of Shelby, NC through massage and BodyMind Coaching, and Synergy supports others virtually through coaching programs focused on using the wisdom of the body as a guide for creating an abundant life. Her favorite way to listen and get embodied is through writing! She is most known for supporting heart-centered business owners in getting their amazing messages out into the world in a powerful book. When not coaching and working with her clients, she can be found hanging with her family of five in her 1924 home in Shelby or exploring a new city with her hubby, Jeff. Connect with Shana on Instagram @shanahartman_See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 35: You Don’t Have To Have The Answers

Many of us think our writing needs to take readers somewhere, and needs to help them think or feel a certain way. In this episode of The Written Compass, I share how this thinking can easily keep you stuck and not writing... the very opposite of your book writing goals! I provide you with some tips and tricks for shifting this mindset from "needing to know the answers" to "being open to what the words want to share." And, I talk about the relationship between your words and the readers' experience with them. After listening, share this episode and your thoughts with me over on IG @shanahartman_And, if you are ready to stop spinning your wheels, and get on the writing train, then be sure to join us for the Write NOW 30-day writing challenge! Click HERE for all the details.If you want to learn more about how to keep the ideas flowing, head over to https://shanahartman.com for more resources. Shana Hartman is a Ph.D. turned embodied writing coach. Her 15+ years of experience as an English professor informs her work now as the CEO of Synergy Wellness, a multifaceted company that serves her local community of Shelby, NC through massage and BodyMind Coaching, and Synergy supports others virtually through coaching programs focused on using the wisdom of the body as a guide for creating an abundant life. Her favorite way to listen and get embodied is through writing! She is most known for supporting heart-centered business owners in getting their amazing messages out into the world in a powerful book. When not coaching and working with her clients, she can be found hanging with her family of five in her 1924 home in Shelby or exploring a new city with her hubby, Jeff. Connect with Shana on Instagram @shanahartman_See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.