Ally Machate, CEO of The Writer’s Ally, is on a mission to help authors make great books and reach more readers. Publishing a book can help coaches share their expertise, experience and methods with so many more people than they could ever reach one-on-one. 

In this episode, Melinda and Ally help listeners sort through the whys and hows of writing a book and provide clarity on the reality of becoming an author. 

In this episode we discuss:

• What are reasons a coach should not write a book?
• What are reasons a coach should write a book?
• How can a book benefit your coaching business?
• Overcoming common mindset blockages for writing a book.
• What is the process of writing a book?
• What are signs you are ready to write a book?
• What to do if you have way too much content for one book.
• What is a ghostwriter?
• Should you consider writing a book with others or contributing to an anthology?
• What are the different kinds of books a coach can write?
• Having realistic expectations about writing, publishing and selling a book.

“If you don’t have the right mindset going into something, it’s going to be just that much harder and more miserable and probably less successful.”

Ally Machate

Ally Machate is on a mission to help authors make great books and reach more readers. As an author and expert publishing consultant, Ally has served small and “Big Five” publishers, including Simon & Schuster, where she acquired and edited books on staff. Her clients include authors with such companies as Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Rodale Inc., Chronicle Books, Kaplan Publishing, Sourcebooks, and Hay House, as well as independently published bestsellers. Ally leads a diversified team of professionals who specialize in helping serious authors to write, publish, and sell more high-quality books. 

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
Mirasee
Coaches Console
Ally’s website
Ally’s LinkedIn

Credits:
Guest: Ally Machate
Host: Melinda Cohan
Producer: Cynthia Lamb 
Executive producer: Danny Iny
Scripted and assembled  by: Michi Lantz 
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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