Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away.
-William Zinsser
“Sincerity? I can fake that. I’ve been married three times.”
That line from a friend of mine is telling on so many levels, isn’t it?
Faking sincerity – committing an act of writing, in Zinsser’s parlance – is the fastest way to turn your readers off and lose them forever.
Authenticity is essential if you want your book to impact your readers. Click To TweetAuthenticity is what allows you to connect with your readers and create deep emotional connection with them.
How do you write authentically?
By doing the internal work required to connect, at the deepest levels possible, with your WHY.
The more layers of that onion you peel, the closer you get to what really drives you and fulfills you.
It does require a commitment to be willing to go deeper, even when you don’t want to.
You can do this alone, but your best results will probably come from using a guide to help you peel back as many layers as possible to uncover your true source of power.
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