Have you ever been told you need a bigger platform before you can publish your book?
In this episode from 2017, Eryn shares about the process of writing her first book, including the ups and downs of trying to find the right publisher and how it felt to be told again and again that she didn’t have the platform for a successful book. All the lessons along the way have given Eryn great perspective, and she offers some helpful tips if you’re wondering how to become a published author.
IF YOU’VE EVER WANTED TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR, THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU.
I decided to re-release this episode because Eryn is returning to the show next week with a five-year update on her dream. You’ll hear how the dream has changed in that time (significantly in some ways and not so much in others). This will be especially relevant for the listener who feels anxious about how her dream could morph over time and what that might say about you.
I want you to hear that it’s okay to shift and change gears, in fact, it’s pretty common.
So before you hear the update on Eryn’s story, I want you to go back and listen to where she’s coming from. At the time of this recording, she was living in Northern Colorado with her husband and three boys where they spent their time hiking, camping, and exploring the Rocky Mountains.
Eryn’s passion has been to come alongside authors and help them market the message God has laid on their hearts. She loves to travel and share at conferences, churches, and writers’ groups. But every opportunity she gets, she is out exploring God’s creation with her family.
The author of 936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting, Eryn talks about the shift towards intentional parenting that happened when she and her husband were faced with the reality that they have only 936 weeks – from birth to 18 – with each of their three boys.
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MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
Read the original 936 Pennies blog post that went viral in 2014.
WRITERS CONFERENCES:
She Speaks (Proverbs 31 writers/speakers conference)
Write His Answer (Colorado & Philadelphia)
Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference (North Carolina)
ONLINE TRAINING:
Compel Training – Lysa TerKeurst & Proverbs 31 training for writers
BOOKS:
936 Pennies by Eryn Lynum
SCRIPTURE:
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
~ Proverbs 16:3 (ESV)
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer;
for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.”
~ 1 Samuel 7:12 (ESV)
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