The Written Compass

Episode 122: Share Your Story

In today’s episode, my Synergy Publishing team joins me again to share their experience as both authors in and creators of the Unveiling the Secrets book series. Our chat focuses on: the power of having a writing community the uniqueness of receiving editorial, reader feedback with each submission the power and depth of the stories and…

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Episode 121: Meet the Synergy Publishing Team

In today’s episode, I am joined by my amazing team for Synergy Publishing Group! Each of our authors get customized and unique support, and today we are going to share the behind-the-scenes of what that looks like, why we love the work we do, and what to expect when working with us. You’ll meet: Cindy…

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Episode 120: How to Unveil Your Voice

We have launched our Unveiling the Secrets book series… Book 2 is out later this year… in today’s episode, I want to share an excerpt from the upcoming second book and how our writing retreats inspired it! If you aren’t in a collective, I want to make sure you know about our fall retreat happening Sept…

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Episode 119: Your Random Writing Can Be a Book

I was recently chatting with a friend who is in my Writing as Healing community, and they have been writing what I call bits and bobs of writing, short little bits of writing that we write while journaling or towards a project—book, blogs, social media, or just capturing our thoughts about work, life, experiences, etc….

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Episode 118: Lessons from Writing and Publishing Collaborative Books

In today’s episode, I talk about what I have learned from publishing multiple collaborative books. Lesson 1: All the benefits of publishing with way less words Lesson 2: Community is everything Lesson 3: Increased reach And, we have an exciting new process for our Unveiling the Secrets series… head to shanahartman.com/authorsubmissions Two options: You have something written…

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Episode 117: Find Your Writing Anchor

Ok, you’ve got a lot of words down, but something feels a bit chaotic or disorganized about the writing you’ve done so far. You aren’t quite sure whether to keep writing, start revising, or just what to do next. Here is where your writing anchor can support you and give your writing a clear direction. In today’s…

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Episode 116: Trust Yourself

Imagine this: you have found THE support you have been waiting for, the sign you have been praying for, the very deeply aligned community to help you. You say yes, despite the significant investment, despite the gremlin fear voice you hear, despite never having done this before. You trust yourself! You trust that this decision…

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Episode 115: When Writing & Embodiment Combine: A Conversation with Philip Shepherd

In today’s episode of The Written Compass, I had the pleasure of interviewing Philip Shepherd. Philip is a long-time expert on embodiment and has published several books on the subject. We had so much fun and deep conversations about… writing as an embodiment tool how our words are an embodiment of us what defines embodiment…

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Episode 114: Using Writing to Get Unstuck

Sometimes life is difficult. When you have writing goals, these difficult moments start to hinder your writing progress. What if you being stuck is actually a great time to use writing to support your personal struggles? In today’s episode of The Written Compass, I talk you through: why writing about your personal life is so…

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Episode 113: The Power of a Writing Community

Writing is often viewed as a solo act, something we do on our own, because ultimately you are the one that gets the words down. However, we may not realize that all of our writing is influenced by others. So, how do we make the most of the influence: with a powerful writing community. Today’s…

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