When you "just know" how a story should go...
When you "have a feeling" about how that ad should run...
When you "get overwhelmed" by columns of data or the idea of running numbers...
Those are all types of intuition. Intuition, commonly misunderstood as being primarily driven by emotion, is actually a very quick ability to pattern-read, and is based in information-gathering that's done so quickly, you're not even aware you're doing it. But... if you're intuitive (about certain things only, or about everything), you can't use concrete or linear decision-making strategies.
You might not be able to outline.
You might not be able to plan in concrete terms.
You might not be able to run those numbers.
So, what does that mean for you? How do you go about understanding the intuitive brain you have? This book is written by two coaches who have worked with thousands and thousands of writers, many of whom are "intuitive" in some way. Because we've noticed patterns in how these authors make decisions, and in how process can work in an intuitive way, we wanted to share this book with you.
Inside this book, you will find:
* the five types of intuition (and how to tell if you have them)
* the most common patterns of intuitive writers (and how to cope/strategize with that difference)
* the difference between running ads as an intuitive, and running ads as a concrete
* guidance for running an intuitive-decision-making business (especially as an entrepreneur)
* when not to trust intuition
* and so much more...
If you resonated with any of the first three questions (even if you didn't resonate with all of them), we hope this book will help to provide some context around why you're functioning the way you are, and some guidance for how to be the most successful version of yourself.
When you "just know," and no one trusts that, you learn not to trust it. We're here to help save your intuition from a world that doesn't understand it. To help you wield this superpower.
Becca Syme holds a master's degree in transformational leadership and has been a success coach (primarily utilizing the Gallup Strengthsfinder®) for almost fifteen years. She's coached 4,700+ individual authors and creatives through her Write Better-Faster and Strengths for Writers classes & coaching cohorts: six- and seven-figure authors, major award winners, midlisters, and new authors alike. Becca is the host of the YouTube QuitCast channel and a mystery author. She lives in the mountains of Montana.
Susan Bischoff is a Gallup-Certified Strength Coach, specializing in writer development, and a freelance editor with a special interest in Romance, in all its many sub-genres, niches, and forms. She loves the intricacies of all types of relationships: friends, families, lovers, rivalries, and obsessions. She has a particular interest in the character journey, the emotional experiences that characters inspire in each other, as well as the emotional experience a book inspires in a reader.Like many who identify as a Myers-Briggs INFP, she's a little obsessed with self-awareness and authenticity and believes that alignment is one of the big keys to peace, happiness, and productivity. This is one of the reasons she chose to move into the coaching arena and become a certified CliftonStrengths coach. She's very fond of saying, "When you make art out of who you are, it's important to know who you are."When she's not working with writers, she's probably working on one of her learning obsessions-or watching Firefly. Other addictions include tea, YouTube planner videos, and 'ship-based fan fiction. Please forgive in advance her penchant for obsessively quoting everything from Pride and Prejudice, to 80s movies, to song lyrics. She'll swear it made sense in her head.
