The Write Start Lisa Iannucci

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local and national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written and ghostwritten more than 25 books. This podcast is where I share my experiences and give you tips on getting work and making more money. I also bring on amazing guests who have had successful freelance writing careers too. Let’s get started! 
My guest is Jen Coken, a leadership coach and speaker who helps people bust through imposter syndrome. You can find her at JenCoken.com where you can also take her quiz to see if you are impacted by imposter syndrome. Before you do that though, enjoy this interview with Jen Coken, and then when you’re done, go take the quiz. 

Thank you all for listening.  Please follow me on Instagram at @thevirgintraveler as well as @thewritestartpodcast. If you like what you heard on this podcast, please share it and leave me a rating or a review wherever you listen to The Write Start. Thanks again and I’ll see you next time. 1

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local and national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written to, and ghostwritten more than 250 books. This podcast is where I share my experiences and tips and bring on amazing guests who have had successful freelance writing careers too. Let’s get started!

In this episode, I talk about finding ideas. One of the most common comments I have ever had about my writing is “Lisa you’re writing about so much…how do you come up with all of these ideas?” So I wanted to talk about that because there’s more to it than you might think.

There are so many ways to find ideas. I’m going to give you some, but I’m hoping that you go to my website – thewritestartpodcast.com and you’ll see a link to a PDF that provides 25 ways to get ideas. You’ll get some of them in this podcast, but there’s a bunch there too. I’d also love to hear from you if you have other ways of finding ideas for your writing. There is a code in there for a discount on my upcoming course and I will send that out again once I get it up on the site. 
Well, that’s it for this week’s edition of The Write Start podcast. thank you all for listening.  Please follow me on Instagram at @thevirgintraveler as well as @thewritestartpodcast and If you like what you heard on this podcast, please share it and leave me a rating or a review wherever you listen to The Write Start. Thanks again and I’ll see you next time. 

(Let me know if this sounds familiar – audio issues, but Merry Christmas to me because I invested in a new microphone and this will be the last poor quality podcast episode. So my sincerest apologies to you, the listeners, and especially to my guest and friend Kate Hanley but please I can’t recommend it strongly enough that you try to listen to the podcast because Kate gives some great advice and shares some great tips.)

Welcome to The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local and national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written, and ghostwritten more than 20 books. This podcast is where I share my experiences and tips and bring on amazing guests who have had successful freelance writing careers too. Let’s get started! 

My guest on this edition of The Write Start is Kate Hanley, New York Times-bestselling ghostwriter, and personal development coach. Her books include Stress Less, A Year of Daily Calm, and The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide. She is also the author of How to Be a Better Person: 401 Simple Ways to Make a Difference in Yourself helps you live your best life (in 5 minutes a day).—and the World and she also is the founder of the How to Be a Better Person podcast (and man, in this world, we need that podcast). Her articles have been published in dozens of national publications, including Real Simple, Parents, Yoga Journal, and Martha Stewart’s Whole Living, and she’s been quoted in the Harvard Business Review blog, the New York Times, and Fortune.com.

Kate thank you so much for being on the show and thank you all for listening.  Please follow me on Instagram at @thevirgintraveler as well as @thewritestartpodcast and If you like what you heard on this podcast, please share it and leave me a rating or a review wherever you listen to The Write Start. Thanks again and I’ll see you next time. 

Welcome to The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written to and ghostwritten more than 20 books. I’ll share my experiences and tips and bring on guests who have had successful freelance writing careers too.
I’m excited for our guest today but I have to tell you that in this episode and in my next, I struggled with some audio problems, but I hope you’ll stick with the episode. The issues come and go and mostly happen when I am the one talking. I finally have rectified the problem going forward, but this interview and the next one that you’ll hear were, unfortunately, caught up in the bad audio issues. And for that, I’m so sorry. 
Listen to this episode here!
Today on The Write Start podcast my guest is Laura Fuentes, the creator of MOMables, where she helps busy parents transform their mealtimes and make healthy eating a lifestyle they can sustain long-term as a family. With her Family KickStart Program, Laura has helped thousands of families improve their health and wellness by establishing healthier eating habits, building a strong mindset, focusing on quality sleep, and incorporating physical movement into their lifestyle.
If you want to learn how to reduce your feelings of overwhelm and show up in your life the way you’re meant to, simplify healthy eating, get more quality sleep, develop a strong mindset, and treat your body right, download her FREE Busy Mom’s Guide to Living Your Best Life.
She’s the Author of 5 Cookbooks, a successful entrepreneur, public speaker and spokesperson, makes regular television appearances, and competed on Food Network and won! Laura is bilingual, born and raised in Spain, and currently lives outside of New Orleans with her husband and 3 kids. 
You can find more about Laura on LauraFuentes.com, on Instagram @LauraSFuentes and @MOMables.

On today’s episode of The Write Start my guest is Cindy Begel and I have to admit that I decided to do this episode purely for selfish reasons because this episode focuses on becoming a television and movie writer and not becoming a typical print journalist -- what I really focus on here. I still think that any writer can learn, and be inspired by, Cindy so I hope you'll listen.
Cindy Begel is a television writer-producer who has worked for the legendary Garry Marshall and Norman Lear. She’s worked on many classic prime time hit shows, including some of my favorite TV shows ever --  Mork & Mindy, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Jeffersons, Head of The Class, Alice, and The New Leave It To Beaver. She has also written for The Martin Short Show, and Mama’s Family. She created/wrote all 52 episodes of the animated series The Kids From Room 402. She wrote feature films for Paramount and Universal Studios. 
Cindy has some great stories to tell including her chat with Lucille Ball, dinner with Carol Burnett, making Robin Williams laugh and more! 

Well, that’s it for this week’s edition of The Write Start podcast. Thank you all for listening.  Please follow me on Instagram at @thevirgintraveler as well as @thewritestartpodcast and If you like what you heard on this podcast, please share it and leave me a rating or a review wherever you listen. Thanks again and I’ll see you next time. 

Welcome to Episode 19 of The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written to and ghostwritten more than 20 books. Now I’ll share my experiences and have on some great guests who will show you everything you need to know to find ideas, land assignments, and, most importantly, make money.

Today on The Write Start my guest is Brette Sember. Now the extremely short version of Brette’s bio is that she is an is award-winning author, freelancer, content producer, book coach, ghostwriter, indexer, developmental editor, and consultant. Her latest book is WWII Battle Trivia for Kids. Sember has written more than 40 of her own titles, ghosted many others, and coached many authors who have gone on to win awards. She regularly works as a content producer, indexer, and editor and continues to publish articles and essays. Her website is www.BretteSember.com
Well that’s it for this week’s edition of The Write Start podcast. Brette thank you so much for being on the show and thank you all for listening.  Please follow me on Instagram at @thevirgintraveler as well as @thewritestartpodcast and If you like what you heard on this podcast, please share it and leave me a rating or a review wherever you listen to The Write Start. Thanks again and I’ll see you next time.