{"podcast":{"title":"Authors Who Lead - Learn to write a book from bestselling authors and leaders","slug":"authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773","podcast_index_feed_id":879773,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1914897.rss","website_url":"https://authorswholead.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/94nmwswov47gm4kv7kbx0nathomg?.jpg","author":"Azul Terronez - Author, TEDx Speaker, Coach","episode_count":392,"summary":"If you want to know how bestselling authors find the time to write their books, the methods they use to be productive and how they find their ideas you will love this podcast. Writing coach Azul Terronez shares interviews with clients such as Pat Flynn, of the Smart Passive Income, Jon Vroman, of the Front Row Factor, and Dana Malstaff of Boss-Mom, Jadah Sellner of Simple Green Smoothies. Learn from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling authors. Want to get behind-the-scenes insights about how first-time authors overcame their fears and found the courage to write? Are you curious about how successful bestselling authors write or learn how to publish and market a book? Have you thought, \"I'd like to write a book,\" but I don't know where to start? I explore authors' journeys, how they craft their stories, become published, and share their art of writing books with the world. You are meant to write the book now and be inspired by those who have done it.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T14:21:52.346592+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773"},"episode":{"title":"3 Reasons Most Writers Never Finish or Publish Their Book","slug":"3-reasons-most-writers-never-finish-or-publish-their-book","published_at":"2026-05-16T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773/3-reasons-most-writers-never-finish-or-publish-their-book","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1914897/episodes/19186783-3-reasons-most-writers-never-finish-or-publish-their-book.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1914897/episodes/19186783-3-reasons-most-writers-never-finish-or-publish-their-book.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail Whether you’ve dreamed of being an author for decades or you’re just starting to put pen to paper, there’s one constant truth: writing—and finishing—a book is no small feat. On this episode of the Authors Who Lead podcast, I want to dive into the hidden obstacles that prevent most aspiring writers from becoming published authors. Drawing from my own journey (including a 24-year gap between my writing dreams and writing reality!), I lay out three major reasons books go unfinis...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail Whether you’ve dreamed of being an author for decades or you’re just starting to put pen to paper, there’s one constant truth: writing—an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773/episodes/3-reasons-most-writers-never-finish-or-publish-their-book/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773/3-reasons-most-writers-never-finish-or-publish-their-book.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}