{"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":"Before You Write a Book, Answer This First","slug":"before-you-write-a-book-answer-this-first","published_at":"2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/authors-who-lead-learn-to-write-a-book-from-bestselling-authors-and-leaders-879773/before-you-write-a-book-answer-this-first","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/19252605-before-you-write-a-book-answer-this-first.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1914897/episodes/19252605-before-you-write-a-book-answer-this-first.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail At the heart of every aspiring author's journey, before outlines are made or words are penned, a gnawing question lingers: Am I enough? On this solo episode of Authors Who Lead, I cut through the noise of writing tips and publishing strategies to spotlight this deeply personal challenge. Drawing on over a decade of coaching writers, I reveal that the greatest barrier to writing isn’t a lack of ideas or technical skill—it’s self-worth. Timestamp: 00:00 Common doubts before wri...","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail At the heart of every aspiring author's journey, before outlines are made or words are penned, a gnawing question lingers: Am I enough? O…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":705,"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/before-you-write-a-book-answer-this-first/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/before-you-write-a-book-answer-this-first.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}