Book Journey: Why I wrote a book

Book Journey: Why I wrote a book

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It was 2014. I had six years under my belt running a successful interior design business. By choice I wanted to keep my design work local, but I felt a pull to help more people and give them the courage to make needed changes to create happy, supportive homes. I knew I wanted to keep designing locally, but it was time to start speaking from a broader platform.

I love being in front of groups. Teaching and speaking fire me up. Because of that I knew that the best way for me to help and encourage more people would be to get more speaking opportunities. But how to do that? Hey, why not write a book? Should be easy enough (yes, that is your cue to laugh).

I went to a fantastic seminar by Henry DeVries and Mark LeBlanc called Marketing with a Book and a Speech. If you get a chance to go, do so. It’s one of the few events I’ve attended where you really do get more than you’re money’s worth. Okay, yes, I know that they offer it for free (which is awesome) but seriously, if I’d have paid several hundred (even more) for the event I still would have gotten more value than I paid.

So anyway, I went, it fired me up, I committed to writing a book in the next 90 days!

Yah…. so… it’s now January 2016. My book is due out March 20th. Can you write and publish a book in 90 days? Maybe. But I’ll bet if you’re reading this then you’ve read elsewhere that it takes at least 2 years to go from first page to printed. Yes, there are exceptions, but if you are really about to launch this journey for yourself, take a deep breath, because it’s a helluva (long) ride.

I am writing this blog to share my journey with you either as a warning or as encouragement. It’s a hard road, but really, I still believe it’s worth it. Let’s find out together!

(Stay tuned… next post will be about how I got started and organized my chapters…)

Rebecca West, Interior Designer Seattle

HI, I'M REBECCA WEST!
I’m an interior designer, author, podcaster, speaker, and coach to other designers. (Whew!) But I’m not your classic interior designer because, frankly, I don’t care if you buy a new sofa. I do care if your home supports your goals and feels like “you.” Remember, happy starts at home!

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