Published in 2016
256 pages
Kendra Levin is a certified life coach for writers, as well as a children’s book editor, teacher, and author. Since 2008, she has helped writers and other creative artists all over the world meet their goals and connect more deeply with their work and themselves. She has been an editor at Penguin for over a decade. Kendra has taught classes for a range of populations from media professionals to prison inmates. Her theatrical works have been produced Off- and Off-Off Broadway, and her eclectic professional writing credits include celebrity speeches, bar guides, and Mad Libs. She is a regular contributor to Psychology Today. Her home base is New York City.
What is this book about?
Imagine having your own personal mentor—someone encouraging yet honest, supportive yet empowering, who could help you set and achieve your goals, turn your moments of doubt and fear into sources of strength, and discover what you’re truly capable of when you’re at your best.
Kendra Levin is that mentor. And with this book, she’s here to help you do the best writing of your life—and live your best life while doing it.
Using a fresh new approach to Joseph Campbell’s archetypal Hero’s Journey, Levin reveals how to be a hero in the narrative of your own process. She weaves together wisdom drawn from her years as a life coach for writers and an editor at the world’s biggest publishing house with behind-the-scenes stories from a panoply of best-selling authors and career entertainers. With over thirty exercises designed to help you reinvent your creative process from the inside out, this book will show you how to:
• Identify your biggest challenges and render them powerless
• Start a project that you love—and stick with it
• Design a structure for writing regularly
Whether you’re a first-time writer with a brand-new project or a seasoned pro, you’ll reach the end of this book feeling fulfilled, inspired, and ready to mentor the next writer on their creative journey.
