Dr. Jody Carrington: Self-Pub Superstars, Part 2

Beautiful Writers Podcast

Linda Sivertsen

Writing, Authors, Books, Book Deals, Writers, Arts, Bestsellers, Book Proposals, Publishing, Society & Culture

4.7 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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I can't with this soulmate client. I'm pressed for words to share how much I love this woman, author, and communicator. I promise you've never met anyone like Dr. Jody Carrington. I call her Canada's Brené Brown (mixed with some Jerry Seinfeld), so that's close. But, well. Just see for yourself. When I met Jody at one of my Carmel retreats at the start of her writing career, it only took two minutes to know that I was sitting with a superstar. I'd never before encouraged someone to forgo tra...

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0:00.0	So they gave me advance. It took me a year to write it. And last Christmas, I remember
0:09.3	Christmas morning, I woke up at four before the babies got up because the first draft edits were
0:14.9	due January 1st. And so I would put the babies to bed. And there's a picture of us driving back
0:19.9	from my mom's, I think, on Christmas Eve or
0:22.0	Boxingee or something.
0:23.2	And I've got my feet up on the dashboard and I've got papers on the side where I'm editing
0:27.7	and the kids are in the back like, I'm like, be quiet.
0:32.7	Trying to figure out how to feel seen, okay?
0:39.8	Shut up so I can feel seen.
0:43.1	You know I'm working here.
0:45.9	Like it's Christmas, I'm like, I know.
0:51.6	Oh, Lordy, are you all ever in for a treat with this one?
0:53.3	I'm Linda Sievertson.
0:55.5	This is the beautiful writers podcast,
0:58.1	and that was Dr. Jody Carrington,
1:00.5	one of my soulmate clients,
1:01.9	a national bestseller,
1:05.5	and one of my favorite people on God's Green Earth.
1:07.1	As you're about to learn,
1:10.4	Jody is a self-publishing superstar, currently touring for her new book, Feeling
1:13.7	Seen, Reconnecting in a Disconnected World, her first with a Top 5 publisher. I call Jody Canada's
1:22.1	Brinay Brown, but she's all Jody. Think of her as your new best writing girlfriend who gives it to you straight. We cover so
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