One Idea, One Reader, One Step Forward with Allison Trowbridge
Dream Big Podcast with Bob Goff and Friends
Bob Goff
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Writing a book can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. In this Writing Room conversation, Bob Goff, Kimberly Stuart, and Allison Trowbridge talk about what actually helps, focusing on one reader, one clear idea, and the courage to start messy and figure it out as you go. Along the way, Allie shares how her work with Copper Books is helping authors navigate the publishing process in a more thoughtful, supported way.
If you’ve been thinking about writing a book but aren’t sure where to begin, this episode is a great place to start. And if you’re ready to take a step further, Allie is hosting a Book Fair in Nashville on May 8, a one-day gathering designed to help aspiring authors understand the full journey from idea to publication and connect with others doing the same.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, welcome to the writing room podcast and with my friend Kim, Stuart Kim. |
| 0:13.6 | How are you today? |
| 0:14.8 | I'm so great. It's great to see you, Bob. It's great to be here. We're going to have a great |
| 0:18.7 | conversation. Yes, you've been away for a little bit. |
| 0:23.3 | I have. Among the stops is a little island where people have pooled dances. So this is for you, |
| 0:28.5 | girl. I'm wearing my Hawaiian shirt. You're so kind. If I would have known, I would have, |
| 0:33.1 | I don't know, found a hula skirt or something. Probably not the coconut bra. I'm aging. |
| 0:38.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.9 | I don't know. |
| 0:41.6 | I'm very often speechless, but... |
| 0:46.3 | Yes. |
| 0:47.3 | I'm so proud. |
| 0:49.5 | I have so many freckles. |
| 0:50.9 | You can't see me blushing good. |
| 0:52.9 | Let's turn to our friend ali trebridge who is here |
| 0:55.9 | and joining us for the podcast alley welcome thank you for having me and now kim i can't get the visual |
| 1:01.7 | of the coconut bra out of my head i'm going to be thinking of that the entire time i'm a little jet lagged |
| 1:07.2 | so this could be an adventure okay ankle brace the hookishals okay i love that uh in this podcast |
| 1:14.2 | we get to not just uh laugh among ourselves but also my hope is that as you're listening life is |
| 1:20.1 | kind of hard i heard somebody say like life is tough wear a helmet and that seems like this kind of like |
| 1:25.3 | uh i don't know uh unhappy view of the world. |
| 1:30.5 | And I'm probably leaned towards a happier side. |
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