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Author Your Life: How One Writer Changed Her Life Through the Power of Storytelling, and How You Can, Too Kindle Edition

by Lara Zielin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Are you ready to write a better story for yourself? Author Your Life is the oh-heck-yeah transformation that can happen when you literally put pen to paper and write the life you want to have.

In Author Your Life, you'll get practical, hands-on help for how to become the main character in your own real-life adventure. Lara Zielin will show you how to write a better story for yourself in four main areas: loving yourself, finding your purpose, connecting to your body and health, and achieving financial abundance. In the process, this book will guide you through your own Hero's Journey, step by step.

As the author of six published novels, Lara knows how stories work. Author Your Life is what happened when Lara turned the tables and started creating a world for herself, exactly the same way that she would create a world for her characters. For one year, Lara wrote the unimaginatively titled "Lara's Life," where she literally created the story of how she wanted her life to be. Everything changed as a result. Her health, her finances, her relationships, her heart, and so much more. The power of words is completely amazing and totally legit!

You don't have to travel a thousand miles or attend a 20-day meditation retreat or do a cleanse to write a better story for yourself. You can do this in your pajamas, starting right where you are. So get out your pens, your story is about to begin.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07LH41WTC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sparklepen Industries (March 5, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3038 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
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Lara Zielin

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Lara Zielin is a published author, editor, and the founder of Author Your Life. Her debut young-adult novel Donut Days was selected to the Lone Star Reading List, and her romance novel And Then He Kissed Me (written as Kim Amos) was nominated for a Romantic Times Reader's Choice Award. Her magazine articles have appeared in Writers Digest, Culture, Medicine at Michigan, and more. Her nonfiction book Author Your Life is about using the power of writing to create a better story for yourself. She lives in Michigan with her husband and dog, and her goal is pretty much to eat ALL THE CHEESE.

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C. Allen-Riley
5.0 out of 5 stars After all, we're all stories in the end.
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019
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I was lucky enough to get an advanced reading copy of this book, but if you're reading this review, you can see that it's a verified purchase. You might be wondering why I'd spend cash on a book I've already read for free. The answer's pretty simple--because I love it that much, and both the material and Zielin's techniques resonate so strongly with me. Change is hard, and it's often scary. But my experience with this book has been the polar opposite of that and, as a result, there have been some wonderful shifts and changes in my life. And I'm beyond excited to see what happens next.

Reading Author Your Life very much feels like having coffee with your bestie--you know the one. She's not afraid to bare her soul, and she cares so much about you, she's willing to tell you the truths you need to hear. Author Your Life, like Zielin, manages to be profound while also being charmingly accessible and engaging.

If you're looking to make positive changes in your life, please pick up a copy of this book, and write your story. Write it the way you want it to be--the way it was meant to be.
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Jen W
5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring and easy-to-follow guide to getting out of a rut
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
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I found myself pushing 40 and wondering (like so many) what the point of it all was. This book helped me refresh my perspective and remember the parts hidden deep within me that knew how to find calling and joy in my life. It was scary at first to speak my heart's deepest desires out loud, without the usual accompanying excuses. But with practice it began to feel natural and even exhilarating. And by loving myself, believing in myself, and living without fear, I've already achieved 3 huge life goals, including releasing my debut album and paying off my student loans. Truly life changing!
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lora hasse
5.0 out of 5 stars Taking my love for writing and using to make a better life.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2019
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I picked up this book after listening to one of my favorite podcasts. I have been struggling mightily lately and just can't seem to get out this funk. I read this book in one day and I kept thinking that is me!!! She is talking about me! I am ready to start writing my own new story, This book is a no nonsense told almost as if you are sitting down with one of your best friends for a cup of coffee and a kick in the ass conversation, Lara is witty and funny she shares heartfelt advice that she bases on her own experiences. If you are craving a change in your life get this book!
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Lynne M. Spreen
4.0 out of 5 stars Activating the subconscious through storytelling
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020
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This motivating book follows the idea others have proposed, that our subconscious can help us achieve our goals if we only follow certain steps to inform it. As a successful author who was limping along in her life, Lara Zielin devised a plan for writing a happy ending for herself. The book contains exercises to develop the steps along the way. It's a good idea, and highly motivating to think one can direct one's life using this approach. I started reading it before the pandemic hit, when I found myself in an intense caregiving situation. It was helpful to me then, when I felt overwhelmed by forces beyond my control.
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Amy D
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, relatable, & funny!
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019
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Making a conscious effort to change any part of your life, big or small, can seem daunting and scary- but Lara is the perfect person to cheerlead you through your journey, however it manifests itself! Not only is this book hilarious, but it gives you the tools to take your life back into your own hands with excitement and purpose. Lara shares her own journey with you in a vulnerable and relatable way that takes the “scary” out of self help. Whether you need to make extraordinary changes to live your best life, or something as simple as remembering to floss, this book can be helpful to anyone!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice & inspiring read
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021
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A great little book of big ideas!
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bookdoghike
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful practice
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2019
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I'm still working through the book and workbook, but the practice has already been so helpful. Will be recommending this one!
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Alex Kourvo
5.0 out of 5 stars eye-opening and inspiring
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019
From book blogger Alex Kourvo on the Writing Slices Blog:

A few years ago, Zielin was in a place that many people get to in the middle of their lives. Things just weren’t working out the way she wanted them to and everything was a struggle. Her finances, her weight, and her relationships were all bad and getting worse, and she was drinking more than she should. She knew she had to do something, but what?

Zielin is the author of several novels and nonfiction books, so naturally she turned to writing as a way out, and AUTHOR YOUR LIFE was born. Every morning, she woke up early and wrote down her life—not as it was, but as she wanted it to be. And slowly, over the course of a year, her real life started to match what was on the page. Not exactly affirmations, not exactly morning pages, Zielin’s journal was more of a roadmap for her soul.

AUTHOR YOUR LIFE is part memoir, part instruction. Zielin is honest about her struggles and mistakes. She’s also extremely witty. She’s not some guru dispensing wisdom from on high. She’s a completely relatable middle-class Midwesterner. Zielin could be me. She could be all of us.

Through specific writing exercises and free-form journaling, Zielin takes you through all the steps needed to create your own happy ever after. Doing the exercises in AUTHOR YOUR LIFE will force you to get super clear on your goals and see, in black and white, what it will take to get there. Zielin doesn’t promise miracles. She’s far too smart for that. She promises hard work and struggle and setbacks and also clarity and joy and fun—just like the stories we love so much.

Reading AUTHOR YOUR LIFE was eye-opening and inspiring. I’ve already purchased several of my favorite blank notebooks so I can start telling the story that matters most: my own.
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