Ask the Author: Shanda K. Miller
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Shanda K. Miller
When thinking about what I wanted to write about, I remembered hearing that you should write about what you know. I was a team leader for 20 years and I loved learning about leadership and how to be a better team leader. I read books and participated in trainings and implemented what I learned. I found what worked and what didn't work. When I decided to write a book on team leadership, I reflected back on my experience leading teams and focused on the key concepts that I felt really worked to create engaged productive and high-performing teams.
Shanda K. Miller
I'm working on turning my book, From Supervisor to Super Leader, into an online course. Stay tuned...
Shanda K. Miller
Just do it! Often people think of writing a book as a mountain and very overwhelming. Instead, if you can think of it in terms of small hikes added up over time. Just take one step at a time or one page at a time. Write at least 30 minutes a day and as long as you make daily progress, you will eventually complete your book.
Shanda K. Miller
I love being my own boss and setting my own schedule. I also get to be location independent, which means I can work from anywhere in the world. This is great because I love to travel. My last trip was to Thailand and I was there for two months. I still got a lot done on my book.
Shanda K. Miller
As a non-fiction writer, I have not had issues with writer's block. For my book, From Supervisor to Super Leader, I create a mindmap and a chapter outline. Then for each chapter, I did another mindmap and detailed outline. That way, I knew exactly what I needed to focus my writing on. Sometimes, I would grab an audio recorder and just start talking outloud my thoughts on a particular topic, then I would transcribe the audio and then edit to an organized section.
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