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Emily Grabatin

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Emily Grabatin infuses hope in dormant and God-called dreams. Through her coaching, writing and leadership, she helps individuals recognize who they are, uncover what they want, and streamline their focus and energy so they can flourish.

Emily struggled through perfectionism, low self-confidence and analysis paralysis finding a meaningful path for her life. Today she invests her time helping individuals untangle overwhelm and #allthethings so they too can live on purpose.

She lives with her husband and daughter near Niagara Falls, Ontario and enjoy mini family adventures and lattes.

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Types of Book Editing: A Process Every New Author Needs

One common question I get as a book coach is:
“I wrote a book… now what?”

As a new author, you might know your manuscript needs editing, but you might see that as one general term, unaware of the phases or types of book editing included in the process.

Sometimes a client comes to me feeling totally lost in their manuscript weeds. They know it’s rough and need help seeing it clearly again. Other times

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	Awaken Self Discovery Journal for Women: A 6 Month Guided Journey to Feeling Alive, Discovering Delight and Restoring Balance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Disciples: Essential Training for Leaders of Ministries, Classes, and Groups in the Local Church by Jonathan Gallo (Goodreads Author), Emily Grabatin (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy

by Aundi Kolber

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Well Done: A Passionate Pursuit of Purpose

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Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives--Including Your Own

by A.J. Harper

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“A decision unmade is still a decision. It won't go away. Neither will problems or more options.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: decision-making, decision-quotes, decisions, discernment, indecision, waiting

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“Discovering and living the dream in your heart means stepping into who you were meant to be and what you were called to do.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: becoming-who-you-re-meant-to-be, called-by-god, calling-fulfillment, crossroads, intentional-living, purpose-driven-life, purposeful-living

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“Knowing who you are and who you can become impacts how you view your options for the future.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: becoming, belonging, confidence, crossroads, finding-direction, identity, purpose

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“Had I really been okay using comparison and busyness as an excuse for being stuck?”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: inspirational-life, intentionality, new-direction

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“If I was going to stop holding myself back, I couldn't live from my insecurity anymore. And since I still felt insecure, I had to find something bigger than myself to be my motivation.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: confidence, insecurity, inspirational-quotes, motivational, spirituality

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“Friend, you were on my heart when I mapped out this book. You were made for more than the daily grind. More than making ends meet. More than the list of should's, can'ts or wish I hads.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: confidence, getting-unstuck, inspirational, made-for-more, motivational

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“A decision unmade is still a decision. It won't go away. Neither will problems or more options.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: decision-making, decision-quotes, decisions, discernment, indecision, waiting

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“I want you to feel the pride and exhilaration of having weighed your options, crafted a wise decision, and stepped out in faith.”
― Emily Grabatin, Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads

tags: decisions, faith, inspirational, wisdom

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 295669 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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A group for Anchored Women to share their reading picks and thoughts!

Christian Book Reviews — 3580 members — last activity 2 hours, 5 min ago
This group is created to help Christian authors get more book reviews. Also, if you’re an avid reader who enjoys getting free books in exchange for ho ...more

Christian Writing & Reading Community — 1534 members — last activity Oct 05, 2025 07:32AM
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Christian Goodreads authors. It is also a place where Christian writers can share ideas and support ...more

Willing To Review Christian Group — 691 members — last activity 1 hour, 41 min ago
This is a group of Christians or people who are willing to review books from authors or writers from many different genres of Christian literature (MA This is a group of Christians or people who are willing to review books from authors or writers from many different genres of Christian literature (MAINLY, NEW AUTHORS AND STRUGGLING AUTHORS WHO NEED EXPOSURE ) If you are willing to review a book for a struggling or up and coming author please join the group. “AUTHORS” post your work on the book shelf, (Please don’t post any books, unless you are the author of that book) and want a review done of your work “AND” you are willing to send the willing reviewer a free copy of your book to be reviewed. After you post your book, leave a comment in the discussion board with info about yourself, so that the willing reviewer who has interest in reviewing your book can contact you, letting you know that they are interested and willing to review your book……. "WILLING" reviewers, please place your review here on Goodreads . “AUTHORS” Don’t worry if you get more than one person willing to review your work; that's a plus! The more exposure you get the better for your book, especially if you get good reviews. This will be up to you “the author” about how many reviewers you decide to send your book to. This is good for reviewers too; they can get overloaded with books and the work becomes tedious, so this way even a reviewer can limit how many books they are willing to review. I encourage authors and reviewers to join this group, because there are authors who also review. “AUTHORS” UNFORTUNATELY, even though you place your book on the bookshelf and post info about your book in the discussion board, does not guarantee you will get someone to review your work; all you can do is display your works here, and ask if anyone is willing to review your book. Every so often, I will send out a message to all the members, informing them of authors who are interested in a book review, so potential reviewers can look on the bookshelf and in the discussion board, to see if there are any books that they are willing to review. Let’s have fun! Thank You and God Bless. ...more

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