Turn Your Big Idea Into A Powerful Book: 9 Steps to Go from 18-Minute TED Talk to 60,000-Word Book
Countless people think to themselves, I should write a book, but never actually do it. Just as many may think, I want to give a TED Talk one day, but never do the work to prepare.
If you feel like you have a solution to sell, a story to share, or a brand to build, this book breaks down a clear-cut process—from finding your Big Idea to finding your people, and beyond—to craft a TED Talk worth watching, which will ultimately help you draft a book worth (buying and) reading.
The first six steps alone are dedicated to finding and refining your Big Idea to get to the TED (or TEDx stage). Here’s a preview:
Step 1: Find Your Big Idea
Step 2: Research Your Big Idea
Step 3: Write the Speech
Step 4: Find Your People
Step 5: Practice, Practice, Practice
Step 6: Master Your Performance
Daughter of Salt and Sea
Daughter of Salt and Sea is a Young Adult fantasy novel centering on Jorica “Jo” Pierce, who’s become a renowned boxer on her remote island home by the age of just 17. Since her mother drowned trying to save her 10 years ago, Jo has avoided the ocean at all costs. But when a challenge from a malicious new pirate captain takes a turn for the worse, Jo is forced to make a bargain with the stranger who rescued her. He’ll teach her how to swim if she she’ll teach him how to fight.
Meanwhile, her father has blamed Jo’s mother’s death on the ocean-dwelling creatures known as the Seafolk and begins to boast new and evermore disturbing accomplishments in his quest for vengeance. As she embarks on a journey of self-discovery with an unlikely ally, Jo must learn to conquer her fears, discern her family’s lies from truth, and uncover which myths are more than mere legend.
ALL THE STARS AND TEETH (Adalyn Grace) x THE LADY’S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS & PIRACY (Mackenzi Lee)
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Demon’s Blade
Demon’s Blade is an adult fantasy novel, aimed to be the first in a several-book series. In this first installment, we follow a knife-throwing assassin who’s willing to do anything to earn and keep their place in a Guild of thieves, spies, and killers.
When the Assassin King, head of the Guild, is found dead and everyone expects foul play, BLADE seizes the opportunity to fill the empty throne.
But as politicians poach Guild members’ loyalty, BLADE’s partner dives deep into their former leader’s murder investigation, and rumors of demons roaming the outside world haunt their every step, BLADE’s rise to power is no easy feat.
With a sarcasm-riddled voice and a rich world designed for years of exploration, Demon’s Blade is perfect for fans of dark fantasy epics like Throne of Glass, Six of Crows, and Nevernight.
Golden Days
Golden Days is a sex-positive F|F college romance that follows Astrid, an English major who is determined to explore uncharted territory: writing poetry and pursuing her longtime crush and classmate Sam. As her Junior year kicks off, the universe seems to be working in her favor, bringing Astrid and Sam closer with each passing week.
But when Sam’s mixed messages befuddle Astrid, she finds it hard to see past the heteronormative lens she’s been looking at life through for the past 20 years. With the support of friends and the cathartic practice of poetry writing, Astrid and Sam navigate identities, feelings, and boundaries they’ve never shared with anyone else. Will veiled words and tentative touches be enough to bring their fantasies to life, and is either of them ready for that? Only time—and tension—will tell...
Told in Astrid’s sarcastic point of view, Golden Days is a laugh-out-loud read with all the will-they-won’t-they suspense of “500 Days of Summer” and magnetic chemistry of Christina Lauren novels.