<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Woodfin Book Coaching]]></title><description><![CDATA[WBC provides a full range of book coaching services. Whether you are beginning a project, in the middle, or at the end we are here to help.]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:07:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[                   Where is a mentor when you need one?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I received a call from a fellow the other day who wanted me to speak to a gathering of writers. "Do you have a subject in mind?" I asked....]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/post/where-is-a-mentor-when-you-need-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64fdd93b549559039f2c189b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18055c_2b0caf5c26ef414c8993595ce508be1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stephen Woodfin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guy Across the Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years ago, my wife and I shared space in an old building. 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To some that may sound like a...]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/post/you-have-to-put-in-the-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6298cfb590ba52bc2815bd89</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18055c_72e3208c69a74610b2f4576ee14fd407~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stephen Woodfin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Your Bad Habits Holding You Back From Success?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just finished reading James Clear’s book called Atomic Habit. 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The story of malicious school bullying endured by two fourteen-year-old...]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/post/is-heaven-just-another-word-for-nothing-left-to-lose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6230c31debdf88814f282fbb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 17:24:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18055c_dda5d26b4312463caec8805a4a7e7015~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_316,h_499,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stephen Woodfin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Head Is A Houseboat]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been a mental health advocate for quite a while now, and I have spent a lot of my time trying to understand my own mind better....]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/post/your-head-is-a-houseboat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6239fa74e72c7e04b81db8e6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/794694_7587dbb5f2fa48818cdb9e8c3c5713ff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Grady Jane Woodfin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Yourself Is Hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being yourself is hard. 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I mean, you know, books that weigh a lot. Not really.  We do read some books that weigh...]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/post/have-you-been-to-cloud-cuckoo-land</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e2e038d41b0f001615d686</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:32:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18055c_2630b75234e24547af9c98eb371142ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_662,h_998,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stephen Woodfin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Approach Success When You Feel Like a Failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[It can be hard to pick yourself up by your bootstraps and just “do the work.” Take it from me, a millennial. 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All of them clocked in at around 55,000 words, and yet they...]]></description><link>https://www.woodfinbookcoaching.com/post/who-says-how-long-your-novel-should-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61cdc3b0ee238700164d6a41</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 20:46:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18055c_87d17ace711445acacc5033ac3e7c590~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stephen Woodfin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do You Take Books for Granted?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more I write myself and the longer I work with other authors, the more I realize how much we take books for granted. 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