Palliative Care Doctor Completes Actionable Manuscript and Professional Book Launch

Cynthia X Pan (00:00) I said, "there's no right time. If I want to write the book, I just have to power through and do it." is easier said than done because I don't really know how to do it. And that's when I found Book Launchers, which really changed my life. My name is Cynthia Pan, my book's name is Exit Strategies, Living Lessons from Dying People. So, I'm a doctor in palliative care, which is for patients who have serious illnesses, and hospice care, which is for patients who have terminal illnesses. And after really taking care of these patients, I really felt like ⁓ it was very emotional. I started journaling some of the themes, just for my own emotional processing. Then I started finding that there were a lot of themes which could become a book because I saw more patients and they were still facing the same things, without the knowledge that I had gathered. I wanted to write a book, and that idea was in my head for many years. I was always waiting to find the right time to do it. I was trying to find ways to keep myself accountable. I actually hired a coach, it just didn't work because they didn't really have the know-how. So when I found Book Launchers, it was not only accountability, but the know-how. I joined, I think it was a 9 or 10-week class where Julie said, "If you do exactly what I say, and you come, and you do the work, you will end up with an actionable draft by the end of the 9 or 10 weeks." which is exactly what happened. It was really great community, and there were other authors, and they were struggling. We would have timed writing during the actual sessions. It was just really great. I think Book Launchers was one of the first companies that were doing this. There was another company that I was checking out, and after I met with them, I just didn't really like the vibe. It didn't really seem like they cared. Then whenever I would attend Julie's sessions, she was just very warm and bubbly, and the team was great. During the sessions, I would always learn something. I totally recommend Book Launchers because Julie Broad and her team are excellent. They really give you caring support. The community that you can grow in and grow with, and also the technological know-how. I feel like I benefited from Book Launchers in terms of accountability, also the editing, both the content editing and the line editing. I did use the ghost writing service, which was excellent. I used the website creation. I used the book concept, kind of designing the cover, the font. So I really used a lot of it. I'm still using book launchers for marketing.