Episode 121: A Book of Her Own
/“Women tend to have about 15 tabs running in their brain at any one time, and sitting down and writing their book feels selfish somehow.”
Scan the business section of any bookstore and you'll see reams of books written by men, far fewer by women. In this show we talk about women as writers and readers of business books. Is it imposter syndrome, fear, or lack of time that stops women from putting fingers to keyboard? Is Lean In a business book or a self-help book? And why are female authors less likely to embrace a publicity blitz when their book is published? My guest is Alison Jones, owner of Practical Inspiration Publishing, host of the Extraordinary Business Book Club podcast and author of This Book Means Business.
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Alison Jones
Further reading: Here's the article Alison wrote for the Guardian in 2016: Imposter Syndrome and Time Issues: Why Women Don't Write Business Books.
Author Bernadette Jiwa's site is TheStoryofTelling.com.
Dorie Clark has been on the show twice and her latest book is Entrepreneurial You.
Angela Duckworth wrote Grit.