Writing a book is a mission. It's also the first time I've done it. The purpose of this series is to share the process, my challenges and my successes. Along the way I will share snippets of what the book is about and where I'm at in my writing. In this first episode, I share one the cold openings I drafted. I may use it, I may not, but in any case I'd love to know how it landed for you. Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 2 where I share where I'm at in the book writing process, some of the challenges I've been facing and how you might be able to help me. Please write to me if you have any reflections on: 1. Cover Design 2. Working Title Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 3 where I share the working titles I was considering and potential book cover designs if I were to self-publish. I talk about the writing process and how it shapes my perspectives on my own story, and how the writing has forced me to confront my story anew. Also in this episode, I reveal: 1. My personal working title 2. Ideas I've had for the book cover. Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 4 where I get vulnerable and share the challenges I've been facing in this part of the book writing process. It has been a while since my last update, but there's also been a lot happening! In this episode I share: 1. The messy middle of the book writing process 2. The emotional process of writing a memoir, including nightmares! 3. Steps towards building a book proposal 4. Some insights into who I thought I was vs who I discovered I am. Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 5 where I share the shift in focus to book proposal development and an example of how we change our writing style to make it more 'action oriented' In this episode I cover: 1. Book proposal development 2. Resistance to exploring feelings in memoir - imagine! 3. A comparison of writing styles (a short reading) Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 6 where I give you some insight into the book proposal process and why I've been largely offline for the past couple of months. In this episode I share: 1. Book proposal update 2. Why I haven't been posting much these past couple of months Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 7 where I talk about some setbacks I've been having in the development of my book proposal, and why I'm going to Spain to walk part of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. In this episode I share: 1. Struggles with the book proposal process 2. Why I'm walking part of the Camino. Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 8 where I share how my walk along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela influenced the book writing process, as well as giving you an update on where we are at in the proposal process. In this episode I share: 1. How the Camino has shaped the book in terms of its structure, and 2. Where we are at in the proposal writing process. Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co

This is Episode 9 where I vulnerably share a version of the draft Overview for my memoir. I also talk about the working title to help bring the idea of my memoir to life. In this episode I share: 1. The working title for my memoir, and 2. I read a draft of The Overview. Let me know in the comments. You can follow me on: Instagram: @timrsnell Facebook TimSnellLife Website: www.timsnell.co