{"id":1556,"date":"2018-07-09T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2020-03-02T09:07:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:07:23","slug":"111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1557 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>Listen Now<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6786189\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3f7998\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctt.ec\/nUc3F\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll that matters is that you are delivering quality content that\u2019s truly transformational and authentic to you.\u201d &#8211; AJ Harper<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(click to tweet)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A book is obviously different than a speech. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work. \u00a0When we lean too heavily towards one medium, we corner ourselves to the constraint of that delivery system. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, when we embrace all opportunities and let each speech or article inform what write or say next, we create that artistic synergy that audiences and readers latch onto. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On today\u2019s episode of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steal the Show<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we are joined by AJ Harper. AJ is a developmental editor and publishing strategist who has helped hundreds of authors, from newbies to New York Times bestselling authors, write and publish game-changing books, develop significant and loyal followings, and build their brand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As executive editor for Collaborative Books, AJ has worked with Lisa Nichols, Les Brown, Barbara De Angelis, Dr. George Frazier, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to today\u2019s episode to hear what AJ has to say about the speaking and writing mediums, so you can thoughtfully utilize each in your advancement as a thought leader. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctt.ec\/nuiz2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSpeaking is a very big part of developing the content for a book.\u201d &#8211; AJ Harper<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(click to tweet)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steal The Points<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very few people have the skills to implement a message-based speech or book. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When writing, use the word \u201cyou\u201d to connect with the reader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying to make things clever usually results in things being more complicated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplicity comes with mastery over time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write every day. It doesn\u2019t matter how much, just keep a consistent habit. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the stage as testing grounds for written content.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Now \u201cAll that matters is that you are delivering quality content that\u2019s truly transformational and authentic to you.\u201d &#8211; AJ Harper (click to tweet) A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work. \u00a0When we lean too [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-1556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-season-2","category-steal-the-show","tag-michael-port","tag-public-speaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing &#8211; Steal the Show with Michael Port<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing &#8211; Steal the Show with Michael Port\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Steal the Show with Michael Port\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-09T06:00:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-02T14:07:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/\",\"name\":\"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing &#8211; Steal the Show with Michael Port\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-09T06:00:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-02T14:07:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#\/schema\/person\/0aa1d00590ec99641e19fe1df8c7986b\"},\"description\":\"A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/\",\"name\":\"Steal the Show with Michael Port\",\"description\":\"Podcast, Book and Resources.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#\/schema\/person\/0aa1d00590ec99641e19fe1df8c7986b\",\"name\":\"Michael\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32e2c9c4cab79a08e8c7fe28eb0689a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32e2c9c4cab79a08e8c7fe28eb0689a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/author\/michael\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing &#8211; Steal the Show with Michael Port","description":"A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing &#8211; Steal the Show with Michael Port","og_description":"A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work.","og_url":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/","og_site_name":"Steal the Show with Michael Port","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michaelport","article_published_time":"2018-07-09T06:00:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-03-02T14:07:23+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Michael","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Michael","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/","url":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/","name":"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing &#8211; Steal the Show with Michael Port","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg","datePublished":"2018-07-09T06:00:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-02T14:07:23+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#\/schema\/person\/0aa1d00590ec99641e19fe1df8c7986b"},"description":"A book is obviously different than a speech. But that\u2019s not to say we can\u2019t use the stage to test the ideas for our written work.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ep111-AJ-Harper.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/111-aj-harper-writing-for-the-stage\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"111 AJ Harper on Writing for the Page vs. Writing for the Stage, How to Start a Daily Practice, and the Current State of Self-Publishing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#website","url":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/","name":"Steal the Show with Michael Port","description":"Podcast, Book and Resources.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#\/schema\/person\/0aa1d00590ec99641e19fe1df8c7986b","name":"Michael","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32e2c9c4cab79a08e8c7fe28eb0689a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32e2c9c4cab79a08e8c7fe28eb0689a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael"},"url":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2248,"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions\/2248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}