Presented by Women in Publishing Summit Webinar sponsor, Ignite & Write.

There’s a particular kind of ache that comes with an unwritten book.

It doesn’t shout at you, but it sits there quietly in the background and you really feel it when someone says, “You should write a book!”

Or when you see someone publish something similar to what you’ve been thinking about for years.

It even pops up when you close your laptop after staring at the screen, unsure where to start.

Maybe you’ve even tried using AI to help, but while it may appear to help, all it does is produce words.

As you read them, something feels … off. It is your story, but it’s flat and mechanical. Definitely not like you.

You begin to wonder, What if my story never makes it out of that digital drawer? What if all that lived experience or all that professional knowledge stays hidden?

You don’t want to be someone who “almost wrote a book.” You want to be a published nonfiction author. Someone whose ideas are tangible and impactful, out there serving a real purpose in the world. 

The 3 Critical Ingredients for Writing Your Authentic Book (without resorting to AI) session will show you:

• How AI can be helpful for some elements of your authorship journey, but can’t replace human story telling
• The three foundational ingredients that will help you turn your lived experience into a powerful, publishable nonfiction book manuscript
• How those three ingredients allow you to easily replace robotic structure with human structure for your story, providing you with clarity and a framework without sacrificing your voice or integrity as a writer.

About Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane

Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane is a multi-award-winning ghostwriter, author, writing mentor and former journalist who has helped thousands of aspiring authors bring their nonfiction books to life. Since 2007, she has honed the powerful Ignite & Write storytelling method that blends structure, emotional connection and clarity to turn lived experience into meaningful, impactful manuscripts.

Roxanne is best known for her Ignite & Write Workshops and her internationally embraced book trilogy—The Mindful Author, The Structured Author and The Published Author—which guides writers from mindset to manuscript to publication with confidence and purpose. Her workshops and presentations are filled with practical tools and down-to-earth, inspiring storytelling that removes the mystery from the writing process.

A passionate advocate for everyday storytellers, Roxanne’s Author Amplifier is fast becoming a global hub for writer support and guidance. She continues to empower people everywhere to ignite their stories and share them with the world.