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The Word Wizard Linda Siver tsen Inspires the Author in All of Us B Y D I N A E A S T W O O D W ORDS ARE DYNAMIC, ALIVE, ABLE TO TAKE ON NEW MEANING WITH EACH UNIQUE ARRANGEMENT. LINDA SIVERTSEN IS THE SAME WAY: IN ONE CONFIGURATION, SHE'S A NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING CO-AUTHOR AND TED TALKER. FROM ANOTHER, A MOM. WHEN VIEWED STRAIGHT AHEAD, SHE'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING NEEDED TO WRITE THE BOOK YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF AND THEN SHE'LL HELP YOU GET IT SOLD. SIVERTSEN IS A WIZARD OF WORDS, AND HER CV IS AN AMAZING AMALGAMATION OF ACHIEVEMENT. SHE'S PENNED SEVERAL AWARD- WINNING BOOKS. SHE'S INVENTED A POPULAR APP. SHE HAS CELEBRITY CLIENTS—FROM FILM, TELEVISION AND LITERATURE—WHO ARE HER GUSHING FANS. SHE'S WRITTEN AND DELIVERED A REVOLUTIONARY TEDWOMEN TALK ON WHAT'S SHE CALLS "TIME DEBT." SHE HOSTS A HIGHLY-PRAISED, TOP-RATED PODCAST (THE BEAUTIFUL WRITERS PODCAST), ON WHICH LEGENDS, SUCH AS ELIZABETH GILBERT, TOM HANKS, AND BRENÉ BROWN COME TO TALK SHOP. SIVERTSEN HAS WRANGLED CREATIVITY AND SHE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLES IT OVER EVERYONE SHE MEETS. SHE'S A TRUE WORD-TREPENEUR. 144 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 7 Continued on page 146…