Your Life Is the Platform: Write the Book That Builds Your Legacy with Dr. Mimi Zieman | Ep. 60

Author's Edge: Smart strategies for book marketing, publishing, and visibility that actually work

Your real life is your best marketing plan if you know how to use it.

Allison Lane and award-winning author and physician Dr. Mimi Zieman break down what it really looks like to build your author platform from lived experience … not guesswork.

From treating frozen limbs on Everest to launching her memoir at 60+, Dr. Zieman shares how to stop waiting, start marketing smart, and reframe success on your terms. If you’ve been putting off your book - or second-guessing whether your story is big enough, this conversation is your sign to stop minimizing your journey and start building your legacy.

3 Key Takeaways From This Episode:

1. Your Story Is Already Powerful - Why your lived experience is your unfair advantage and how to own it.
2. Marketing Doesn’t Have to Be a Mystery - Reverse engineer your reader’s journey and reach the right audience without burning out.
3. Visibility Starts with You - The mindset shifts that help women claim space as authors (without waiting for permission).

Resources Mentioned:

• Dr. Mimi’s Website: mimiziemanmd.com
• Dr. Mimi Zieman’s book Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor's Unlikely Adventure https://bookshop.org/a/55773/9781493078431
• Book Reco: Life Worth Living - A Guide to What Matters Most https://bookshop.org/a/55773/9780593489307

Timestamps:

• [00:04:00] Why you’re more ready than you think.
• [00:10:00] Body wisdom and gut instinct in authorship.
• [00:21:00] Turning risk into writing resilience.
• [00:30:00] Connecting to your real voice as a writer.
• [00:37:00] Taking up space, unapologetically.

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