In this episode of Coach Write, Helen speaks with Viv Chitty, executive coach, coach supervisor, and author of ‘Coaching for Optimal Energy: A Guide for Executive Coaches.’ Viv shares her journey of transforming her MA research on energy management into a published book, offering valuable insights for coaches considering a similar path. We cover: How to turn academic research into a book The difference between traditional and independent publishing The importance of finding the right team to help publish your book How to market your book The debate about AI in coaching   Connect with Viv: Website: https://vivchittyassociates.co.uk/ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viv-chitty-b938b912/ Book: Coaching for Optimal Energy: https://amzn.to/47GAARc    Connect with Helen Website: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk Website: https://www.helenoneillcoaching.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen  Instagram: @helenoneillcoaching Register for the free Coach Write workshop on 3rd or 4th December https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/workshop   Other books and resources mentioned: Hard Fork podcast https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/podcasts/characterais-teen-chatbot-crackdown-elon-musk-groks-wikipedia-48-hours-without-ai.html Joanna Lott https://joannalottcoaching.com/ Coaching Crowd Summit https://youtu.be/SZIXOLFren4?si=L0movGVC7b-IrVIL Seth Godin The Dip https://amzn.to/3K48O83 Joh Whitmore the GROW model (Coaching for Performance) https://amzn.to/47GCPUy Anne Schooler Meyler Campbell https://www.meylercampbell.com/our-people/anne-scoular/ The School of Coaching https://www.britishschoolofcoaching.com/ Miles Downey https://mylesdowney.com/ Tony Schwartz: On Form: Managing Energy, Not Time is the Key to High Performance, Health and Happiness https://amzn.to/3XubuPl Adrian Myers https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/adrian-myers Tatiana Batch-Grover https://instituteofcoaching.org/author/bachkirova-tatiana Deb Marcy https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbymarcy/ Ingram Spark https://www.ingramspark.com/ Amazon KDP https://kdp.amazon.com/ Oxford Brooks Coaching and Mentoring Conference https://www.brookes.ac.uk/ British Psychological Society  https://www.bps.org.uk/ Coaching Perspectives  https://www.associationforcoaching.com/general/custom.asp?page=CoachingPerspectiveP Coaching at Work https://www.coaching-at-work.com/ Coaching Supervision Academy https://www.coachingsupervisionacademy.com/ Association of Executive Coaches https://www.aoec.com/   *some of the links are affiliate links