https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItnbMGcNkQ&t=5s I'm a big fan of live events. I really think that some of the biggest moments of my career wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the connections I made at conferences. First and … [Read more...]
Writing While Parenting Here’s How to Achieve Work-Life Balance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I87gFzhxvVg&t=2s There's always a lot of talk about work-life balance. It's a big thing in any business, or any entrepreneurial endeavor, and it’s definitely important for authors. I see a lot of … [Read more...]
The Case for Calls to Action in Blurbs
Okay blurb writers and users out there. I am a big fan of using a call to action at the end of my blurbs. And I know that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiJ3kULP2Y4&t=2snot everybody is. What is a call to action? It's when you … [Read more...]
Why Routine and Discipline Are So Key to Get Your Writing Done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsLYO-zBfYc Here's the exact process I used to write my first four novels. I would get up every morning, hop on the bus over to a co-op working space. I paid maybe $80 month for a quiet workspace where no … [Read more...]
The Amazon Ad Feature You Might Not Be Using
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hip6YaqFBUw&t=3s I've said some bad things about Amazon advertising's tracking in the past. I still think Amazon advertising is one of the best ways to get traffic to your book, but I stand by my opinion … [Read more...]
How To Test if Your Book or Blurb Are Holding Your Book Back From Selling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T4euhrlX1k&t=3s One of the best ways to know if your cover, your book description, your title, or if anything else is off with your book, is to actually just run an little test. So login to your preferred … [Read more...]
Why Successful Authors Entrepreneurs Treat Themselves Like Pro Athletes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PbxQzEHho&t=3s It's helpful to think of any career in the same way we think about major athletes. You hear about million-dollar professional athletes getting frequent massages, or having a nutrition plan, … [Read more...]
Why You Need To Remember You’re Ahead of 99% of Wannabe Writers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZUM5rFlko&t=8s I ran a coaching program not too long ago with 15 people in Chicago. And I asked this question and was stunned by this answer. The question I asked was: "How many of you thought that … [Read more...]
How Writing S___y First Drafts Applies to Marketing Too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdV709FZtfQ&t=5s I think that sometimes we can get the wrong idea about what our marketing needs to look like. We see a lot of really beautiful amazing websites, and then we think we need that … [Read more...]
How to Use the Inciting Incident In An A+ Blurb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34iDO-r0po&t=1s The inciting incident in your book is the point at which the action truly kicks off. In other words, where your protagonist or protagonists are thrown into the plot, and things just really … [Read more...]