It can be a frustrating experience to have a bad release. Completely understand that. And the urge to deconstruct what we did wrong after is super normal. No judgment there. That is helpful to a point. I just want to add a specific perspective about releasing right now that I think is important to note.…
DetailsSubscription fatigue. (On a call with a bunch of creators and we’re talking about this.) I feel like we don’t talk enough about the way consumers are fatigued right now. We’re gonna talk about this more in the upcoming months, but sometimes it helps to have a word for what it is that we’re feeling.…
DetailsSHOW NOTES Many of us are struggling to find joy in our writing. Join us for a dive into why that might be happening and what we can do about it. Important Links! Virtual Conference for Summer 2025: https://classes.betterfasteracademy.com/courses/publish-better-faster-conference-2025–38dfe918-5120-43ce-960a-f2e44bdf658e/salespage Follow the Platform Building and Writing to Market vs Market Awareness Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beccasyme/the-7-deadly-skills-of-writing-to-market Newsletter sign-up: https://betterfasteracademy.com/newsletter/…
DetailsI have been baseline-happy the last two weeks. But not spikey-happy, like “I just had a cookie and I feel artificially pushed up by sugar” happy. Peaceful happy. Like, I can just lay back and enjoy. No effort required to enjoy. It doesn’t mean I haven’t felt a huge range of emotion. The days we’re…
DetailsSHOW NOTES The writing process is unique to each of us, and when Becca says “trust the process” about your own personal writing process, that can feel really heavy to some of us. What does it mean to make progress in the larger novel project? And how do I do this in the most effective…
DetailsIf you’ve lost joy in writing… Of course, solidarity. Most of us who are professional writers go through that at some point. So you are not alone. First, of course, we do have to acknowledge it. That ole GI Joe saying… knowing is half the battle. That’s our whole vibe around here. So, acknowledge, solidarity,…
Detailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfqCE6-TcmA SHOW NOTES In our episode with Nat Connors from Kindletrends, we talked about the publishing market as a neighborhood. I went through that interview and pulled out seven foundational skills that will help us build our own ability to have more market awareness. More content coming from us on this in the future, but…
DetailsFor some of us, we will have instant chemistry in our author career. Things will “just work.” Chemistry is instant. (In the “colloquial” way we use “chemistry” as meaning, “it’s just working” or “it just feels right.”) Alchemy is a process. (In that it’s transformational, and has to happen by transmuting things from their current…
DetailsIn the hard weeks, and when we face the most difficult truths about ourselves or about humanity or about life, we have more needs. Change and loss are painful and complicated, and in the midst of global uncertainty, even more so. My practices have become even more important to me, the last week. My self-care…
Detailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsMtaXArmCw SHOW NOTES When I come upon something I can’t do, how do I respond to it? I can’t optimize my AMS ads for authors, I can’t write fast. I can’t do social media. How should I handle these “can’t” things? Is there any complexity to this situation? Or do I just give up? Hopefully…
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