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 for…
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…
DetailsSHOW 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 this…
DetailsSHOW NOTES What are some things that authors do in their quest to build platforms that we have seen, as author coaches, to need aligning? Are there mindset shifts we can master to shift toward a long-term sales-building mentality? We’re launching some discussions around author platform building, and kicking off with marketing specialist, Crystal Johnston…
DetailsSHOW NOTES In the “what drives this character” series, we’re talking about the Scooby Gang from the Buffyverse today! Looking for the drivers for the actions of our very favorite side characters for our favorite vampire slayer, and also a bit about minor character arcs and resonance of arcs. Hope you enjoy! Important Links! Guide…
DetailsSHOW NOTES Here’s the “flip side” of the write-to-market episode we did. Hopefully this will provide a good counterpoint to the “seven skills of writing to market” episode we did at the beginning of the year. Joining me is special guest Nat Connors, of Kindletrends (data for writers). By that phrase, I mean “you should…
DetailsSHOW NOTES How complicated do characters need to be for a multi-arc series? Especially when you’re looking at spending a lot of on-page time (or on-screen time) with a particular character. The cast of The Diplomat (Netflix) provides us with a lovely (unfinished as of yet) illustration of what complicated characters with consistent inner drives…
DetailsSHOW NOTES When authors start asking questions like “why is this so hard,” I have some specific answers, depending on what’s wrong in the moment. Here are four possible “I Wish I Could” vs. “I Want To Do It” scenarios and how you can deal with each one. Hopefully this will help. After coaching thousands…
DetailsSHOW NOTES *EDITED: I did not know there was a third movie, but clearly I will be watching that ASAP! lol Becca* In the “what drives this character” series, we’re talking about the Star Trek universe today! Looking for the drivers for the actions of our very favorite intuitive vs. logical space travelers, and also…
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