SHOW 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…
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’s a collection of the 13 most common answers to that question. Hopefully this will help. After coaching thousands of authors, I’m hoping the mass-perspective will give some help. Important…
DetailsI wish it would happen to me vs. I want to do it. There is an active difference in outcomes between those two statements. And as someone who has said both of them before, about different things, let me encourage you: you aren’t “one” or “the other” type of person in this scenario. Everyone will…
DetailsSHOW NOTES In the “what drives this character” series, we’re talking about The Slayer today! Looking for the drivers for the actions of our very favorite world-saver, Buffy Summers, and also at what you can learn about yourself when you share similar drivers. Hope you enjoy! Important Links! Newsletter sign-up: https://betterfasteracademy.com/newsletter/ Ask a question for…
DetailsWhen I go to 11 about something, do I know how to get what I need and want? This is not to say we shouldn’t go to 11. This is to say, when we do, how do we take best advantage of that 11-feeling. Many of us want to take action right then, when we’re…
DetailsSHOW NOTES The closing of our series on author mindset for longevity, tackling one of the most important parts of our author business. Doing the really hard things. This series is packed with action points, and I hope they’re helpful. Episode Four: Manage Your Self Worth and Do The Hard Stuff. How you see yourself…
DetailsWe do a behavioral-continuum activity in our writing workshops where I put up a slide that has two opposite behaviors on it, and ask the writers to go to one side of the room if they are the one extreme, and the other side of the room if they are the other extreme. “Write best…
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