SHOW 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…
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…
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 this…
SHOW 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…
SHOW 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…
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…
SHOW 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…
SHOW 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…
SHOW 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…
SHOW 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…