If you’ve been around for awhile you know that every year to celebrate publishing, I give away a 10 page critique to an unpublished author. Well, it’s that time of the year again! Happy book birthdays to me! If you’re not published in any format yet and want a chance at this, check it out HERE!
Pen Names
June 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I had a really interesting question asked the other day, and it’s already not what you think. Someone asked me, “What’s one question indie authors ask that you don’t answer?” I’m betting they were thinking about money or how things have changed since 2011 or something about my own career…but nope! The question I no longer answer is: Should I start another pen name? Usually this question is around genres or subgenres (not a marketing strategy specifically or you’ve killed {Read More}
Build the Perfect Hero
April 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
You know you want to play along! Starting on May 1st, you can build your own perfect hero by posting pics that inspire your vision — or maybe you want to build one of your favorite book boyfriends? How to play? Jump on Instagram and follow the days! If you’re a reader, use #BuildAHero & #BAHReaders If you’re an author, use #BuildAHero & #BAHAuthors Want to keep up with Build A Hero excitement? Check me out on instagram HERE and Daisy {Read More}
The Plan Cycle
March 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One of the most common questions I get about the Zero to Planned workshop is, What makes it different? I think there are several things, but the one that really resonates with people is the new Plan Cycle we create. Most plan cycles look like this: . This is a traditional cycle. This cycle works on a lot of levels. That’s why it’s been around so long. But, it doesn’t always work on the layers we want. Goals are great. I love {Read More}
Getting Opportunities by Being a Good Business Partner
March 10, 2016 by 2 Comments
This topic has come up several times over the last three months, so I’m going to do a quick and dirty post on this. Maybe I should have called this How Not To Lose Opportunities… So, harsh post, ahoy! Let’s talk first about what’s in it for you. Being a good Business Partner makes you easy to work with. We all know how rough the day-to-day business of publishing can be, and we look for people who make our lives {Read More}
Zero to Planned Update
February 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
I’m having a ball with the newly re-created Zero to Planned workshop. The second group is halfway through their month and going along really well. I love the Ah-Ha moments and epiphanies. Every group teaches me something new too! I also just scrapped the original pages and put up some better, more informative pages to show what it’s all about. Lots of designing going on over there…me! Being quasi-visually-creative *flails* March 7th is coming up quickly and I’m offering a {Read More}
The Perfect Time To Plan
February 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One of the questions that has come in from more than one person is “Should I plan my day in the morning or the night before?” Well, we already covered the “It’s All About You” thing, so let’s break this down to help you decide. The morning or night planning is really personal. It’s the way you’re setting yourself up for success, so figuring out what works for you (at this moment, bc this is a big one that can change) {Read More}
Just Pick an Organizing Tool
February 12, 2016 by
On we go with more from my Zero to Planned class. “Just Pick a Tool” — that seems to be what people often feel is expected of them to get moving on their organizing. Who of us hasn’t said, TODAY IS THE DAY I GET ORGANIZED and rush out to HomeGoods and Staples to buy everything we need to make our home, office, and day feel better and be more productive. Only — well, what did you buy and why? {Read More}
It’s all about you
February 11, 2016 by 1 Comment
With the pilot of my Zero to Planned workshop finished and the next group about to start, it feels like a great time to talk a little bit about planning and organizing and getting things done and balance. Yeah. That’s a lot of ands, but that’s okay. I’m going to tackle some of the questions I’ve been asked as I’ve rolled out my workshop for online classes. Instead of diving right in, I’ll answer the “WHY” questions I keep getting: {Read More}
A Little Post About Book Length
January 23, 2016 by 7 Comments
Kristen Painter just did a great post about book pricing for her readers because of questions they’ve had. It’s HERE if you’re curious…wait! Don’t click that yet. Stick around and come back to it 😉 I’d been thinking about the conversations I’d been having with readers over the last few years and the one that seems to always hit me is about how I write novellas. So, I thought I’d do a post about book lengths. I will say, for {Read More}