In the past couple weeks, we’ve talked about practical steps you can take to begin marketing you and your book even before you’re published. Read the first six steps here. 2/12 post Read the next seven steps here. 2/19 post Here are seven more! 14) Start building a newsletter list. Even if you don’t feel you’re ready to start a newsletter yet, it’s never too early to begin building a contact list. But note: You should NEVER add someone to an email list if they haven’t opted in. Simply let people know you’re planning to begin a newsletter in the future and give them the option to subscribe. 15) Enter contests. One of the best reasons to enter a contest is feedback, but let’s say you do well in a […]
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Spring into Success, Part 2: Commit
Last week we discussed the first step to spring into success: Define it. Hopefully, you’ve done that because unless or until you know what success is to you, you’ll never know what you’re aiming at. Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires a conscious daily commitment to live in it. Right before I wrote this, took a short road trip. I had a destination in mind but getting to that place did not define my success. I didn’t commit to the destination, but rather to taking the trip. Each mile I rode, I was living in my success. Your writing journey is the same. What you’ve defined as your own success, you must commit to. Each and every day you should commit to your journey. Please notice I […]
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Hey all, Taking a break this week from fairytales to answer a question from one of our MBT faithful. We’ll go back to fairytale structure next week. But here’s the question: Q: How do you to leave a scene early and end with some kind of “disaster?” They seem to counter act the other. A: Great question. I understand the dilemma but actually, exiting a scene early is exactly how you leave the reader wanting more and turning the pages. Let’s review what encompasses a great scene. Scene goal. All scenes need some kind of goal. Any thing that advances the plot, even a little bit, is moving the story forward and probably hints at or answers some part of the over all story goal and question. Ask yourself, “What […]
Read the RestWriting Q & A: Where In The World is Susie May?
At the beach with the Deep Thinkers Retreat. Having a great time. Wish you all were here.
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