“You are now on your own.” The idea of launching my person writing floated around my head for months – years I might even say. The concept of making those writings the main substance of my income seemed like a Herculean task best left to the experts. The idea still …Click Here to continue
About Writing
Find the Hidden Motivation for Success
The kids and husband are gone for the day. The quiet of the house should stir my muse so that the words flow out of control. It does not take long for me to suspect that my muse stowed away in the car when the family left. The worst part …Click Here to continue
21 Ways to Sell More Books Online With Joanna Penn
Building a writing career gets some guidance from the experience and knowledge of others. Webinars have offered me some amazing opportunities to visit with people in my niche, experienced marketers and other authors. I recently had an opportunity to join a webinar about selling eBooks and it was very enlightening! …Click Here to continue
Connecting Readers and Authors
Building an ally army begins with finding others that believe in who you are and what you are doing. You want a core group of fans, fanatics or just friends that will tweet, share, post and shout to the highest mountain about all that you are and all that you …Click Here to continue
Growing Online Connections through Internet Etiquette
Two of us sit in the library. The extrovert in me cries out to engage the man at the end of the table. He keeps his head buried in the book he is reading trying hard not to make eye contact. Believe me, I have tried. We sit there for …Click Here to continue
Ignite the Imagination for Writing Success
Finding the keys to ignite the imagination drives you to writing success. Imagination sees what others miss and in ways that others could never begin to comprehend. Nurturing the imagination allows for the expansion of worlds into stories never told. The days of my childhood fostered my imagination. I was …Click Here to continue
Characteristics of a Writer
The characteristics of a writer can leave a person feeling odd or out of place. The writer in me often sees things from a unique perspective or just manages to present the “same ol, same ol” in a whole new light. Attending writing conferences provides me with insight into why …Click Here to continue
Three Keys for Building a Writing Business
Building a writing career turned out to be work. The image of me sitting around just writing amazing words flew out the window the moment I realized that getting paid had to be a priority. I had to change the way that I was coming at the writing and begin …Click Here to continue
5 Tools for Platform Building Success
Building anything requires having the right tools. My husband and I purchased our home in the fall of 1995 and all we owned was a chainsaw and a hammer. We managed to do a lot of the work on the house with those two tools, although nothing was perfect and …Click Here to continue
So You Want to Be a Freelance Writer – The Beginning
Writing for a living requires working at writing every day. There will be an investment of time, energy and focus to grow that writing career to the desired success. Beginning the Journey to a Writing Career “I would love to do what you do.” People often respond to my telling …Click Here to continue
