The first question most writers hear involves the core audience. Publishers and agents want to know who the writer reaches. Understanding the basics of a core audience and how the niche works will give you one more tool for your writing career toolbox. Tips for Growing a Niche Audience – …Click Here to continue
Business of Freelance
Jumping into a Writing Career
“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
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
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
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
Driving Towards a Deadline
Deadlines can push me to be more or they can crush me with the help of procrastination. I have discovered that putting things off until they can no longer be put off will not make me better – even it if does get my adrenaline pumping. It will often make …Click Here to continue
Finding Your Core Audience
“Know the person that you are targeting for your marketing efforts.” The advice should have guided me to focus my efforts, but it left me floundering to find a direction. Some people may be able to see the individual that will be reading their books, but that is one thing …Click Here to continue









