https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSBeKuRCSos&t=2s I know that it is really tempting to look at the newest, coolest thing… One that maybe you've heard a podcast about or a tip about. Or someone posted about the cool new thing that … [Read more...]
Attention Writers of Fiction & Nonfiction: Here’s What You Should Do Next
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps3iKcPVoK4&t=3s All right you rare birds, you fiction and non-fiction writers. I've got something for you. So if you write fiction and non-fiction, like I do, like several of my friends do, and several … [Read more...]
Here’s One Thing Most Blurbs Are Missing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9odbo-WOCBM&t=2s As a person whose had his hand in over 2,000 blurb rewrites (as well as writing many from scratch)… I can tell you what the vast majority of book descriptions for fiction or nonfiction are … [Read more...]
How to Celebrate Your Wins and Learn from Your Losses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kL5yweoy2w&t=3s I understand that it's easy to fall into negative patterns. And it's easy to get down on yourself. I have depression in my family and I know you might as well. So I certainly … [Read more...]
Blurbs, Facebook Groups, and the Peanut Gallery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lMDp70fI7k&t=9s I truly do believe that there is no such thing as a stupid question… But there are definitely questions that aren't as productive as they could be. I feel like a lot of authors … [Read more...]