Here Is the Secret to Being a Successful Writer

Thanks Rachel for another great month! Just what I needed to stay energized. I’ve enjoyed reading posts by writers I know and and it’s also been great getting to know new pros. Onward!

I don’t need the book as I already bought it! But I just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing advice and information I’ve picked up from you over the years. It has really helped me with platform building and creating a marketing plan. So, thank you

I’m in an existentialist mode right now. Taking all the advice this month – learned a HUGE amount from Blaise Ramsey, and now trying to figure out my next life steps. I say that because my husband is in hospice with an end date that no one knows. I am with him as much as I can be – we have been best friends for nearly 43 years. But I know there is life on the other side, and I need to be thinking about that. This month has been valuable for advice – I am currently working at rebranding myself (Modern Renaissance Woman)to incorporate my varied interests. The next big decision is fiction or non-fiction. I usually believe life is not an either-or proposition, but for now, I need to focus where a potential income stream will be and work toward that. I have been so pleased with this month and all you have done. Everything is saved for future reviews and actions. THank you.

As Mona Lisa Vito said in “My Cousin Vinny”, this is dead-on, balls-accurate. 🙂

Treating my author world as a business is the only reason that I’ve lasted this long. I’m in it for the long haul. But I often wish I had a map to narrow down my marketing directions – or just validate if I’m heading in the right direction. Uuuggg.

I’ve really been enjoying the posts this month – I’ve learned a lot! Though I still have a NF book languishing on Amazon, and I’m working on another. I would love the chance to do book marketing in the right way. Or at least have a direction to go in, because marketing isn’t my strong suit. (Yet!)

Rachel, thank you so much for all your hard work in putting together this month long series of great info, and giveaways I’ve learned so much, met some new people and even won a giveaway. Cool! I missed a few posts along the way but I’ll be going back to them. Truly appreciate your generosity and knowledge.

I have tried to get in the habit of writing one page a day, so I at least write something every day. I write more if I can.

Great giveaway! I’d love to learn more about building my author platform. Book marketing seems overwhelming, so I’m interested in resources that simplify the process and put me on a schedule.