Posts by Rachel Thompson
Ten Reasons You Need to Run Your Writing like a Business by Guest @TheLeighShulman
Welcome to #NaNoProMo Day One! “Why do I need to run my writing like a business?” you may be asking yourself. Isn’t writing about the stories we tell and the message we want to put into the world? Yes, it is. Simply said, when you run your writing like a business, you create more space…
Read MoreThis Is How To Promote With Your Posse By Guest @PaulineWiles
How Your Writing Posse Helps Now There’s lots of talk in writing circles, and rightly so, about the value of a writing posse, tribe, or group to help you generate high-quality work, and finish your projects. Hopefully, you’re familiar with the encouragement, accountability, and critique these groups can offer, and you’ve explored both local and…
Read MoreFive Reasons Author Tribes Will Make you a Better Writer by guest @DoctorJAuthor
5 Reasons Author Tribes Will Make You a Better Writer When I started fiction writing, I knew nothing about the actual process much less all the other roles one must take on in the author world of publishing, public relations, and marketing. My innate sense for scoping out how to do things helped. Since not…
Read More7 Top Publisher Tips Authors Need To Be Awesome by guest @1JULIEANDERSON
Please welcome my amazing guest, author/publisher/supermodel Julie Anderson! Julie is a beautiful, kind, talented being through and through, and she is kind enough to share her tips today on how we can stand out and what’s important to help us do that. Pay attention, writer friends. Bookmark this one. Everyone is a writer. A Poet.…
Read MoreWriters: These are the Books (On Sale!) You Need Now
There are so many amazing books for authors out there, and Leigh Shulman, and Barb Drozdowich and I have teamed up to give you access to some great ones, covering all your basic publishing needs: writing, book marketing, and blogging! For four days only, you can purchase The Writer’s Roadmap by Leigh Shulman, The BadRedhead…
Read More10 Books You Need To Help Your Writing Life
Whether you’re an aspiring writer or a published author with multiple books out, one thing is for sure: we can always improve either our craft or marketing – ABL (always be learning). As I always say, writing and book marketing are not mutually exclusive. Even traditionally published authors quickly find they need to learn more…
Read More5 No Good Reasons Authors Resist Marketing By Guest @SmartAuthors
If I said ‘book marketing’, what would be the first thought to pop into your head? I love it, give me more, I can’t get enough! Ugh. It’s a necessary evil. I have to admit, I don’t come across many authors who say they love it. Even the ones who accept it as part of…
Read MoreHow To Reach Readers Better by Diversifying By Guest @GeniusLink
As my mom always told me, “When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.” By Shannon McGuire, COO & Co-Founder of Geniuslink. We all have our preferences, both in real life and with reading. I refuse to order toilet paper from Amazon. And, while I want to be a Kindle gal,…
Read MoreHow To Focus On Writing Right Now
Having trouble focusing on writing lately? Join the club. Our news cycle has been full of drama since before the last election and shows no sign of stopping anytime soon. Writers often draw inspiration from current events for their work, so having the internet and decent WiFi is crucial, however, it can also be a…
Read MoreHow To Win At The Game Of Book Marketing by guest @Charli_Mills
My suitcase on wheels clacked behind me as I followed my boss’s determined strides. Like most business trips with her, we traveled frugal and opted to walk to our hotel from the airport. She opted. In fact, this trip was all about her wanting to leave a legacy for her thirty-plus years as general manager…
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