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BONUS: Consistent Writing Challenge Starts Monday!
Mark your calendars! I'm hosting a 2-week Consistent Writing Challenge (June 16 - 27) and I want YOU to join us!Â
This free challenge is a deep-dive into all of the nuances of my consistent writing process. Each day...
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170. When to Take a Break
Being able to write consistently is the cornerstone of a successful fiction career - but consistent writing doesn’t mean writing every day or even the same amount every week or month.
But what do you do when life is...
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169. Bare Minimum Book Marketing
Buckle up folks, you’re in for a ranty episode.
On today’s episode, I’m breaking down my personal marketing pet peeves with a firm reminder that you don’t have to market in a way that makes you miserable! Once the...
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168. How to Customize Writing Advice
If writing advice leaves you feeling discouraged rather than inspired, you’re not alone.
It’s normal to unintentionally use writing advice as proof that something is wrong with the way that we work. We tend to give...
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167. Prepping to Moderate a Panel (or In-Conversation)
A quick episode this week with my off-the-cuff tips to help you prep to moderate an author panel or serve as the in-conversation partner for someone else’s book launch!Â
Time Sensitive Reminders:Â
The Bare Minimum...
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166. A Hard Truth about Publishing
There are no guarantees in publishing.
It seems an obvious statement, and yet so many authors get caught in a cycle of stressing about how they can “keep their publisher happy” in an effort to guarantee another book...
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165. Crafting Your Revision Plan
If getting an editor letter feels fraught, overwhelming, or stressful, you’re not alone.
Over the course of revising 13 novels, I’ve developed a streamlined process that can turn an edit letter into an effective...
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164. How to Recover from Failure
Failure is unavoidable when you’re trying to stretch and grow as a creative professional. You will have drafts (or entire projects) that don’t work on a storytelling level. You will have books that don’t sell on...
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163. Your Confident Author Career
Applications are open for the June 2025 cohort of The Confident Author Academy.
Submit your application here.
The June 2025 cohort is limited to 10 authors and applications close on April 30th.
In this episode, I...
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162. Increasing Your Creative Capacity
You’ve probably already heard about the concept of “refilling your creative well.” This is when writers take time after finishing a draft to focus on creative input: reading for fun, watching movies/tv, or listening...
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161. When Your WIP Matches a New Deal Announcement
Imagine this: You’re working on a new novel, and you’re in love with the concept. The writing is fun. The characters are intriguing. Even better, this feels new and fresh and original… Until you stumble upon a deal...
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160. Your Submission Survival Guide
Submission. The point in traditional publication that authors are simultaneously impatient to get to and yet also dread experiencing. There's the agony of waiting. Refreshing your inbox a million times. Being so...
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