What is a reader group and why should an author want one? A reader group is a beta reading team or a group of dedicated fans who are interested in reading your material before anyone else does.
Stage Three Of Your Author Career – Scaling and Leverage
This week, we have been discussing the stages of being an author. We’re going to conclude with the final stage: leveraging your strengths.
Second Stage – Momentum and Voice
This week, we’re discussing the stages of being an author. In Monday’s video, we covered getting started. Today, we’re going to talk about momentum and voice, the second stage of being an author.
The First Stage Of Being An Author
I’ve been doing this whole author thing for five years now and one of the things that I have noticed is that I’ve moved through some pretty distinct stages in my career.
Breaking Writers Block
To conclude our week-long discussion on writer’s block, we will explore some practical tools to prevent this common issue. Earlier this week, we discussed decision fatigue and how to avoid it. We also touched on alchemy anxiety and how the ‘make bad art’ principle can keep you moving forward. Now, let’s delve into some practical tools to conquer writer’s block.
Authors and Outcome Anxiety
As we delve into the topic of writer’s block this week, I want to focus today on outcome anxiety. This is the state we often find ourselves in, so consumed with worry about the potential outcome of our actions that we sometimes fail to act at all.
Understanding Writers Block | Decision Fatigue
This week, we’re going to be talking about writer’s block. To kick things off, I want to discuss something called decision fatigue, which has a significant impact on how often you and I experience writer’s block.
Creating Community Around Your Books
Marketing isn’t everyone’s favorite topic, especially for authors. But once you’ve chosen your avatar and started writing your copy, the question remains: where do you find potential customers? Where do you find people to engage with? I want to discuss the three main ways to do that: social media, advertising, and personal engagement.
Pitching Your Book To Your Readers
In continuing to talk about marketing this week we’re going to be moving down one step. We have already talked about how to pick your core reader. Now that you’ve picked your core reader though, we wanna talk about how you write copy for that reader
Marketing – Who Are You Writing For?
This past week we talked about setting up a launch checklist for your book. Today we’re going to be talking about marketing in general, because I think it’s important for an author to understand how to do this.
Post Launch – Keep Up The Hype
We’ve built our checklists, done all of our pre-launch tasks, and our book has finally been released. Now, the question arises: what do we do next?
Pre-Launch – Building The Hype
This week, we’re discussing book launches. Previously, we talked about the checklists you want to build before launching, and I gave you a checklist cheat sheet you can use to build your own. Now, I want to discuss some pre-launch strategies to help sell your book.