Make More from Your Books
How to get more, make more, and do more with your writing so you can become a profitable writer. I can remember being told as… Read More »Make More from Your Books
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The Quest for Confidence: Dealing with Doubt
In the last five articles in our Quest for confidence series, I’ve discussed embracing failure, accepting abandonment, and understanding disappointment. This week, we are going to be dealing with doubt. This pertains to self-doubt or doubt in general because the sources and solutions are the same for both.Read More »The Quest for Confidence: Dealing with Doubt
Day 5: Don’t Let Comparisons Stop You
Alright, let’s admit it. You write something, and you work on something, and you compare it to somebody else’s work. Suddenly, instead of feeling confident, you feel discouraged. You think your writing isn’t as good, your story isn’t as strong, or your message isn’t as powerful. You feel like throwing the whole thing in the garbage and quietly sliding off to some corner of the proverbial room.
Stop. Right. There.
The 40 Day Writer Challenge Begins
NaNoWriMo is just 10 days away, so I thought I would do something fun to help promote it for all of my writing friends, and for those who aren’t writing yet but would like to become a writer. For the next 40 days, I will be posting a writing lesson per day to help you make progress in achieving your NanoWriMo writing goals.
Planning Your Writing
Each day for the next 10 days, I will be giving you steps you can take to plan out your writing. These steps should take you at most 2 hours to complete. I will be looking for your feedback in the 40 Day Writers Facebook group (which is free to join – just ask). You will be ready to go come November 1st when the writing really begins.Read More »The 40 Day Writer Challenge Begins
Networking Requires Your Passion
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been covering networking and how important it is to becoming a success not only in the business of books but in any area of life where you want to succeed. Last week I talked about how important it is that you show up. This week I’m going to share with you how important it is that you don’t just show up, you bring your passion with you.Read More »Networking Requires Your Passion
The Quest for Confidence: Accepting Abandonment
Last week, in our quest for confidence, I encouraged you to embrace failure. This week, I’m going to talk about one of the other fears that holds you back: The fear of abandonment.Read More »The Quest for Confidence: Accepting Abandonment
Writer’s Showcase: Pamela Taeuffer
Discouragement comes to all writers. Many face it while working to finish their first novel. Some face it while hunting for an agent or a publisher. For me, though, discouragement didn’t come for the first time until after I’d released my third book.Read More »Writer’s Showcase: Pamela Taeuffer
The Quest for Confidence: Embracing Failure
Last week, I shared with you the causes of insecurity. Over the coming weeks, I’m going to be shaking down each one of those causes and helping you to see them in a whole new light so you can move past the fears that are holding you back and step out in confidence into the future that’s waiting for you.
EVERYONE FAILS
Prophecy: Love Without Boundaries
For every story, there’s a backstory. Prophecy by Carrie Mullinix is no different. Carrie’s story is a paranormal romance between two men who realize that this isn’t the only life in which they’ve loved one another. The book explores the concept of what it really means to love someone.Read More »Prophecy: Love Without Boundaries
Facing Rejection with C. Hope Clark
With six novels and two nonfiction books in my repertoire, possibly two hundred essays and blog posts, and dozens of published pieces in magazines, many might think I don’t get rejected anymore. And that if I do, I shrug it off and move on unfazed.Read More »Facing Rejection with C. Hope Clark