It doesn’t matter if we strive to have a healthy marriage, strong kids or a killer career, these tenets cross-apply to all areas of life. Mental toughness is a key component to being successful. Yes, even for writers.
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Nov 22 2016
The Single Largest Secret to Success
All of us start out writing for different reasons. Perhaps we have dreams of seeing New York Times Best Seller or USA Today Best Seller in front of our names. Perhaps we long to be a household name like Stephen King or even a legend like J.K Rowling. Some of you might want to see Winner of the Pulitzer Prize …
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Nov 16 2016
Your Novel as a Movie Part 2—Writing Novels that Translate Well Into Film
Big screen, small screen, smartphone screen, YouTube and countless niche cable channels are all looking for that next big thing.
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Nov 11 2016
Your Novel as a MOVIE? Not as Far-Fetched as One Might Imagine
Hollywood has been on a continuing trend of being in the red and much of that has to to with their business model and the rise of independent films. Amazon sees that and is capitalizing.
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Nov 07 2016
Slave to Perfection & The Dangers of Comparing Ourselves with Others
Last night I watched the movie Bad Moms and it was a great movie. Brain candy. A lot of laughs. Nothing too deep…well, maybe a little deep. One of the areas the movie explored is how in this age we are all killing ourselves to reach some unreachable Photoshopped standard. The New Yorker even did …
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Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital Age
What is a brand? A platform? Why do we need one? How do we get one? Better still how can we create a brand with the power of driving book sales and still have time left to do THE most important part of our job? Writing more books.
This book demystifies branding and social media and harnesses the same passion and imagination we authors use to write books, then uses that to locate and cultivate a devoted fan base. The methods taught in this book can weather any technological upheaval, and is virtually fad-proof. The new cool social site might change, but your platform will remain.
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