When people first tell you about all the joys of being a work at home mother, they really pile it on, don’t they? They make being a work from home mom sound like the dream job: You get to spend more time with the kids. Work in pajamas. Set your own hours. Be your own […]
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What if I told you that you could be a published author in less than a week? Nope, I’m not talking about using AI, low-content books, or signing up for one of those intensive masterminds where you’re just writing like mad for a weekend. I mean a real book that builds your credibility and authority
Every one has a story…but not everyone should write a book. At least, not until they’ve got certain elements in place. Writing a book is not an easy task, and before you start typing away at your keyboard, it’s essential to have all your ducks in a row. So many new authors get an idea
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Do you feel the need to start working from home, but aren’t really sure how to go about it or where to start? Maybe you were on your way to the office, gulping down a pot of coffee and battling traffic before you faced the dread of your day. Or maybe you already stay at
One of the first things I ask my clients during our calls is their author brand: what is their author identity. And they are usually really good at giving me their business brand…but a lot of times they haven’t even started building an author brand. Why the difference? Because your book is usually going to
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I have been editing, writing, and ghostwriting in one form or another for decades: longer than some authors have even been alive. So when all those ads for James Patterson’s Master Class on writing started showing up on my Facebook feed, I ignored them. I don’t need those, and I certainly don’t need to pay $90
Starting a blog is daunting task. And if I see just one more post trying to convince me otherwise, my head really might implode. So, do me a favor, keep my head from imploding, and if you really want to start a blog, read this first. There are approximately 10 steps to starting a blog
For those of you who have been following my blog for awhile, you know that I believe automating some processes can help save yourself a lot of time and sanity. I would never recommend automating an entire channel — that could be disastrous. But Pinterest and Tailwind were made to go together. I’m not even
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Chances are that unless you’re pinning from under a rock, you’ve heard of Tailwind as a scheduling tool for Pinterest. That is, after all, what it’s known for. However, if you happen to be one of the millions of people out there on Pinterest with no interest in scheduling your pins, then I’m betting you’ve already
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Very few things in this world annoy me more than when someone feels forced to try to wake up earlier than normal because they want to write. As a writer, you can be sure that I often have a hard time trying to find time to write. So I am constantly on the lookout for
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