Personal Development, Videos For Writers
How Writers Should View Their Competition!
View On YouTube | Subscribe to our YouTube Channel This video shares how writers should view their competition. It provides tips on how to assess your competition’s strengths and apply it to your own brand and marketing plan. Are you watching your competition? Please share in the comment section below. NEXT: How To Find A Mentor – Tips For Finding A Mentor
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How To Deal With Negative Book Reviews
View On YouTube | Subscribe to our YouTube Channel As writers, we’re all eventually going to deal with the dreaded negative book review. The key to dealing with negative book reviews successfully is learning how to discern what information to take to heart and what to ignore. This video shares how to deal with negative book reviews and answers whether or not you should respond to your critics. A Few Ways To Successfully Deal With Negative Book Reviews Are you a writer and looking for positive ways to deal with negative book reviews? If yes, you have come to the right place because this article will help you to do so effectively. As a writer getting negative reviews can be very heart breaking and if you fail to handle the criticism, this can have a negative effect on your self-esteem and ultimately your writing. Here are some of the best ways to deal with negative book reviews. Always remember that any book review is publicity Those who write book reviews spend time and energy reading and thinking about your book. Remember even if a reader writes a negative book review, everyone will not agree with the negative comment made. Readers tend to form…
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How Writing A Book Can Advance Your Career
View On YouTube | Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Are you a professional looking to advance your career by writing a book? Author Stefanie Newell is interviewed by Eric B. Horn and shares exactly how writing a book can advance your career and create numerous opportunities (i.e., speaking, consulting, etc.) She answers the following questions as it relates to advancing your career: How can writing a book in your area of expertise separate you from your competitors? What should people expect when writing their first book? Is blogging recommended to keep writing momentum? This interview is especially useful for non-fiction writers who have considered writing a book for their audience and unsure whether this is the best move professionally. Highlights For Non-Fiction Writers Considering Writing A Book – Have realistic expectations of how long the writing process will take, what you will accomplish from a writing a book, and what opportunities will arise. – Consider blogging as a way to keep writing momentum, finding your voice, and determining what your audience wants from you while writing a book. – Provide value to your audience in advance of writing a book. Establish that you are an expert with credible information. – Market to them…
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10 Things I’ve Learned As A Self-Published Writer
The last six years as a self-published author have been transformative for me – both personally and professionally. I’ve accomplished a lot in the course of six years. I have also had a ton of highs and lows and learned a lot along the way. I understand the importance of paying it forward, so I’ve compiled a list of 10 things I’ve learned as a self-published writer. 10 Things I’ve Learned As A Self Published Writer – And you should too! 1.) Be realistic in your expectations. Right before the launch of my first book, I’d read the success stories of other self-published writers and thought, “Hey, that will be me!” And don’t get me wrong, it will be! But my expectations wanted me to have that success right out of the gate and because of those unrealistic expectations there were times when I was so busy looking at what successes hadn’t happened, I didn’t realize what had. 2.) Don’t swear off social media! The older I get, the more private I am and the more ridiculous social media seems to me. Facebook feels like over sharing. Twitter feels like a bunch of rambling, and YouTube feels like pulling back the blinds and…
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Finding Your Passion In Life – How I Went From Dreaming Of A Writing Career To Manifesting It
Writing has always been my passion. Yet even with knowing my passion I had no idea that my life would turn out as it has. In this post I will talk about finding your passion in life. I want to share my journey, because my path wasn’t what you would call traditional. It wasn’t until I looked back on my life that I realized wow; everything aligned perfectly, even when I didn’t know it would! Read how I went from dreaming of a writing career to manifesting it. Finding Your Passion In Life – How I Went From A Starry Eyed Kid To A Writer?!? As a young child I realized that I had a passion for writing, so I dibbled and dabbled with writing throughout my youth. I wrote short stories, lyrics, first chapters of books, love letters, “do you like me notes” and more. Lol. As a child I was an avid reader and naturally drawn to the arts. When I’d run out of books to read, I’d just write something of my own. When I think back now, I had a huge imagination and a voracious appetite for words. My imagination would ignite as soon as the…
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