S1E8: Inviting Opportunity to Knock
In this episode, I talk about:
My recent struggles with Impostor Syndrome and Resistance and how I overcame them (this week)
Branding and marketing are both telling stories
Putting lots of hooks in the water - how we create doors for Opportunity to Knock on. (Don’t worry, the metaphor is only mixed in these notes, not the episode. Or is it?)
Marketing done right is actually serving our readers
Mentioned in this episode:
Sell More Books Show, Episode 410: Helpful Mindsets and Pursuing Your Passion
Mug Quote of the Week:
“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” Milton Berle
Question of the Week:
When was a time opportunity knocked because you'd built a door for it to knock on, and how did it pay off?
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Original music by Josh Rickard, www.joshrickardmusic.com.
S1E3: The Joy is in the Journey
In this episode, I talk about how the CliftonStrengths have helped me develop as a person and a writer, and also why most of my top strengths are fed by my podcast addiction. :-) Also, we talk about success metrics for writing, cliffhangers in series, and marketing tips for newer authors—especially wide authors who write in multiple genres. Hint: Patience is the key, so take joy in the journey.
Mentioned in this episode:
Goddess Fish Promotions: https://www.goddessfish.com/
Becca Syme - Write Better-Faster Academy - https://betterfasteracademy.com/
5 Critical Things for Successful Book Signings by Adam Dreece (affiliate link) - https://books2read.com/u/bOyPZW
The Elevator Pitch blog post - https://www.talenawinters.com/writing-tips/2019/9/9/your-story-in-a-single-sentence-part-2-the-elevator-pitch
The Elevator Pitch video: https://youtu.be/16Uy8DtGm4o
My Book Description Writing Services - https://www.talenawinters.com/editing#blurb
Post by author Suzie O’Connell in Facebook group Wide for the Win about marketing - https://www.facebook.com/groups/wideforthewin/permalink/1252194868624693/
ALLi post “What Readers Want from Writers in 2022” -
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/what-readers-want-2022/
Written Word Media’s “What Do Readers Really Want: How to Write a Book to Market” - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-to-write-a-book-to-market/
Bryan Cohen’s 5-Day Author Ad Profit Challenge, currently just starting if you want to check it out at https://bryancohen.lpages.co/jan22/.
Author and editor Brenna Bailey-Davies is doing a webinar called “Self-Editing for Fiction Writers” on January 27 through Editors Canada. You do not have to be a member to take the webinar.
Register at https://training.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/self-editing-for-fiction-authors/.
S1E2: Begin as you Mean to Carry On
In this episode, I talk about how I spent my so-called holidays, the current state of my writing projects, what I’ve been trying for marketing lately and what I’ve learned from it, and some of my favourite writing tools. I also discuss some movies I watched over the holidays and my business plans for 2022.
Here are some resources mentioned in this episode:
Tool of the Week:
Scrivener: https://www.talenawinters.com/scrivener (affiliate link)
Podcast mentions:
6-figure Authors: SFA 112: How to Smartly Invest back into Your Book Business
Life Lessons - Episode 57: Intermittent Fasting for LIFE
The Creative Penn - #596: Improve Your Sleep And Creativity With Dr. Anne D. Bartolucci
The Creative Penn - #589: Digital Narration with AI Voices with Taylan Kamis from DeepZen
Interview with Geoff Woods on Afford Anything with Paula Pant: #293: THE ONE QUESTION THAT MAKES EVERYTHING EASIER, WITH GEOFF WOODS (Replay of January 1, 2021 episode)
The One Thing podcast - 332: Why this year's success comes down to One Thing
Other Resources:
Alana Terry’s resources for authors: https://successfulwriter.podia.com/
5 Point Plot Structure Freebie: https://www.talenawinters.com/plot-structure/freebie
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes (affiliate links for some platforms)
Delay, Don’t Deny and Clean(ish) by Gin Stephens (affiliate links for some platforms)
All I Want for Christmas excerpt:
The postscript on this episode is an excerpt from AI-Narrated audiobook of All I Want for Christmas, using the licensed voice of Edward Herrmann. The company I used to create the audiobook was DeepZen, https://deepzen.io.
Mug quote of the week:
“It’s only cold if you’re standing still.”
Happy writing!