Coffee & Real Talk for Writers Podcast
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. (Donβt worry, the metaphor is only mixed in these notes, not the episode. Or is it?)
Marketing done right is actually serving our readers
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. (Donβt 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:
βIf opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.β 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?
Tweet me: https://twitter.com/talenawinters
Original music by Josh Rickard, www.joshrickardmusic.com.
In this episode, I interview Jessica Renwick, an independently published middle grade fantasy and sweet romance author and copyeditor who has bucked popular indie wisdom and reaped great rewards. We also talk about dealing with Impostor Syndrome, where she finds inspiration, and adventures in advertising. In the introduction, I talk about some new tools in the indie author space.