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March 30, 2020
The Power of Words with Honoree Corder
As a book coach, speaker, and author of more than fifty non-fiction books, Honoree Corder understands the power of words.
She didnt start out planning to write books. She was hustling to build a sustainable coaching business, when a mentor figure told herand Im paraphrasingYou have to write a book if you want to differentiate yourself and stand out.
That message resonated with Honoree and fifteen-plus years later, shes enjoyed a lot of unexpected successes along the way. Here are a...
March 23, 2020
Failing Forward with Jonathan Yanez
In 2012, Jonathan Yanez quit his job, cashed in his 401K, and decided to go-for-broke as a full-time independent author.
Now, hes a bestselling SF&F author with a sizable backlist. In conventional narrative, its tempting to only talk about the success, but in this interview, Jonathan busts the myths of the overnight success and talks about the hard times and failures, too. In his own words, hes made every mistake imaginable. And yet, hes come out ahead.
If youre looking for the...
March 16, 2020
Making the Most of an Unexpected Transition
How do we make the most of an unexpected transition like were dealing with right now as schools close and were in lock-down?
If youre looking for ideas, I invite you to join me for an Imperfect Take on the subject, which is one Ive spent a number of years thinking about (I even wrote a book about it).
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From Midlist to YA Bestseller with Alexandra Monir
After three books, Alexandra Monir had established herself as a mid-list author, which was a mixed blessing.
On the one hand, shed established herself with a YA paranormal audience. On the other, her career couldve easily stopped growing at that point.
Despite being told that science fiction stories in space werent a great market, she persisted with writing her story, THE FINAL SIX. As luck would have it, by the time the manuscript was ready, space stories were making a comeback and her...
March 9, 2020
From Law School to Full-Time Author with Phoenix Williams
Phoenix Williams is a bestselling and award-nominated author of paranormal and erotic romance novels. In 2012, she was preparing to graduate from law school when she realized that she didn’t want to be a lawyer. So, she found herself pivoting to her first love—books—and began writing and independently publishing her stories. Three years later, she was picked up by a publisher and her career has since taken off.
But after a while, a busy writing and promotion schedule had Phoenix on the...
March 2, 2020
The Reader Experience with Ryan Schow
After a 5th-grade assignment captivated his classroom, bestselling author RYAN SCHOW was hooked on writing. Eventually, he found his way to independent publishing. His first series—Swann—“failed” to draw Urban Fantasy readers in.
But, because of his dedication to studying his writing heroes and analyzing the marketplace, Ryan learned how to captivate readers and carve out a comfortable career writing post-apocalyptic fiction. In 2019, he was an Amazon All-Star Award recipient for his...
February 24, 2020
Dreaming Bigger with Chris Fox
Chris is best known as the Write to Market guy, but he’s also a best-selling Science Fiction & Fantasy author. Selling books wasn’t always a slam-dunk, but he’s learned that understanding reader psychology is the key to having a full-time career telling stories. That’s why last year was his best yet for revenue, despite a significant slowdown in output.
What’s the reason for the slowdown? And, what’s the...
February 17, 2020
Six-Figure Author with Lindsay Buroker
Inspired by the success of other self-published authors, LINDSAY BUROKER abandoned the idea of becoming a “trad-published” author. Nine years later, she’s released over 70 novels and is quickly working toward financial independence. Most important, perhaps, is that the act of writing remains her favorite way to pass her time.
Lindsay Buroker Author Website
Six-Figure Authors Podcast
Are you ready to minimize Overwhelm and maximize your capacity to do your best...
February 10, 2020
Trust Your Thinking with Ela Thier
ELA THIER is an award-winning independent filmmaker, whose works aims to remind viewers that, as humans, we long to care about each other. She always knew she wanted to make movies, but soon after graduating from film school, lacking self-confidence and any support system, she “gave up” on her dream.
Several years later, holding herself to a promise she’d made herself as a teen, Ela remembered to pause and re-evaluate if she was on course to living her best life. Within a few months, she...
February 3, 2020
The Need for Joy and Purpose w/ Terri Tatchell
Best-known as the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of District 9, Terri Tatchell is also joyfully and passionately engaged in writing children’s books and operating a whimsical tea shop.
What’s the common link? Listen to find out.
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Do you know somebody that’s struggling to find their fearless voice? As somebody who has overcome that after struggling for years to speak my needs and include my authentic voice in my stories, I have the tools and insights to help.
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