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Your Past Does Not Define You

In next week’s free webinar for entrepreneur authos I’ll be talking about how Your Past Does Not Define You. Don’t miss it!

https://www.facebook.com/events/67854...


NOTE: Next week’s webinar has moved to a new day and time. It will be on Sunday, 11/23 at 2pm. Add the series to your Google calendar so that any future updates are automatically updated on your calendar. The link to add to Google Calendar is here: authorneering.com/webinarseries

I’m on a mission

"There is no writer’s block, no excuse that will substitute for butt in the chair."
~ Mary Kay Andrews, author of The Newcomer

Quotes like this really chap my hide. They shame the real suffering that takes place when you have writer’s block … and they assume this malady springs from laziness.

It doesn’t.

I'm on a mission to stop writer's block shame and misunderstanding. Who’s with me?

Is procrastination robbing you of your author dreams?

Does a habit of procrastination stop you from making progress on your dream of becoming an author? Learn the science behind procrastination and my top 3 procrastination buster methods so that you can stop dreaming and start doing.

Learn about the entire series (and catch the replays of those you missed here: authorneering.com/webinarseries

How many hearts do you have?

An now for something completely different:

I have 35 hearts. How About You? Just for fun. (Thanks Gail Martin!)

Been married ❤️
Been engaged ❤️
Been divorced ❤️
Been to Disney World ❤️
Skipped school
Been to Canada
Rode in an ambulance ❤️
Been to Hawaii ❤️
Been to Las Vegas ❤️
Been to Texas ❤️
Visited Mexico ❤️
Seen the Grand Canyon in person ❤️
Flown in a helicopter ❤️
Been on a ferry boat ❤️
Sang in the rain ❤️
Been to California ❤️
Been to New York ❤️
Played in band/school color guard/orchestra
Sang in the school/church choir ❤️
Sang karaoke ❤️
Laughed so much you cried and/or peed ❤️
Caught a snowflake on your tongue ❤️
Had/Have/Having children
Had a pet(s) ❤️
Been sledding on a big hill
Rode on a motorcycle ❤️
Been to a drive-in movie ❤️
Rode a camel ❤️
Rode a Horse ❤️
Been on TV ❤️
Stayed in the hospital ❤️
Donated blood or plasma ❤️
Gotten a piercing ❤️
Driven a stick shift vehicle ❤️
Got a speeding ticket ❤️
Gotten stitches or staples ❤️
Traveled alone ❤️
Been zip lining ❤️
Been to another country ❤️
Shot a gun ❤️

Is your book peerless?

To be successful – sell well, attract clients, get good reviews, and so forth – your book needs to be peerless.

That means it needs to NOT be a run-of-the-mill book that's like all the other similar books out there. You need to bring something to your book that is unique, different, and sets it apart.

There are several ways to do that, but my favorite is to bring your Geek Factor into your book because that's what makes YOU unique.

Acts of Kindness

People talk about core memories, and they are usually something poignant or steeped in meaning. But something that has stuck with me was a very simple act: Picking up a pen I had dropped on the floor.

I was in Junior High. That year, a group of refugees from Viet Nam began attending. They spoke no English and pretty much stuck to themselves. But they were the kindest and most polite people I had ever experienced in that school.

One day, at a general assembly, I ended up sitting next to them. I dropped my pen and as I scrambled to pick it back up, the Vietnamese guy sitting next to me picked it up and handed it to me. In that moment, I felt like I mattered.
At that time in my life, I was very unpopular and bullied quite a bit. And yet, this young man treated me with respect and kindness.

And I’ve never forgotten.

Never underestimate the effect you can have on someone else’s life.

What is an act of kindness someone showed you?

Did you miss the webinar developing an Author’s Growth Mindset?

Never fear! You can find the webinar replay on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/35284.... Yesterday I covered the top 5 mindset shifts you need to cultivate so that you can start and finish your book, then get it into the hands of your ideal readers.

Next week, I’ll be sharing Procrastination Busters for Entrepreneur Authors. Don’t miss it! authorneering.com/webinarseries

How do you show up?

“No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.”
~ Regina Brett - US Journalist

Does anyone actually do this anymore? Or are we all slobs now, spending the day in loungewear if working from home or even the PJs we slept in? (I DON’T do the latter by the way.)

I am mostly in mix-and-match knit solids accented with a colorful scarf kind of gal. Judge away!

I feel Regina would have been super disappointed in me.

Show me how you dress up and show up (no birthday suits please, I’m of a sensitive disposition).

What Is an Author’s Growth Mindset?

Authors can face a lot of demons on the road to publication. My next free webinar will share the top 5 mindset shifts you need so that you can start and finish your book, then get it into the hands of your ideal readers. This Saturday at 9am CT at https://www.facebook.com/events/35284....

Learn about the entire series, add it to your Google Calendar, get email reminders, and catch the replays of those you missed here: authorneering.com/webinarseries

Note: Two of the webinars have changed times due to scheduling conflicts. If you add(ed) the series to your calendar using the Google Calendar link, this is already taken care of.

National Cookbook MonthNational Cookbook Month

I have 116 food-related titles in my collection. Most of them are cookbooks (happy #NationalCookbookMonth!), but not all. And these cookbooks include such titles as:

👩‍🍳 Cooking for Geeks by Jeff Potter
👩‍🍳 Star Trek Cookbook by Ethan Phillips and William J. Birnes
👩‍🍳 Geek Sweets: Baking Wizardry by Jenny Burgesse
👩‍🍳 Wonder Woman: The Official Cookbook by Briana Volk
👩‍🍳 Back to the Future: The Official Hill Valley Cookbook by Allison Robicelli

I geek like that. 😎 How do you geek?