Goodreads asked Elizabeth Ann Lawless:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Elizabeth Ann Lawless I specialize in non-fiction so first i would say find your target audience and be as specific as you can. What solution can you offer to solve a problem for them or help them live better in some aspect of their life. Don't just think my book is for teachers. What level, what subject, beginners or seasoned professionals? The more you know about your audience the more successful you will be. Second write, write, and write. The more you write the better you get. Third I would say start learning about marketing. Although it is the greatest time in the world to write because you can build your own Internet fan base, you still have to understand core marketing strategies, learn something about social media and develop a plan for promoting and selling your books. Even if you have a publisher they will still expect you to do a majority of the marketing. After 30 years writing and 25 years publishing and with 16 straight #1 Amazon Best-Sellers for clients in 2013, including one for my own Creative Monster eBook, I have plenty more to say but these are three of the big ones.

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