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Aug 11, 2019

The Great Writing Business Challenge — Week 32 Results

Family event preps took almost the entire week. Did get a book published, finally. The Great Writing Business Challenge — Week 32 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 20/97 (Actual vs. Reported: 20.6%) 1 non-IF subscribes. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 3262 (increasing again. Higher percentage, means new giveaways producing new readers. 3 new giveaways starting Sept 1) Published Words Fiction:

Online Business

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The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 32 Results
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 32 Results
Online Business

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Apr 9, 2019

Why Writing Parables Is Easier Than Disposable Fiction

Here’s the punch line: because certain themes/morals/ideas are always in fashion. The problem is that “conventional wisdom” tells you to “write to market”. And in some genres (particularly Romance) there are spammers that simply crank out “consumable” fiction and then get it sold by discount prices, bot-farm clicks, and buying…

Writing Fiction

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Why Writing Parables Is Easier Than Disposable Fiction
Why Writing Parables Is Easier Than Disposable Fiction
Writing Fiction

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Mar 25, 2019

How a Writer Becomes a Published Author

Not as easy as it’s been told. But then, there’s a lot of stuff floating around out there. What you swallow is up to you. How a Writer Can Become a Published Author Anyone can write. But only 82% of the reading public think they have a book in them. Only 8% of those actually do write a…

Becoming A Writer

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How a Writer Becomes a Published Author
How a Writer Becomes a Published Author
Becoming A Writer

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Mar 13, 2019

The 4 Hand-Written Notes to Self — You Need for Meeting Your Goals

There are four items that must be in writing, are best hand-written, and reviewed daily, to make your goal achievement happen fastest. First, Napoleon Hill’s Goal Achiever Steps. Name your goal, when it will happen, what value you will give to earn it — then review this morning and night…

Mindset Stacking Articles

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The 4 Hand-Written Notes to Self — You Need for Meeting Your Goals
The 4 Hand-Written Notes to Self — You Need for Meeting Your Goals
Mindset Stacking Articles

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Mar 13, 2019

Do Just One Thing in Writing Your Emails

Do Just One Thing That’s another recent lesson to share with you. It took my email coach mentioning it two years ago before I could get it into practice this year. It was just hard work changing that engrained habit. Because I’m used to writing in long blog posts, and long book chapters (about…

Mindset Stacking Articles

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Do Just One Thing in Writing Your Emails
Do Just One Thing in Writing Your Emails
Mindset Stacking Articles

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Mar 12, 2019

The Joy of Creating for Writers and Author-preneurs

Writers and Authors run into a funny feeling when they finish writing the book they started. Even when it’s just a first draft and they know they still have hours of work ahead. It’s the same when a craftsman finishes a fine piece of handwork or art, when a good…

Mindset Stacking Articles

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The Joy of Creating for Writers and Author-preneurs
The Joy of Creating for Writers and Author-preneurs
Mindset Stacking Articles

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Mar 8, 2019

A Year of Instafreebie Subscribers — Where Did They Go?

Online Business

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A Year of Instafreebie Subscribers — Where Did They Go?
A Year of Instafreebie Subscribers — Where Did They Go?
Online Business

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Mar 1, 2019

Why Rodeo Bulls are Like Customers — Sales Funnels Secrets

I raise pet bulls for a living. Seriously. No, not those dangerous rodeo kind. The key word is “pet”. And those pet bulls teach me a lot about marketing, writing, and other life lessons. I wrote and recorded an article way back in April 2016, “Breakthroughs and Bull-Calves: What Sales…

Online Business

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Why Rodeo Bulls are Like Customers — Sales Funnels Secrets
Why Rodeo Bulls are Like Customers — Sales Funnels Secrets
Online Business

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Feb 28, 2019

How to Succeed as an Author — it’s Free — and You Won’t Like It

For one of 9,999 out of 10K authors, you’re going to have to fail a lot before you do one of two things: Eventually succeed, or Quit What about that 1 in 10,000? They have already been there, done that. Failed a lot. Ran into brick walls. …

Becoming A Writer

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How to Succeed as an Author — it’s Free — and You Won’t Like It
How to Succeed as an Author — it’s Free — and You Won’t Like It
Becoming A Writer

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Feb 6, 2019

The Milk Cow and the Cat — an example of great writing

The Milk Cow and the Cat — an example of great writing I just laughed so long this morning — and thought you’d like to as well. Here’s a short story from Brett Pharo. (From Kit Pharo’s excellent newsletter — Sorry, this issue doesn’t seem to be posted yet.) Once you read it, see if it doesn’t just draw you through all…

Becoming A Writer

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The Milk Cow and the Cat — an example of great writing
The Milk Cow and the Cat — an example of great writing
Becoming A Writer

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