Last week we defined Target Audiences. That was the easy part. In case you forget: A writer’s target audience is the group of people most likely to buy that writer’s books. This week we’re talking about the hard part: reachin your target audience. Because unlike...
There is a plague of doubt that affects all writers. Some are affected once in a while. Others are affected on a daily basis. You sit down at your computer and you stare at the blank screen and as you begin to type you wonder: “Am I doing this right?” Well have NO...
The single hardest thing in any business is getting people to know you exist. And in this business, it can be very difficult indeed. There were (on a researched guess because stats are hard to find) approximately 2,000,000 books published last year...
It used to be easy to avoid distractions. Take the phone off the hook, put up a “do not disturb sign”, turn off the TV and don’t answer the door. Problem solved. Yeah, I’m old. These days, we live in a state of constant distraction, thanks to the Internet and all it...
I spent 15 years as an actor before my daughter was born. Chances are you’ve never heard of me. Most actors aren’t stars. But that’s all right. I’m not bitter at all. I don’t still pine for it like a Norwegian Blue pining for the Fjords. …But enough of that. I spent...
The Schedule: 6 a.m. wake up 6:15 a.m. workout & light stretching 7 a.m. Make girlfriend’s lunch for work,, shave shower, eat breakfast 7:30 a.m. Check email, Facebook, twitter, webcomics and news 7:45 a.m. Daughter comes over from Mom’s place 8:00 a.m. Workout...
