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Branded: Three Must-Haves For Effective Branding
By: Rennie St. James Are you branded? Have you seen (or posted) the example of people happily paying $5 for coffee before tipping, but then complaining that a book costs $0.99?? I’ve shared that example myself and have been annoyed by it. Only recently have I discovered a new understanding of it, and that is what I want to share here. Those people aren’t just buying a cup of coffee. They are buying a brand. In the case of Starbucks, one that has been around since 1971. Those people have bought countless coffees that met or exceeded their needs and that’s what they are paying for – that guaranteed success…
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The Single Best Writing Advice (Too Bad I Don’t Always Follow It)
When I compare myself to other writers, it doesn’t do me a bit of good. I either pick up some frothy bonnet romance and throw it across the room, puffing myself up with thoughts of superiority.
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An Argument For Doing Your Best
I’d definitely want to be considered a genius, so if, according to McKee, I would be taken more seriously if I worked hard on my craft and was far more careful with the quality of my writing.
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Communication: A Key To Delegation
Despite the fact that most writers pride themselves on their communication skills, many writers have trouble expressing their desires to their family, especially when it comes to maintaining their home.
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Take 5 Friday: Yoga Wisdom for Writers
I’m a big fan of taking lessons from one area of my life and importing them into another. As a result, I’ve gleaned excellent writing advice from taekwondo, storytelling, and now, yoga. Since January 1, I’ve been doing a daily yoga practice via YouTube with Yoga with Adriene and it has been great. Not only have I gotten stronger and more flexible, I have found all sorts of advice that applies to both yoga and writing. Here are 5 of my favourites and what they mean to me (you may get something different out of them and that’s totally cool): Meet yourself where you are Yoga teachers are fond of…
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What To Do With That Empty, Don’t-Feel-Like-Writing Feeling
But in order for them to pour themselves out, they must have something in their hearts, minds, and souls first. They need to be filled up before they can empty themselves out into their art.
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Why Originality Is A False Goal
The truth is that none of us will ever be truly original. Every story has hints, allusions, patterns, and structures that are echoes of every story ever written. How would we even know what “the hero’s journey” as if it wasn’t repeated by generations of storytellers?
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Marketing Woes of a New Author
I thought I would ride that high right up until I wrote, “The End” on the next novel. And, I am. However, I can no longer just settle in each night and write. Instead, I typically find myself doing something else, a third job, if you will.
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Delegating Responsibility To Find More Time To Write (Part 1)
If you are managing a family and your personal goals or career, then you must recruit your family’s help. This article will demonstrate how you can organize the people around you. By delegating responsibility, you can be more organized and have more ten-minute increments to write (or do whatever you like.)
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Journaling: How The Daily Practice of Writing Makes a Difference
My daily habit of writing became a practice that made me more sensitive to my circumstances and surroundings. I think that I am more empathetic and develop better characters because I wrote so much when I was younger.
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Why a Great Antagonist Is Good For Your Main Character
The more contrast you make between your main character and your antagonist, the more interesting your story will be.
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The Value Of A Good Book
How do we get readers to value books? First, we have to acknowledge that books take time and effort to create. Most authors spend at least 4-5 months, more often a year or more, writing a book. How much is that worth? A year of your life? $20,000? $40,000? More? Most books produce less than $1 of income for an author so that means to just make a living wage off a book they have to sell tens of thousands of copies.
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10 Ways To Beat Procrastination
The last Happy New Year balloon has been popped. You actually remember that it’s 2020 when you write the date. And you know it’s a new year when those new habits you wanted to pick up back on January 1 are as crumpled as the Happy New Year napkin that got kicked under the entertainment center. And maybe, the ugly truth of this is that you wanted to start that writing habit, but you put it off for some reason. Then the next day it was all the harder to begin. Then the next day, it’s less about starting habits than it is about shame-managing. Let’s just stop it right…
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10 Ways To Care For Yourself When You Don’t Feel Like It
Now I have a lot of reasons (including that I’m tired and strung up on Benadryl) that I would make poor choices when I am sick. How much better it would have been for me and my family had I cared for myself a little better!
