Always a Battle On Monday…
Lot of Email and Workshop Stuff On Mondays…
So getting a daily story done is a battle, carving out the time. Every Monday is a victory when a story gets done and tonight it was a Marble Grant story called “A Window for No Time.” Love that title. Got kind of snarky with the story, which was also fun.
I am so looking forward to starting the next stage of this, which is ramping up the publishing part. I will feel a lot better if Kris has read a month’s worth of stories before I fire into that. So not far off.
Shortest story so far is 1,600 words and longest is just over 4,000 words. To say I was worried about this project would be an understatement, now I am just enjoying the heck out of it. The publishing will make it even more fun and ramping up a story per day for all of you to read will really be great.
COACHING ON PUBLISHING…
Still have some spots available. My goal is to help everyone who joins this will have a plan when we are done.
And yes, you can sign up now to hold a spot and start later, after you finish a novel or something else clears. That is not a problem.
Main Areas I Can Help You With Are…
1… Basics of Getting a Story or Novel into Print. From manuscript to sale on Amazon. There are a dozen other places you will want to get your books on besides Amazon to make the most money.
2… Set up a basic fiction writing business. From getting a business name, checking, expenses you can deduct. (here in the States), taxes, and so much more in that basic business area. If you are just getting started, I can save you a ton of money over a very short amount of time right here.
3… Modern Marketing. If you have been listening to the scams about Facebook and Amazon ads, and are tempted with the overnight money they promise, you really will need this. Marketing is a slow and steady process that includes a ton of different things. Lots of things you can do correctly without much cost.
4… Modern Sales Paths… This area is a look at all the amazing numbers of ways you can get your books and your brand out to readers and buyers. From doing Merch that costs you nothing to finding distributors for your IP starting with the basic understanding of all the ways to sell books and how paper books can be marketed to bookstores. And even more. (Yes, you can get your books into physical bookstores and even B&N physical stores if you want.)
5… Setting up a corporation for writers, one that works for writers. When to do it, how to do it, when to get help, how to use a corporation to save so much money you will be stunned. But it also takes understanding that corporations are separate from you, have different IP rules, and so much more. (I am not an attorney or accountant and will tell you when you need one, but I can coach you as a writer in these areas.)
And I can do combinations of the above five. I will work with you.
Here is what I am offering.
I will one-on-one coach you for 3 months (if it takes longer, we go longer). We work together at the start to see which area you want to work your way through, then set up a schedule that fits your world, and you report into me every two weeks and we adjust or move to the next step in the process. I will give you the entire process ahead so you always know what you are working for. I will be available at any point for questions, of course.
And for questions after the main part is done into the future.
I will take five or six writers to coach. Again, three months. Cost is $500 for the three months. Write me with what you are interested in. If I don’t think I can help you, I will tell you.
Again, limited to five or six. With focused intensity on an area, I can help you get through that area and keep building a writing career and business.
— If you are already working with me being your mentor, you can write me and switch to a focus of one of these areas for three months. No cost, of course. And then after the focus for three months you can go back to the regular mentor reporting you are doing. But if you do one of these, I would like you to focus on it for three months. Let me know. (How many of you jump over will determine if I can take five or six. I will take five for sure, not counting those already working with me as a mentor.)