If you’ve been in indie publishing for a while, you’ve probably felt it: the slow, creeping decline in book sales. You’re writing as fast as you can, launching books regularly, marketing like mad… and yet, it feels like you’re running uphill in quicksand. Here’s some perspective: According to ALLi’s Dan Holloway, 2.6 million indie titles […]
Why Being “Prolific” in Indie Publishing Might Not Mean What You Think Read More »
This is an old adage, but I wanted to circle back to it today, because it’s the beginning of the year, and we’re getting close to the point where most New Year’s Resolutions drop off a cliff. (Generally, that’s somewhere in February.) White knuckling your way through writing sessions, just hanging in there until you
Learn to Love Writing, Not “Having Written” Read More »
Just in the last few weeks, economists and financial experts have been throwing around the dreaded “R” word. Recession. To be clear, they’re speaking of the USA heading toward a recession. However, it doesn’t really matter where you sit on the globe, a recession in the USA tends to reach out and clobber a whole
Is Your Business Recession Proof? Some Prolific Strategies Which Will Help. Read More »
Yesterday was the release date for my 100th book. Over on my romance site, I’ve been raising hell, promoting like crazy and giving away thousands of dollars (not an exaggeration) in books and merchandise. I’ll also be celebrating in person with a few hundred other authors at the When Words Collide writers’ conference in Calgary
Insights From Writing 100 Books Read More »
Anyone Can Become Productive, Including You. Productive and prolific writers don’t burst out of the egg pecking at their keyboards. Although, it’s possible Isaac Asimov asked for a second typewriter for his third birthday, but we’ll never know. Being productive is not a genetic trait you were either born with, or not (too bad). Writing
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This is part II of a series. You’ll find Part I here. Build a production schedule Your production schedule is different than, but related to, your writing schedule. Your production schedule is a business document. It is a statement of what you intend to publish in the next year—or more, if you want to
How To Train Yourself To Be Prolific – Part 2 Read More »
I wasn’t a fast writer when I started writing seriously for publication. I was slower than most writers, in fact. I fooled around with writing stories from an early age, but didn’t take it seriously until I was in my thirties. By then, life had a grip on my throat – single mother, two kids,
How To Train Yourself To Be Prolific – Part 1 Read More »
Whole books have been written and courses have been taught on the art and science of prolificacy. A short post on the essentials can only skim the surface, but each step will offer an entry point to further reading for you (and writing for me). Like fractals, productivity + writing is endlessly complex. There’s always
20 Tips to Become Super-Prolific Read More »
This is a four-part series. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four All the Daytime Disguises of “Fast = Crap” This is Part 3 of a series. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 here. ___ Let’s examine some of the facets of “Fast = Crap”. As I mentioned in Part 1,
Does Writing Fast = Crap? Part 3 Read More »
I’m in an ideas profession. So are you. Getting ideas is an every day occurence, so the arrival of a new idea is something we’ve got used to noticing and recording for later use, then getting on with our day. Except, a week ago, I got an idea that smacked me between the eyes and
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