In This Issue...
Click to hear Chris' intro to this week's issue.
- The definitive guide to getting an agent (yes, really!).
- A sweeeeet app – for a killer price.
- A little gift for your social media.
- How do you start writing when all you've written is a joke?
- And (shhh!) be the first to get in on this secret venture.
Must Reads
How to Get a Literary Agent: The Definitive Guide
This is a question we get all the time...and Literary Agent Carly Watters sums it up perfectly in this insightful article.
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How to Write What You Want...NOT Just What's Marketable
Our friend Rene Gutteridge shares six "go-to's" when it comes to becoming the kind of storyteller who can captivate a reader in any kind of story.
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Fiverr vs Upwork vs a Personal Virtual Assistant
On a recent episode of our Course Wizards podcast, Amit and I talk about our favorite ways to hire VAs.
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Power Tools
Get This Lifetime Deal While You Can
Here's a powerful, new tool for authors!
Ever wanted one of those cool, unobtrusive pop-ups on your web page that can point people to your Lead Magnet, a training course, or even your email list? This one has more options than most...and with 60+ templates, set up is quick and easy. We're hoping to launch it on our own website this week.
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You Asked for It
Hey Schmoo,
Congrats on your Twitter writing – it's actually hard for a lot of writers to write that concisely, even for a joke! Ha!
Whether it's fiction or non-fiction, writing starts the same way: By getting BIC (butt-in-chair) and writing a little bit every day. At first, you may not know what you want to write about, but that's ok; this isn't a time for pressure. Go ahead and write about what happened yesterday. Or use a writing prompt to write a quick, imaginative story. Or just describe the room around you.
Your "writing muscle" is like any other muscle in your body. The more you use it, the stronger it'll become. Soon you'll probably write something you want to expand on, or that you realize is pretty darn good. As far as I'm concerned, that's good enough to start calling yourself a writer. But don't stop! Keep that momentum going and soon you could have a short story, an article or even a book under your belt. And that's no joke!
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I'd Love to Help!
Want another set of eyes on your manuscript? Want advice on your book proposal? Chris has some hours available this next month. Click here to book some time on Zoom together.
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"Sometimes what you don’t do is just as important as what you do."
– Greg McKeown
From Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less*
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