Kent Sanders We’re doing a short series on perspectives that go against conventional wisdom. If you’re just now joining us, I encourage you to go back and catch the last few entries in this series. Even though we live in an age when anyone can self-publish and potentially reach millions of followers and readers through social media, … Read more
Life is a lot like the process of having an eye exam. You sit in a dark room and the eye doctor puts a lot of different lenses in front of your eyes. What you see on the wall chart in front of you depends on the kind of lens you’re looking through. This is … Read more
Here on the podcast, we’ve been doing a short series on writing habits. I hope this has been helpful and that you’ve enjoyed it. Today, we’re going to conclude this series with our final writing habits practice: Finish what you start. This might be the most important practice of all. It is easy to get … Read more
Kent talks to author and book marketing expert Shelly Hitz about her story of becoming an author of dozens of books, and book marketing practices you can put into practice right away. Since 2008, Shelley Hitz and her husband CJ have written and published 70 books through their independent publishing company, Body and Soul Publishing. … Read more
We’ve been doing a series on writing habits here on the podcast. So far, we’ve covered six writing practices you can use to build a great writing habit. Today we’re looking at practice #7: Take a walk to get your blood flowing. There is a lot of research that shows the correlation between exercise and … Read more
We’re in the middle of a short series on writing habits here on the Daily Writer Podcast, and this has been a lot of fun. Thanks for joining me. Today we’re going to talk about one of the hardest, yet most important, practices to develop when you’re building a writing habit. Here we go with … Read more
Kent talks to author and entrepreneur Sadie Kolves about getting to 100 Amazon reviews with her first book, using social media to promote your book, and how to handle marketing if you’re an introvert. Sadie Kolves is the author of Anything is Possible: 10 Keys to Unlock the Life of Your Dreams and the Anything … Read more
We’re in the middle of a series on writing habits here on the podcast, and over the last few days’ worth of short episodes, we’ve talked about several practices you can develop that will help you build that all-important writing habit. Today’s episode is for all the night owls… as well as the early birds… … Read more
Today’s tip is directed toward all the perfectionists out there… and when I say that, I’m talking squarely to myself as well. Here’s writing habits practice #4: Don’t wait for the perfect conditions to write. We writers dream of writing in a beach cabana with the wind softly tussling our hair. Or we dream of … Read more
We’ve been talking about the importance of writing habits. On the last couple of daily episodes, we’ve mentioned having a goal, as well as setting up a dedicated writing space for your writing. Today, we’re diving into practice #3: Build anchor rituals to develop your routine. “Anchor rituals” are just what they sound like. They … Read more