Yesterday, we began a new series on Making Money as a Writer. On today’s episode, we’re continuing by starting with the most obvious way to make money as a writer: book sales. Book sales is probably the first thing you think of when it comes to making money. But let’s dig into this a little … Read more
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 previous entries in this series. Social media has made things both harder and easier for us as writers. On the one hand, it is much easier than it … Read more
One of the biggest challenges for writers, especially at the beginning of your journey or career, is dealing with the feeling that you have to write about everything. After all, you have so many things you want to share! So many life experiences! So many things you’re learning now! So much happening in the world … Read more
One of the things we have emphasized in The Writer’s Path is the importance of developing multiple streams of income for your writing business. Today, I want to share three writers who are great examples of what we’ve been talking about in this series. Each of them has a clear message for a specific audience, … Read more
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks talking about several milestones in The Writer’s Path. I want to emphasize again that these are not necessarily sequential in the sense that you can’t move on to the next one until the current one is completed. Rather, these are all just pieces of the larger puzzle of … Read more
Now we’ve come to the final milestone in The Writer’s Path, which is simply this: Practice key habits for wellness, productivity, and success. Why it’s important: Without key habits, you will burn out or have some sort of a train wreck. I have seen it too many times in my life. I have even seen … Read more
So far, we have talked about getting clear on your message and audience, choosing your platforms, writing consistently, publishing books, and expanding your network. Once you have those in place, then you are ready to take advantage of Milestone #6: Create streams of income based on your writing and services. Why it’s important: All of … Read more
So far in this series, we have looked at the importance of getting clear on your audience and message, building the platforms where you will share your content, and writing consistently. That brings us to Milestone #4: Publishing and marketing books that solve problems for your reader. Why it’s important: Books give you credibility and … Read more
So far we have talked about getting specific on your core message and audience, and building the platforms where you will share your content. Now let’s look at Milestone #3: Write consistent content that helps your readers. Why it’s important: When you write consistent material, specifically blog posts, it helps your SEO (search engine optimization) … Read more
So far, I’ve given you a quick introduction to The Writer’s Path, why it’s important, and I’ve shared a bit of my story of traveling the path myself. Over the next couple of weeks, you’ll learn more detail about each of these seven milestones. I’ll explain what it is and also share the biggest challenge … Read more