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My Book is Published. Now What?

May 9, 2018May 3, 2018 by MurB

A member of an author group I belong to asked this question and received a plethora of advice. There was marketing advice, advice on how to get reviews, and advice on how to deal with reviews, and how to set up book signings. It was intriguing to see the how other authors responded. My advice to anyone after their first book is published to start a new project is if you haven’t started the next book, start right now before you even think about looking at your reviews. Why? Because if your reviews are glowing, you can get caught up in the “oh my, I’ll never be able to … Read more

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Make a Plan Part 2:Tips for Managing Multiple Writing Projects

November 27, 2017 by MurB

It is not uncommon for me to have four or five writing projects in progress. The gift of ADHD means that I always have projects. Some are large, long term projects such as developing my editorial calendar, manuscript drafts and edits, others are short such as website content and blog posts, and some fall in between, think short stories and journal articles. Although I love the reminder feature on my Google calendar, as a visual person I have difficulty conceptualizing time when it is represented by little boxes on a computer screen. I need to see it all, the whole year all at once. My solution is a twelve month … Read more

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Pressing Pause:Taking Time to Make a Plan

November 5, 2017 by MurB

You’ve done it. You’ve accomplished your dream and are published. Now what? The first answer is to keep writing. But what? Another book? A short story for an anthology? Promotional materials? Everyone who offers career advice has different opinions. My suggestion is to pause, take some time to write up a plan. Notice I said write a plan. Put it on paper. Take some time to think about it. What do you want to accomplish? Where do you want to be next year? How many books a year do you want to submit, or if you are an independent author do you want to produce? It doesn’t have to be … Read more

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