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On Writing And Mindset For Indie Authors With Susan Kaye Quinn
OLD POST ALERT! This is an older post and although you might find some useful tips, any technical or publishing information is likely to be out of date. Please click on Start Here on the menu bar above to find links to my most useful articles, videos and podcast. Thanks and happy writing! – Joanna PennSo much of becoming a successful author, indie or otherwise, is about mindset.
Today I talk to Susan Kaye Quinn about some of the biggest issues we all have as writers: self doubt, fear of judgement and comparisonitis. We also go into branding and tips on organizing your marketing.
In the intro, I mention some time critical info, plus my fantastic night at CrimeInTheCourt – you can see the pics here on my author FB page – the launch of How to Make a Living with your Writing, and the audiobooks of Gates of Hell and One Day in New York. It's been a big week!
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Susan Kaye Quinn is a former rocket scientist now bestselling speculative fiction author and today we're talking about her super book, The Indie Author Survival Guide.
You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the video or read the notes and links below.
* On the journey from rocket science to writing books.
* On making a living as a writer and the indie-author revolution that the mid-listers are spearheading.
* On the toxicity of comparisonitis and setting reasonable and personal writing goals and objectives.
* The big lie of traditional publishing and the areas of validation and approval, as well as writers' mission statements, and the personal reasons why we write, which can help with decision making in our writing careers.
* On experimenting with what works for us and what doesn't in our writing careers. Also fear of judgment and how it can hold us back from fully expressing ourselves in our work, and what we can do to deal with that. Susan has