You may claim you are not afraid, but let me challenge you to dig a little deeper as you read below.
Fear is a multifaceted thing.
We understand terror when in a life threatening situation. We also understand the butterflies of stage fright.
How about all our little phobias such as the fear of heights, water, and speaking before an audience?
Fear disguising itself as...
As an early entrepreneur in my twenties I made a lot of mistakes. Here are my top 5.
It has been decades since I began my first tiny business. It was way before the internet and the ease of access to do things yourself.
I opened a small craft and flower shop in the small town where I lived. I didn’t have fresh flowers, only silk which was a very big deal at that time.
My time was spent doing the craft items and floral arrangements I made. I did keep my bookkeeping up to date in a large ledger book though.
But, when it came to...
Are you a morning or night person? There is a clear divide here? Where do you fit in?
If I am left to my own devices with no boundaries on when I need to go to bed or get up...
If you have spent five minutes on social media you have seen a flurry of ads. Many promise you the sun, the moon, and the stars.
They are so good at getting you to believe that what they have to sell to you will change your life, solve your problem, or revolutionize your life. So, you almost click (or do click) that button.
If you have ever done that...
That is the worst kind of dabbler. Someone who loves their hobby or unique skill set and yet won’t take the chance to make it their career.
Maybe...
I’ve coached women for years on how to start, market, and grow in business.
I’ve also been asked about publishing. I’m always happy to share because it is my passion to...
Now uploading to their site is not for the faint of heart, but it has improved since I uploaded my first novel and their customer service is great! It was worth it.
I knew I wanted to see my novels in hardcover form with a dust jacket, something my graphic artist may never forgive me for. But, she rose to the challenge and tweaked and tweaked until it fit their specs perfectly...
...You can export all types of books at once. You can do multiple eBook formats and print as well or you have the option to do only one type of format.
With a print book it is fixed and static. With an ebook, it will be fluid and can be manipulated by the viewer to see fonts larger or smaller as needed.
Having Vellum detect the chapters is really a help because rather that give a static page number it creates a link to that chapter that doesn’t change. Awesome since the page number is fluid...
...It is important to not rush any step of this process. Take your time with rewrites and using a grammar program. Then when you get it to a live person, either a free team or a professional editor, it will be much easier for them to do their job.
You can’t have too many people read and mark your manuscript. My process is to let one person read it, then make those corrections. Then I give it to another persona and so on. One of the last people I let read and review the manuscripts is a woman who was and English professor at a university for many years.
Don't rush this process. I promise you will...
...Using ProWriting Aid has made me a better writer. I ignored many suggestions the program made in my first novel. I thought I knew better.