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Episode 110: CHOP SUEY: Sustained Success (again), weaknesses, and Asian American Literature Festival cancelled!

Grace and Alvina revisit the topic of sustained success, talk about their weaknesses, and discuss the recent and abrupt cancellation of the Asian American Literature Festival. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! Not an educator? Want something different? Pre-order Chinese Menu from Porter Square Book and receive an enamel dragon pin (perfect for the upcoming Year of the Dragon)! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Book Friends Forever Podcast

enJuly 27, 2023

Writing the Truth & Finding a State of Grace

Writing the Truth beyond what you know, finding eternity in COVID-19 and the non-linearity of time, a reluctantly spiritual and moving conversation with Steve Lewis, writer.

Connect with Steve: http://www.stevenlewiswriter.com

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enDecember 19, 2021

Greg Smith - The Eight Stages of Writing a Story

Greg shares how he helps authors write the first draft of their novel in six months.

With Greg’s Agile Writing Method, he takes the creative process of writing a novel and fuses it with an almost scientific approach to telling a story.

He shares how the Hero’s Journey influenced his Agile Writer Method

With the Agile Writer Method, there are 8 steps to his storytelling approach. Plus, how each step of the novel is about 30 pages.

He shares how he helps writers mold their idea into these 8 stages.

With his agile writer method, you write 10 pages each week for 25 weeks and have a finished first draft of 250-pages.

How heroes and villains are similar and different

Moreover, he shares about marketing from social media to blog posts.

Finally, he discusses authors building a fan-base and connecting with fans.

Join us for this podcast.

Publish to Thrive Podcast

enMay 27, 2020

Can You Really Be a Part-Time Writer?

Can You Really Be a Part-Time Writer?

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Hello its Peter here a game from writers

life and today can you really be a

part-time writer when it comes to

writing we all hear those stories of

famous writers you know the ones who are

ate slept and breathed writing those who

would guess over three am shaking with

passion and a fierce unstoppable desire

to write all their thoughts down those

who couldn't think of anything other

than writing who would spend their days

holed up in their study perhaps a quirky

just filled share the bottom of their

garden and not see daylight or eat for

days on end because their work was so

consumed well that might be all well and

good but for most of us the idea of

being a full-time writer is a bit of a

luxury we all know how hard it is to get

published so how much time can we

realistically spend on our writing while

still making sure we have a roof over

our heads

also it's okay not to want writing to be

the only thing you do with your life

writers seem to carry immense amounts of

guilt around with them they beat

themselves up for not doing enough for

not being good enough

in fact often we are so down on

ourselves and put so much pressure on

ourselves it's a wonder we find any joy

in writing at all sure being a good

writer requires dedication and

commitment and discipline there's no

doubt about it but one can be a

part-time writer and still progress

still see targets and still achieve our

writing dreams when did being a writer

mean one has to be bleary-eyed neglects

our friends and families and live on

crusts of bread and water for weeks on

end it's like we have to be ashamed if

we are practically killing ourselves to

achieve our writing goal

there's a myth that unless we are waking

up in the middle of the night and slowly

becoming reclusive in order to write

that we can't possibly be passionate

enough about it or dedicated enough for

it to be a success writers need to give

themselves a break at the end of the day

while it's important to work hard for

what you want in life it's also

important to enjoy the process

so if writing part-time works for you

and allows you to write at your leisure

while also enjoy everything else that

life has to offer

that's fine in fact achieving a balance

between your writing life and your

actual life is healthy and something

which should be encouraged we don't need

to have a sob story we don't need to

cripple ourselves and end up a

stressed-out

exhausted shell of a person to follow

our dreams that's not to say that being

a full time writer couldn't be brilliant

but it needs to be because that's the

right move not born out of some sort of

guilt ridden weird idea that you're not

a real writer unless you dedicate every

inch of your being to it it's essential

for writers to stop and ask ourselves is

this working for me am i enjoying this

writers don't have to be tortured

sleep-deprived soars it's okay and

possible to be a part-time writer and

still be successful it's just that it

may tell you a little longer to get

there that's all and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book our free writers tool can help

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enMarch 12, 2019

Hate Editing? Heres How to Make it More Fun - WritersLife.org

Hate Editing? Here's How to Make it More Fun - WritersLife.org

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Hello its Peter here again from writers

life where we have tips and advice for

writers and coming up this time hate

editing here's how to make it more fun

once you finish the first draft of your

manuscript you have every right to

celebrate it's a considerable

achievement after all however

unfortunately you can't rest on your

laurels for long as this is when the

hard work really begins now there is no

denying that there are some writers out

there who love the editing process they

enjoy perfecting and reworking that

manuscripts until they get it just right

for most of us however editing can be a

real drag and something that many of us

dread in the worst cases it can mean

never actually getting your book into a

state where you feel comfortable enough

to try and publish it and all that hard

work is wasted so how can you find ways

to get through the editing process and

try to make it more fun here are some

helpful tips first break it down the

idea of editing your entire novel can

feel somewhat overwhelming so you need

to break the process down to make it

feel more manageable just title one

chapter at a time make that chapter as

brilliant as you can before moving on to

the next next sets goals

don't let the editing process go on

indefinitely

give yourself specific goals and a time

frame by which you need to finish doing

this will help you keep things in

perspective and motivated to keep on

going next bribe yourself to make the

process more fun you need to keep

rewarding yourself along the way only

you know what will keep you motivated

but make sure you treat yourself and

also takes out to get excited about how

your novel is shaping up and patting

yourself on the back for all the great

work

next work methodically it's imperative

not to keep starting each editing

session from the beginning of your book

otherwise you'll end up with a flawless

first three chapters and the rest of it

barely looks at understanding when it's

time to move on and realizing that

perfection is not an option is also

important a next work with friends

having writing bullies to be talked with

bounce ideas off or just to have a good

old moan and be invaluable so join a

local writing group or find some

supports online to help you when you're

feeling demotivated and don't want to

continue and our next tip is cheat

of course you could always hire a

professional editor to help you so

really all you need to do is get your

book in as good a shape as possible and

then hand it over to someone who does

this for a living remember an editor

actually enjoy searching for missing

commas or inconsistencies so you can

rest assure that it's not all on you to

find them

we know the editing process is tough but

by following these tips you can make it

more manageable and get your book into a

more publishable standard in no time and

don't forget if you're struggling to

write or finish your book our free

writers toolkit can help with it you'll

learn how to overcome procrastination

stay focused get organized fine times

are right and finally get your book

published to get access to it now while

it's still available simply go to

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like this video and as always don't

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more I'm Peter and I'll see you next

time for more tips and advice here on

writers

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enFebruary 06, 2019

Why Every Business Needs Great Content - WritersLife.org

Why Every Business Needs Great Content - WritersLife.org

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Hello there and welcome again to writers

life is Peter here with some more tips

and advice for writers and this time why

every business needs great content every

business who wants to explore all their

marketing options and who doesn't

needs great content it's plain and

simple content marketing is one of the

most powerful vehicles with which to

advertise your business products and

attract new customers by sharing

valuable content for free with the

people who want it you will be noticed

by prospects and these prospects will

convert into buyers and potentially even

loyal customers who return to your

business time and time again so why is

great content marketing so important

well for a start it covers a whole

spectrum of different mediums so we have

the potential to advertise your business

in loads of different ways blogs

podcasts video and social media sites

are all places where you can post

content and potentially boost your

business great content writing requires

catchy headlines unusual and exciting

articles and these thoughts provoking

useful and interesting remember your

audience wants content that is valuable

and information that they can understand

so if you write content that is clearly

just a worthy sales pitch they will be

immediately turned off blogging is a

great place to start it can help your

customers really engage with your brand

and give it a friendly face make sure

your blogs are relevant to fill your

customers blogs can help improve your

SEO which means better search engine

rankings and more visibility for your

business web

site setting up a blog is simple cheap

and you don't have to have advanced

graphic skills so every business really

should have one keeping a regular blog

is basically the central hub where all

your content should be contained

you can then feed it into all your other

communication platforms ie Facebook and

Twitter and even marketing campaigns and

newsletters writing a blog demonstrates

your expertise it makes you an authority

and therefore trustworthy you are also

giving people valuable information for

free and there's nothing people love

more than free stuff as your blog grows

so will your customer relationships

strengthen your customer base widen and

your sales increase it's important to

have a strategy when blogging for your

business don't just write random posts

here and there and expect them to get

much attention in order to come up with

a successful strategy you first need to

understand what your potential audience

is what they need or what problems do

they have

how can you give them what they need or

solve their problems create a schedule

you should post at least once a week and

stick to it religiously this means when

you build up a fan base your readers

will come to easily await your next post

make sure you stay ahead of the

competition by keeping your posts fresh

and modern stay abreast of the latest

news and trends and start blogging about

them as soon as you do this will give

you an edge over your competition and

keep you ahead of the game writing great

content for your business is fun and

inspiring

once you get into the swing of it you

soon start to see ideas everywhere if

you don't have a blog then why not start

one today

you'll soon see all the benefits that

having fantastic valuable and usable

content on your site can have for your

business and don't forget if you're

struggling to write or finish your book

our free writers toolkit can help with

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enJanuary 22, 2019

Can You Crowdfund Your Writing - WritersLife.org

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Hello there it's writers life and Peter

here again with some more tips and

advice for writers and coming up today

can you crowd fund your writing without

a budget for your book it can be

challenging to find the time to keep

going if you are fitting in writing

while trying to hold down a full-time

job it can be a massive challenge trying

to get to the end even if you do then

having the capacity of budget to market

your novel can also become problematic

but what if you could get other people

to fund your work so you could actually

pay yourself to do the research writing

and promotion of your book to give it

the best chance of success many people

think this is only possible if you find

a publisher we'll need to give you an

advance and take on the role of markets

of themselves however there are

alternatives and many authors are

looking to crowdfund their writing to

make it possible for them to complete

their work so how does crowdfunding work

crowdfunding allows a person who wants

to create something to pre-sell their

products to raise the necessary funds to

do so you as the author need to explain

why it's essential for your book to come

into existence how will it benefit

people

what's its USP being able to explain

this succinctly

and make your project sound worthwhile

is what will draw investors in when it

comes to crowdfunding a book authors

tend to steer clear of offering equity

in the projects as this can get

complicated

however offering investors some

incentive or reward is important a

mention enly forward or a copy of the

finished book works well some authors

have had fantastic success using

crowdfunding platforms to help raise a

budget to write their book some have

made hundreds of thousands of dollars

before they've had

a single book that sure beats waiting

for sales to trickle in to try and make

a money back and is better than lots of

publishers would offer to crowdfunding

your book also helps to build booths and

excitements around it and drape some

potential fanbase before your book hits

the shelves it also gives your book

validation before you write it if people

are willing to part with their

hard-earned cash because they believe in

your projects and you're managing your

crowdfunding goals then you know your

book is worth writing and having that

kind of confidence is pretty awesome

a successful crowd funded self-published

book is also going to be considered more

credible than one that isn't anyone can

press publish and get that book out on

Amazon these days however a book that

has persuaded enough people to pre buys

is social proof that can make all the

difference when you come to launch day

so if you're looking for a way to raise

money and awareness for your next

project perhaps crowdfunding is the way

to go have you considered crowdfunding

your novel why not let us know and don't

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enJanuary 18, 2019

How to Be a More Productive Writer in 2019 - WritersLife.org

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Hello there is Peter here again with

more tips and advice for writers welcome

to writer's life and coming up today how

to be a more productive writer in 2019

at the start of the new year it's time

to put strategies in place to improve

our writing and make it even better in

the year ahead one common problem that

so many writers struggle with is just

not getting enough done procrastination

distractions and not having enough time

or or obstacles to face when trying to

be a more productive writer

however feeling as though you are doing

as much writing as you can is not only

satisfying but will also help you

improve your craft as well writing

productively however isn't just about

writing lots it's about writing well and

trying to get into a habit of doing so

is even trickier here then are some

practical strategies to help you be a

more productive writer in 2019 first get

into a rhythm all writers are different

and only you know when you are at your

writing best don't just guess it

experiment with writing at different

times in different spaces when you were

in different moods it might be like you

fight you do your best work after a run

first thing in the morning or you might

find getting it too comfy close with a

big mug of coffee and a plate of

biscuits and the afternoon

is when you feel most creative whatever

works for you is what works best and

once you're in that rhythm that's when

you are at your most productive next

it's all about habits getting into a

writing routine is essential when it

comes to productivity without doing so

it's extremely difficult to write well

consistently once you have figured out

your peak writing times you need to

build a realistic but demanding writing

schedule around them and then make sure

you stick to it once you've gone into

your writing routine it'll become second

nature make sure you continue to

prioritize it though because if you're

letting slip you have to work hard to

get back into it again next get some

headspace some writers love to write in

amongst the chaos or find that they can

only write when out somewhere in the

hustle and bustle of life and that's

great other writers however need to have

things calm and ordered to write and any

sign of clutter gets them totally

distracted there's no right answer but

understanding what kind of setting makes

your brain feel most into MIDI or create

yourself that's the place you should

write next practice before you start do

a righty warm-up before you start every

session by getting into the practice of

free writing this is where you write

about anything that comes into your head

no restrictions no judgement doing this

for just a few minutes at a time can

help you get rid of that muddle of the

day and get you ready and focus to write

at your best and next keep it short

don't make your writing sessions

painfully long otherwise you'll end up

just writing nonsense to fill up the

pages if you want to write it your most

productively

keep session short and always end when

you feel as though you have more to say

and next don't critic your own work not

at the start anyway make a rule that you

are not allowed to go back and read over

what you've written until at least a

week later instead focus on getting that

story down it's so easy to get caught up

in editing in the early stages but we

can ruin our own stories or run out of

steam too early more likely to be your

own worst critic so just let your

writing rest for a while before you go

back and chop it to pieces and next

congratulate yourself remember to give

yourself praise keeping your momentum

going is all about having a positive

mindset and making sure you're in good

spirits so take the time to congratulate

and reward yourself every time you get

one step closer to achieve it your

writing goals so what do you do to stay

productive why not share them with us in

the comment section under this video and

don't forget if you're struggling to

write or finish your book our free

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for more I'm Peter

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writers next time see you then bye for

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enJanuary 03, 2019

How to Find Your Audience - WritersLife.org

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enDecember 29, 2018

Novelettes Novellas and Novels Whats the Difference - WritersLife.org IndieAuthor WritingTips

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Hello there and welcome to writer's life

my name's Peter and coming up this time

novelettes novellas novels what's the

difference when it comes to writing a

book there are many classifications a

writer should make sure they're aware of

the differences of writing a novel

compared to writing a novel at or

novella understanding what makes a novel

a novel a novella

a novella and so on will help writers

decide not only what kind of book they'd

like to write but also enable them to

familiarize themselves with the

structures the rules and the audiences

that will help to shape the book as they

write it so let's take a look at the

different types of book first let's take

a look at a novel at a novelette is a

more modern term and is used to describe

a book that's too short to be considered

a novella but too long to be regarded as

a short story this book type can be

ideal for new writers who want to

experiment with writing longer stories

yet can't yet commit to writing a full

novel a novel that would be around 7,500

words in length though as with all the

book types there is no exact work count

to define them and would focus on a

single character or a very minimal cast

of characters and on a single purpose or

journey next let's take a look at a

novel ax the concept of a novella came

about in the early Renaissance period

some famous examples of novellas include

a Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

and the metamorphosis by Kafka a novella

usually focuses on the main set of

characters and sticks to one plot

without digressing into subplots the

lens is around 20,000 to 30,000 words

so readers can get through the entire

story in one sitting this type of book

works well for writers who find the idea

of writing a full novel daunting or

perhaps no they have limited time and

want the satisfaction are completing

something sooner rather than later a

novella also works for those writers who

feel they've got a good story but wonder

perhaps doesn't suit the full-length

novel structure if a writer feels they

would be stretching their story adding

words just to get up to they're in quite

a length to be considered a novel

perhaps writing a novel that is an idea

that would sit far more comfortably with

them and next let's look at a novel and

no is the most common work of fiction

and most writers who set out to write a

book would commit themselves to write a

novel the length of a novel varies and

depends on the genre of the book fantasy

fiction and sci-fi novels tend to be

longer upwards of a hundred thousand

words where romance and general fiction

stories tend to be shorter a novel

usually contains a whole myriad of

character scenes twists actions

decisions and subplots that take place

alongside the main story because of how

long it is

it'll be read over days or weeks novels

ever and flow rise and fall and usually

take place over a longer period of time

the beauty of a novel is that it takes

the readers on a journey and invites

them into a world in which they can live

for a while all types of books of course

have similarities and give writers great

insight into how to put together a piece

of fiction writing that is a beginning

middle and end and involves characters

that readers can relate to and

err about those who familiarize

themselves with a different book types

give themselves more options more room

to experiment with length and style and

ultimately can choose a book type to

suit their story rather than trying to

make their story fit into something not

quite right and that will result in a

better book on a story told exactly as

it should be

what's not to like about that and don't

forget if it struggling to write or

finish your book our three writers tool

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life experience

coming up for you this time how to be a

successful self-published author

becoming a successful self-published

author is possible

it takes time effort and strategic

planning but if you are willing to

dedicate yourself to your self-published

book success there's no reason why it

can't happen for you

here's how be sure that self-publishing

is the right way to go being an indie

author is no picnic before you assume

self-publishing is the way forward

really research and understand the

process and what you need to do to make

it happen asking yourself how much time

you can dedicate to the process and how

much you're willing to learn and take on

board are both critical questions to

consider before you press publish next

decide how much you need or want some

urn self-publishing if done well can be

way more lucrative than the traditional

model the money available to

self-published authors is enormous and

if you treat your book like a business

and yourself as a brand you can come up

with proper workable strategies to sell

more books if you're happy to treat your

book sales as a pleasant side income

then that's okay too the point is you

need to be clear with yourself about

what your goals are so you can then

figure out how to reach

it's a good idea to think about your

writing going forward also

self-published authors don't just stop

at one book so can you afford and do you

have the time to write say 1000 words a

day if you do you could finish around

five books a year the more you write the

more you'll have to sell and the more

potential your business has for profit

next write books that people want to

read sounds simple right

a no-brainer the point is that most

writers don't really honestly consider

what their reader is looking for they

write their story because they are so

passionate and desperate to have it

heard if you are honest with yourself

however you can be sure that there is an

audience out there clamoring to read it

probably not if you want to be a

successful self-published author you

need to look at what people are reading

and trends in the market and so on then

do your research learn about the genre

follow the rules in the formulas and you

can produce something that already has

an audience ready and waiting to read it

next gather your fans to be successful

you need to gather readers you need to

find ways to get people excited about

your book before it even hits the

shelves do this by building an email

list getting active on social media

having a great author website all of

this takes time and preparation and

needs to be done well in advance of

publishing your novel next never stop

once you publish your novel you need to

keep working on it promote it

continually keep researching where you

could tap into new audiences and most

importantly keep writing to a real

writers job is

finished there is always more you can do

so work tirelessly and don't stop until

you are achieving the kind of success

you always dreamed of and don't forget

if you're struggling to write or for

this your book our free writers toolkit

can help with it you'll learn how to

overcome procrastination get organized

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Hello and welcome to more tips and

advice from writers life my name's Peter

and coming up this time can you write a

book while working full-time let's take

a look so many of us have a dream to

complete a novel we have this great idea

for a story in our heads and desperately

want to write it down and share it with

the world

however the practicalities of writing a

novel mean that for many their dream

never becomes a reality writing a novel

takes enormous amounts of dedication and

the time and energy a person needs to be

able to dedicate to their novel makes it

difficult to fit in around their already

busy lives many would-be writers believe

that if only they were able to quit

their job and write they could get that

novel written but doing so while also

working full-time seems like an

impossible task however it can be done

here are some helpful strategies to help

you find more time to write and get your

first novel down even while working full

time first find out when you are most

productive some people can set their

alarms an hour earlier and find that

first thing in the morning they are full

of energy to write others can barely

open their eyes to get up in time for

work as it is that's okay

perhaps you can go to bed an hour later

instead already exhausted

what about break times commuting time or

over lunch your life may seem pretty

full already but finding a time that

works around your schedule and where you

can be productive is possible it's all

about experimenting and then making that

part of your routine it may be that you

don't get the luxury of writing when you

want to but the point is that you can

find time to write if you are truly

determined to do so

and next get your loved ones on board it

will be great to have a dedicated

writing room a place to get our thoughts

organized and let's our creative juices

flow but the reality is that might not

be possible still you can get those you

live with to support you and give you

space and time to write after work if

you've got kids you need to provide them

with attention when you get back from

work and you need to have quality time

with your partner too so make sure you

get home and do just that but then after

dinner when everyone else has settled

down to watch TV for the night or do

homework or whatever you claim that time

as your own even if it's just an hour

you'll be amazed at what you can get

done if your loved ones are all on board

and know that's the time you need to be

yourself to be productive and next give

some stuff up if you really can't find

the time in your schedule to write you

need to evaluate what is more important

to you are there things that you could

give up to give yourself time to write

making sacrifices like this may not be

easy but you'll find it so rewarding

when you start to realize your dream and

next truly dedicate yourself it's so

easy to make excuses and they may well

be valid ones but if writing a book is

important to you it needs to become a

priority if you push yourself and make a

proper commitment to writing anything is

possible you might think you are working

as hard as you can but if you are truly

honest with yourself there's probably

something you could do to become more

effective more efficient and push

yourself even further than you thought

possible next don't compare yourself to

others at the end of the day if you want

to write a book while working full time

you naturally can't expect to keep up

with those writers who can spend the

entire day

their craft so keep things in

perspective and understand that while it

may take you longer to get there the

destination is still the same and will

feel just as good when you arrive do you

work and write at the same time share

your experiences and let us know how you

make it work

and don't forget if he's struggling to

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Hello Everyone Peter here again from a

writer's life and coming up today five

guaranteed methods to writing and

feature articles writing feature

articles is a great skill and if done

well can make you a lot of money all

businesses can use feature articles on

their websites and as part of their

marketing plan and of course all

publications need feature articles too

so there is no shortage of demand but

how do you learn to write great feature

articles once that you can pitch to

publications or businesses and make

money from with these five simple tips

writing a feature article is easy and

they can be applied to any feature

article regardless of the subject which

therefore turns you into a brilliant and

versatile writer number one know your

audience this is so important and should

have a massive influence on the style of

writing the information you give the

language you use and so on if you aren't

clear about who you are targeting ask

the business or publication to clarify

or better still do your own research to

find out you need to understand why the

reader will come to that business for

help

why they would choose to pick up on that

publication over all the others and what

are they searching for are they reading

for need or for pleasure are they

looking for specific information or just

to be entertained knowing your reader

inside out before you start writing will

help tailor your article so it not only

appeals to them but exactly the right

kind of content to help and satisfy them

and next understand the point

before you begin writing your feature

article it's essential that you are

clear on what is purposes after your

reader has finished what do you expect

them to do next is there a desired

action or reaction that you need the

reader to have if so make sure your

writing is geared towards that and it's

persuasive and to the point next why

should your reader want to read this

step outside yourself for a moment think

about your target reader would they want

to read your article if so why if not

why not you need to understand what's in

it for them

what benefits are there for the reader

and why they would come to you as the

source of these benefits or information

nowadays you'll be hard-pressed to find

a subject that hasn't been covered

elsewhere so unless you're writing about

something incredibly niche or unusual

you need to come up with a fresh angle

or maybe alright in the absolute

authority on that particular topic next

plan your information before you start

writing do your research

prepare your information and come up

with a structure of how your article

will flow if you're writing for the web

your style should be different to print

features this is because readers are far

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Hello there Peter here again from

writers life coming up today a very very

important video I think so because I'm a

freelancer and what I'm gonna tell you

here is very very important so the title

of today's video is is going freelance

worth the risk there are lots of reasons

why someone might think it's a great

idea to become a freelance writer but at

the same time they must accept that in

doing so they are taking on a certain

amount of risk but is it worth it let's

weigh up the pros and the Condors first

feast and famine ah the old feast and

famine cycle of being a freelancer

sometimes you are inundated with work at

other times you are twiddling your

thumbs with lots of work comes the

pressures of juggling different

assignments and meeting deadlines

without it you worry that you can't pay

your bills it can be tough but making

sure you try to plan as much as possible

and make provisions to see you through

the more sparse times will help you

manage these are much better next stress

and deadlines as much as you might be

able to try and plan your work there are

always going to be times where you are

up against it and feeling the pressure

there's also the possibility of having

your work returned for amendments which

can lead to suddenly having less time

than you thought

and next managing your finances

as well as good time management it's

also essential to be good with money and

numbers if you want to be a successful

freelancer without being willing to do

the boring stuff as well you could soon

find yourself in trouble managing

finances filling out tax returns and

contingency planning are all part of the

job our next building a client Menace

without a client base you'll end up

going from job to job never feeling any

security and continually worrying about

work drying up building up a good client

base and a solid reputation is so

important however this takes time so

successful freelancers need to be

willing to put the work in next no

holiday sick pay or mention remember if

you are ill you won't get paid and

probably won't get a lot of sympathy

from clients if you miss deadlines due

to sickness either you don't get any

paid holiday or a pension of any of the

comfortable perks of working a normal

job these are all things to take into

consideration before going freelance

full-time so there you have it

being a freelance writer can bring you

fantastic benefits and freedom and can

be a great way to make a living as well

but in doing so you must be prepared for

the highs and the lows and times where

it might feel like you've made a mistake

at the end of the day if you stay

organized plan for all eventualities and

keep persevering it can be everything

you want it to be and an extremely

rewarding career - and don't forget if

it's struggling to write or finish your

book our free writer's toolkit can help

with it you'll learn how to overcome

procrastination get organized stay first

fine times

and finally get your book published to

get access now while it's still

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thumbs up if you like this video and

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name is Peter and I hope to see you next

time bye for now

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Hello there is Peter here again from

writers life and coming up today how to

get your self-published book into book

stores if you have self-published your

book you may be wondering what to do

author than seeing their work proudly

displayed in a book shop without a

publishing house taking on your work

however this could be tricky

big bookstores rarely carry books that

have been self-published or only

digitally put this may come as a

disappointment to those thinking that

simply by their publisher offering the

book to the trade that it will be sold

in all the major bookstores in the

country the truth is however these large

chain bookstores only take on a small

number of books each year and in fact

even if your book was picked up by a

smaller publishing house

it doesn't guarantee that your novel

will physically be available in the

shops however your dreams have seen your

book next to some of the country's Grace

doesn't have to be over just yet

there are some alternative approaches

you can try that mean you can get your

book into book stores and change the

minds of the bigger book shops such as

Barnes & Noble and borders first get

practical in order for your book to be

sold via bookstores it needs certain

things firstly it must have an

international standard book number by

SPN or a bar code and this should be

printed on the book cover filling out

the advance book information

or the ABI means your book will be

listed in books in print this is the

primary directory where booksellers

order their books so without this you

are unlikely to guess anywhere next get

professional you need to make sure your

book is printed to the highest standard

by this I mean get a professionally

designed book cover don't do it yourself

unless you're exceptional and design and

have experience designing covers that

sell also make sure it's printed and

bound correctly bookstores are unlikely

to stop comb bound or saddled stitched

at stapled books next understand your

book is a product just like any other

product it needs to be saleable the work

you need to do in order to write a book

itself should start before you even

begin writing make a business plan for

your book do some research around

similar books ask yourself why people

will want to buy it and who those people

are you need to be able to justify why

you think people or rather lots of

people will come into the bookstore and

buy your book otherwise it is just not

worth the shelf space next market your

book if you don't have the backing of a

huge publishing house behind you you're

going to have to sell it yourself build

up a following your fans organize a book

tour go to events do book signings send

press releases ask for reviews and use

social media to try and get your book

talked about in any way you can if you

can build a Pinterest your book just

might catch on and if you can prove how

well it is doing digitally you

well convinced big-box stores it is

worth taking it on in print next

negotiate give bookstores a good deal

they are unlikely to be willing to pay

more than half the cover price anyway

but if he can negotiate with them and

offer a good Commission rate they're

more likely to take a risk

offering sale or return could also help

this is where if your books don't sell

they will be returned to you and any

money paid refunded to the bookstore

this provides a guarantee that they

won't lose out by investing in you our

next go local if you aren't having any

look with larger book stores and try

local independent ones if you can sell

yourself as a local author particularly

if your book is based in the area or is

of interest to local people this will

give them more of a reason to stock it

remember that even if you don't get your

book into the stores it doesn't mean it

can't be a success and you should still

mark it and promote it any way you can

it can be daunting but if you follow

these suggestions and keep persevering

then regardless if you make it into

bookstores or not you could still sell

your book and be proud of your

achievements and don't forget if you're

struggling to write or finish your book

our free writers toolkit can help with

it you'll learn how to overcome

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Hello there it's Peter here again from

writers life and coming up this time how

to create the perfect plot twist writing

great plot twists can be incredibly

effective but doing so it's not as easy

as you might think so here are some tips

to help you first get into the readers

mindset one of the most helpful things

any writer can do is to try to read

their story as if they didn't know it

a successful plot twist relies on the

reader being shocked because something

unexpected happens but at the same time

the twist must be plausible by putting

yourself in the readers shoes you can

try to see what might be obvious and

discard these as potential plot twists

ideas the reader needs not to be able to

second-guess the twist otherwise it'll

be ineffective so try to come up with

something that will ultimately take them

by surprise

next employ misdirection is

a smart device to help make plot twists

more powerful but it must be used with

great subtlety otherwise readers will

feel cheated

you can drop hints and make suggestions

that something is about to happen or

bring their attention to something or

plant red herrings to guide your reader

to believe something is coming and that

isn't then instead leave them gobsmacked

at the actual turn of events next leave

clues a plot twist can't come from

nowhere but a good one also won't be

guessed by your reader before it's

revealed how do you manage to balance

this by leaving extremely subtle hints

throughout your story these might be

seemingly unimportant things that your

reader notices at the time but quickly

for

and it's only when the twist is revealed

that they can join the dots and suddenly

see that it was right there in front of

them all along next make sure it's

necessary not all God's stories need a

plot twist so don't put one in just for

the sake of it a good plot twist is

essential to make the story work it's

believable and make sense a plot twist

that is too far-fetched will merely

leave your reader feeling confused and

cheated at the ending and they were

hoping for readers need their emotional

investment in your story to pay off if a

plot twist makes them feel deceived they

won't buy into it and he could risk

ruining your whole story next twist a

plot twist within a plot twist detective

fiction of crime novels often use the

clever device are presenting a plot

twist to the reader and then suddenly

revealing another even more shocking

plot twist later on just when the reader

gets comfortable again and thinks all

has been revealed

they are hits with an even more

incredible revelation which leaves them

reeling but totally hooks to your every

word remember not every story has a

happy ending it's so easy to finish your

story

with a happy hour vibe but sometimes

it's far more effective to create an

unhappy ending if your readers love your

characters they probably want everything

to work out for them and if your plot

twist is that it doesn't this can be an

effective way of engaging with the

reader even if they shed a tear at the

end next don't run out of steam your

plot twist will probably be revealed

towards the end of your book but don't

invest all your creativity in a

mind-blowing plot twist only to then

have your story limp off into the night

make sure you have enough

energy left to right a brilliant and

satisfying ending to if you want to make

your readers jaws drop use these tips

doing so will help to create your Matic

plot twists and keep your readers hopes

on your story until the very last word

and don't forget if you're struggling to

write or finish your book our free

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Top Tips to Help You Focus - WritersLife.org

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Hello there is Peter here a game from

writers life and today top tips to help

you focus one thing all writers need to

be able to have is more focus whether

you're working on the next chapter for

your kick-ass novel or pulling together

information to write a hard-hitting

article it's imperative that you can

concentrate on the task in hand this is

however easier said than done many

writers discover that not only finding

time to sit down a write but doing so

without distractions or other things

getting in the way is their number one

productivity problem so how do we teach

ourselves to be better app focusing here

are some useful tips and tip number one

is ditch the gadgets so you might need

your computer to write and you might

need the Internet to research but that

is it if possible try to gather all your

research together before you begin so

you can have blocks of time when all you

need to have an open on your computer

it's the document you're writing and

that's it

switch off any notifications close your

email and perhaps most importantly turn

off your mobile phone next take some

proper time out scoffing down some lunch

in our desks isn't the way to keep us

focused and product

you may feel as though it's better to

try to keep working but without regular

breaks in different settings we soon

tire and that's when our focus begins to

wander go outside take a walk look at

some beautiful things get some fresh air

do whatever you can to switch off for a

while and you'll return to work feeling

refreshed and ready to concentrate on

the task at hand

next make boring tasks interesting it

can be challenging to remain focused if

we find out what we are doing boring or

repetitive in writing there may be parts

that you don't love such as editing for

example the key to staying focused is to

find ways to make these tasks more

stimulating this may be as simple as

changing your setting do all your

editing in a great cafe for example

listening to some upbeat music or only

doing short bursts before switching to

something else our next tip motivating

yourself another key to keep in focus is

to stay upbeat and positive keep telling

yourself that you can complete what you

need to do imagine how you'll feel at

the end of a productive day and you can

even come up with a reward system to

bribe yourself into working harder and

achieving your goals next break things

down work out what you need to do and

when stay organized creator to-do list

each day and tackle the harder more

time-consuming tasks first otherwise

you'll avoid them until you've

conveniently run out of time

be wary of multitasking is our next step

well multitasking can be an effective

way of making progress on several

different aspects of your writing if you

tried to juggle too much you will

increase the likelihood of getting

muddled and feeling as though you have

made no progress and are doing nothing

well next ask yourself helpful questions

sometimes to keep focused we need to

remind ourselves why a task is necessary

before you start working ask yourself

the following but do I need to do why do

I need to do this what do I hope to gain

from doing this what do I need to do to

complete this when will I finish this

doing so will help to summarize why the

task is important and exactly what you

need to do to complete it successfully

these tips can help writers stay

positive productive and happy so next

time you fill your attention wandering

use these techniques to remain focused

on the task at hand and you'll feel so

much better for it and don't forget if

you're struggling some rides or finish

your book our free writers talking can

help with it you'll learn how to

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How Social Media Affects Our Writing - WritersLife.org

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Hello again is Peter here again from a

writer's life and coming up today how

does social media affect our writing the

way we access our information has

changed hugely over the past decade or

so writers have been told time and time

again that readers have increasingly

short attention spans we also know that

competition for the reader's attention

is more intense than ever before the

rise of social media has dramatically

affected the way that readers access

information and absorb it a considerable

number of people who used to sit back

with a newspaper or book now get their

information and entertainment via a

screen but how does this affect the way

that writers write should we adapt our

writings so they can be consumed by this

hugely yet distracted audience in a

different way the answer is both yes and

no there are always going to be readers

who want to indulge in the pleasure of

reading how it used to be those who are

looking for a riveting tale to get lost

in as they sip cocktails on a Sun

Lounger on holiday all those who are

travelling to faraway lands and want a

fantastic inspiring story they can read

as they embark on epic journeys across

the globe however there is a vast market

ready and waiting to lap about writing

online if it's presented to them in the

right way we scroll throughout Facebook

feeds and click on things that pop up

that look interesting too

so writing attention drumming headlines

is vital we read tweets where you are

restricted in how much you can reveal so

to be effective you must be able to say

what you want to say in a limited number

of words we looked at Instagram where

you can create stories through a

collection of images that must work as

one to create a lasting impression on

the observer writers don't have to

change the way they write but if they

want to make an impact on social media

they have to adapt and conform to its

limitations and its opportunities to a

21st century writer must be flexible and

willing to learn how to manage social

media and use it to their advantage

teaching ourselves how to write short

impactful sentences can ensure our

readers remain focused learning how to

turn the heads of readers whose

attention was elsewhere and get them to

lean in and to want to learn or can

increase our fans and followers by

significant numbers discovering new

trends and creating our own and pitching

new ideas bringing something fresh

exciting and relatable to these

platforms will give us a voice that

stands out engaging with social media as

a writer may mean adapting one's writing

to communicate better via these avenues

these days avoiding social media only

makes our job harder and while our ideal

readers might be those sipping cocktails

under an umbrella with all the time in

the world on the hands if we don't try

to engage with the others we are

dismissing a significant potential

readership

who could be our next and biggest fans

and don't forget if you're struggling to

write or finish your book our free

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Is Being a Perfectionist Holding You Back - WritersLife.org

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hello there is pizza here again from

writers life and coming up today is

being a perfectionist holding you back

writers are well known for being

perfectionist and why not writing a

novel to be proud of takes considerable

time and effort and wanting to get it

absolutely right

before you send it to publishers or

share it with the world makes good sense

however there is a downsides of

perfectionism if taken to the extreme

while it's great to be contentious and

thorough in your work if you won't let

it go until there's a hundred percent

perfect you're going to come up with a

rather significant problem the problem

is no piece of writing is perfect that's

the truth of the matter even the most

well-received novels and celebrated

writers don't write perfect stories and

they certainly don't start out anything

near that way if you keep holding on to

the idea that you can make your story

perfect you'll never ever finish it so

how to recognize perfectionist behavior

and what to do about it if you're too

self-critical if you never share your

work if you edit your work so much that

you want even sure if you're making it

any better

you may well be a perfectionist here

then are some tips to help you get past

this first get your first draft written

tell yourself that you can perfect your

writing later and then focus all your

energy on getting that first draft now

if you can put aside your aspirations of

perfection until your first draft is

finished at least you've got the ground

load without letting your

factionism get in the way next be

realistic expense rejection expect to

feel uncertain expect to look back at

something you've written and feel

shocked and how bad it is this is all

completely normal

the reality is that most writers will

experience rejection and criticism and

that's okay if you can be realistic

about this and not let the fear of it

happening to you block you from getting

your work out there you will at least be

able to say you gave it everything be

willing to learn there are always

lessons to be learned when it comes to

writing from tips on how to improve your

prose to information about the writing

industry be open to learning as much as

you can

perfectionists often struggle with

feedback and advice so trying to open up

to learning experimenting and absorbing

input for others can be so helpful keep

practicing the more you write the better

you get but also the more you write the

more you will become used to the

imperfections in your writing keep

producing material keep tweaking it keep

adjusting and reworking and editing and

learn and grow as a writer and editor as

you do so learn when to stop accepting

that a perfect piece of writing doesn't

exist is the first step it's usually

important to work on our manuscripts

until we've created the world the caring

system the plot that we feel does our

story justice it's essential to redraft

and edit to these processes take time

and effort and can be very challenging

however this hard work is not to be

confused with perfectionism knowing when

to stop when you've done enough and when

you can be proud

satisfied with what you've achieved is

so important as JK Rowling once said

failure gave me an inner security that I

had never been said by passing

examinations failure taught me things

about myself that I could have learned

no other way embrace failure accept your

flaws and let go of perfectionism and

you'll be a more productive and happier

writer for it and don't forget if you're

struggling to write or finish your book

our free writers talking can help with

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How to Find the Perfect Person to Critique Your Book - WritersLife.org

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Hello Peter here again from writers

life coming up today how to find the

perfect person to critique your book one

of the most important things that any

rights you can do for themselves is get

some feedback on that word it might be

scary and hugely daunting to let someone

else read what you've written

however the sooner you get initial

feedback the better writers who choose

not to share their work with anyone run

the risk of writing an entire novel only

for someone to point out a fundamental

mistake we are often so immersed in our

stories that we can't see the flaws that

may be apparent to other people getting

feedback also helps the writer

understand what they need to work on

where they might need to rethink plot

points whether their characters are

working and what the good and

not-so-good bits are of course you don't

have to take every point on board but

without getting someone to critique your

work you can't be sure you are heading

in the right direction but who should

you choose it's effortless

not to mention convenient to pick a

person who you know will give you a

glowing report your best friend your mom

that person that you know has a massive

crush on you someone who owes you a

favor

however getting feedback about your

writing is pointless unless you know

it's a genuine an honest review of your

so here's how to find the perfect person

to ratite your work first someone who

knows you there's nothing wrong with

asking someone who knows you to critique

your work but if you do need to do that

make sure that your relationship with

that person doesn't get in the way of

how they honestly feel about your work

if you know that they are the kind of

person that couldn't bear to hurt your

feelings then there isn't really any

point someone who knows you will want to

like your book and we'll look for

positives and words of encouragement and

there is nothing wrong with that as long

as they can constructively and point out

where you need to change things to a

next a stranger finding someone who

doesn't know you to see your work can be

a way of knowing for sure you're getting

an honest opinion a person who doesn't

know you has nothing to lose by telling

you the brutal truth about your book

there are many writing forums out there

where writers can exchange their work

and give one another feedback of course

most have rules about giving criticism

only if it's constructive so you don't

have to worry about someone being too

cruel simultaneously be prepared to hear

perhaps things you don't want to next a

professional getting a professional

editor to receive your work is ideal

they have the experience knowledge and

skill to give you a thorough and

in-depth review of what needs to change

what works and what doesn't however

unless you happen to be connected with

someone in the industry you're likely to

have to pay

service annexed a group joining a

writing group can be hugely beneficial

for so many reasons one of them is that

you get to share your work with a group

of fellow writers who know exactly how

to give useful feedback then you can

choose to take on board or not joining a

writing group also means you get several

different options which is always

helpful to a next your readers if you

already have an established readership

an email list or fan base why not test

out your new work on them they'll be

more than happy to give you their

opinion and are worth listening to as

they are the ones most likely to buy

your book after all whoever you choose

to critique your book make sure that you

do it early on and don't just do it once

either the more feedback you get the

more you can rest assured that you are

on the right track that there is a

readership out there and ultimately that

you are giving your book the very best

chance of success and don't forget if

you're struggling to write or finish

your book our free writers toolkit can

help with it you'll learn how to

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