In this year's Digital Conference, we have two sessions I want to tell you about that directly pertain to my hope for the future of publishing. (Actually, I think the whole conference is about hope for the future of publishing, but there are two sessions in particular I want to tell you about.) The first is: Phases and Action Steps for Your Author Business. In this talk, specifically, I'm going to talk about the four phases of an author business, and what action steps to take in each one (and...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Since nearly all the Kickstarter fulfillment has taken place (for the card decks... the overwhelm book will be on its way sometime this spring), I'm finally getting a breath. Once we see how the decks are getting used, we can finally do those Live Calls and then the whole project will be fully done. I'm also getting ready to do a pretty aggressive slate of travel in the next eight weeks, starting just after Easter. In addition to private events, I will be at the Idaho Writer's Guild, Florida...
over 1 year ago • 9 min read
If you've heard me speak recently (or attended the Topical Calls on the Patreon), you've heard me tease this, but here's the promised "full" announcement. I'm making some changes to the trajectory of my career (especially in an effort to be more sustainable), and I've announced this on the Patreon as well (which is where the recording of the Topical Call below will be). So here's the link to that post if you want to bookmark it. COURSE LIBRARY We are making an “Author4Life” course library...
almost 2 years ago • 7 min read
In case you missed last year's Kickstarter, we have a chance to Add-On the Stuck List cards to the new card deck. But you're running out of time to get them! Here's the link for the current Kickstarter (Energy Pennies and The Antidote to Overwhelm). Our Live Coaching on November 1st will remind us of the end of the Kickstarter (which is November 2). If you haven't heard of the Stuck List deck, the point of this deck is to take the six places that stuck-ness might come from (or writer's block...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, We are nearing the end of the Kickstarter and I have not done a good job of explaining exactly what's going on with this game. Who's surprised? Unfortunately, Becca (that's me) has a habit of just saying, "here's the thing... have it or don't... up to you," and then later, I get reminders from people that they would be more helped with more information. So here is some information about what the game itself is about, and what you'll get out of each tier. (And specifically, why I...
almost 2 years ago • 9 min read
The Energy Pennies Kickstarter is LIVE! In case you need links for the Kickstarter or the October Writing Challenge or anything of that nature, here's the place to go for that. Important Becca-Related Links We'll still have a normal newsletter this week with a Dear Becca letter but I wanted to let you know that the Kickstarter is Live!
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
Because we're starting a new monthly challenge for October, I wanted to let everyone know ahead of time about this, and we'll send out another notice about it, closer to October. But for now, here's what we're doing. 30 for 30 (OCTOBER) We're running a 30-day challenge, trying to get more MTBs (Manuscript Time Blocks) for as many of us as need them in October. An MTB is 30 minutes of manuscript time. That might be thinking, plotting, editing, planning, writing, or researching. It doesn't have...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read
No Dear Becca letter today. Instead, the whole newsletter is sort of going to be a Dear Becca letter. I want to address some of the questions I've been getting lately. First, we only have a few spots left at this year's in-person conference, and I wanted to remind the newsletter that this is coming. (I regularly get the feedback that we don't announce things enough and yeah, that's warranted.) If you want to come to see Claire Taylor and I in person in Minnesota for three days (along with a...
about 2 years ago • 7 min read
Dear Reader, It's an angsty day. I'm sitting in the airport, getting ready for more than 24 hours of solid traveling. This is one of those "it's part of life" times, though, because if I want to do things in Australia, then I have to travel to Australia. But I had a very intense realization this morning. My whole life, I've been trying to figure out "why" things are happening. If I can understand them (diagnose them), I can fix them. This is how I approach my own personal development, and how...
about 2 years ago • 3 min read