Yikes, Folks

Wrote around 1000 words today. I'm behind on my emails by about a day or two so if you've sent me a response I'll do my best to get to it tonight or tomorrow. I’ve had some home improvement projects that have taken me away from emails this weekend. LESSON LEARNED I...

My Brain is Almost Melting

I wrote 3000 words today. And I created almost 100 Amazon Ads today…and my previously-created ads are switching on. And it’s not pretty!!! More on that in a minute. First off, thanks to everyone who left kind comments on the blog last night. Very much appreciated. And...

Someone Called Me Neurotic Today

True story. While I was working on my ads today, I ended up on Amazon Author Central and happened to be in the reviews section. Now, keep in mind I don’t normally read my reviews. In fact, I go out of my way to avoid them, as well as even looking at the review...

Still Playing the Waiting Game

Still doing the AMS Dance…waiting for Amazon to show up to the dance and start serving my ads… LESSON LEARNED I used some of my newfound Excel skills to create a table that showed me how much I made last year and the ad revenue from each book. My goal was to see how...

Another Solid Day

Wrote 4700 words today which completed another section of Indie Author Confidential, Vol. 3. My goal is to be finished with it sometime this weekend so I can get it off to my editor. I also recorded The Writer’s Journey today. You definitely don’t want to miss this...

More Marketing Action Today

Still waiting to see how my most recent battery of ads will perform. No news yet. I wrote about 6000 words (Beast Mode R.I.P.) toward my next writing book, Indie Author Confidential, Vol. 3. I’m aiming for an early December launch. Once that’s done, I can roll Vols...

Spent a Lot of Time on Marketing Today

The sales copy builder tool I created was definitely a game-changer. This little tool was a level up for my career. Sometimes you feel like you’ve moved up to another level and you can’t go back down. That’s what that tool did for me. Probably obvious for most, but...

Battle of the Blurbs

There’s a crazy amount of stuff in this post. You’ve been warned. 🙂 LESSON LEARNED TODAY I finished Dean Wesley Smith’s course on Fiction Sales Copy as well as read the book he wrote of the same name. Also finished Libbie Hawker’s book, Gotta Read It! (About book...

Ensign, Warp Speed. Engage

Amnesia Mode is ramping up, folks! It’s a dreary, depressing day outside, and that’s when I do my best work!!! I started the day with a livestream on my 2021 Author Strategy. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/8GdtNQEUFuA Had a great time, and the feedback everyone gave...

Watch a Master at Work

No, not me. Dean Wesley Smith. He’s going to “write his age” this year, which means publishing 70 books this year. And you guys thought I was crazy. Dean makes my beast mode look like a kindergarten writing lesson. Read about it here:...