by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Something a little silly (but fun and important) that I do… I mark down my book anniversaries, and I get an automated email in my inbox every time it’s one of my book’s birthdays. LOL Today, for example, marks the day I finished my 9-book Galaxy Mavericks series...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Just keep on keeping’ on. No matter what people say, how you feel, or what readers think, keep going. I have been studying the lives of successful people a lot lately. And not celebrities. Just regular people who found success. It boils down to one equation: more time...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The longer I am in this business, the more I realize that for tomorrow’s writer, knowledge doesn’t matter. Yes, that’s right, KNOWLEDGE WON’T MATTER FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. At least, not at first. Not even relationships will matter. Or your writing skills. The most...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The more I think about this era of writing, the more I think it will ultimately be defined by historians in terms of opposites: #1: Unlimited creative freedom / shackles of writing to market #2: Best time in history to be a writer / harder than ever to be successful...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
I haven’t been sleeping lately. Let me tell you why. straddles a chair and sighs Remember that FRIENDs episode when Joey puts Stephen King’s The Shining in the freezer because it was getting too scary? I’ve been doing some research on social media and its effects on...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Just had one of those “Wait, what? Huh? Oh…DAMN that's AWESOME!!!” kind of customer service moments. I signed up for a course a few weeks ago to learn how to do my Alexa Flash Briefing with Teri Fisher—Alexaincanada.ca. Super cool course, and...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s shocking to me how few writers respond to fan mail. It’s one thing if you’re Stephen King or Hugh Howey. It’s another if you’re an indie author with a small audience…and you can’t find the time to reply graciously to someone who spent their hard-earned...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was watching TV tonight (very rare, and it was in passing), and I happened to see an ad for a 1-800 number get help publishing my next book! (groan) I didn't know vanity publishers were advertising on television these days. That's a new low. If your writing career...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was at Costco tonight and this sales guy thought I might be easy to sucker into buying a $1000 barbecue grill. Sales Dude: “Hey, brother, let me show you these wood chips.” Me: “Thanks, but I'm not interested.” Sales Dude: “C'mon, walk...
by Michael La Ronn | Aug 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
How attached are you to your writing? Have you ever considered that maybe you shouldn't be? Reason #1: The more attached you get to a manuscript, the more misery it causes you. The moment you say “this book is my baby”, the more hurt you are when people...
