SPA Girls Podcast – EP444 – Five Steps to Being a Resilient Author with Patricia McLinn
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Being a resilient author means being able to bounce back after experiencing a knock – and we all know that being a self-published author can knock you around sometimes! This week we talk with Patricia McLinn, an author who’s been writing for more than 35 years, and who knows a thing or two about how to keep going when the going gets tough.
Pat gives us her top five pieces of advice so you can stay focused and keep the positivity flowing when it seems like everything is falling apart around you.
Show Notes:
Pat’s favourite Affirmation: I write fast with ease and inspiration
Links mentioned:
Pat’s 3 words on writing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2cmbmM9Hk4
Harlequin Settlement https://www.patriciamclinn.com/harlequin-lawsuit-happy-ending/
Pat’s podcast Authors Love Readers https://www.authorslovereaders.com/
SPA Girls Podcast EP189 PANTSING https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep189-pantsing-with-patricia-mclinn/
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP443 – Book Marketing and TikTok with Kate Hall
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Kate Hall is a paranormal romance and non-fiction author who has taken her marketing expertise and used it to kick butt on TikTok. She started Alyne Digital Solutions in an effort to help authors make a sustainable income from their books, and since starting has scaled two of her businesses and several others’ to six figure incomes.
As well as discussing facts and figures for TikTok, we’re also delving into marketing for authors, and why you’re probably using the wrong hooks in your social media.
A wonderful open and informative discussion that could unlock answers to questions we’re all asking right now!
Links:
Find Kate at: Alyne Digital
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP442 – Newbie Mistakes / Chapter Endings
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Welcome to the first SPA Girls double-minisode where we invite you into the SPA for a double mini-tips session. This week we’re covering two burning topics: what are the worst mistakes newbies are making, and how to write chapter endings that keep readers reading!
Let us know what you think of this new sub-30 minute episode!
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP440 – Launching a Successful New Pen Name with Melissa Pearl
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Our guest today, Kiwi author Melissa Pearl, has five pen names across multiple genres and has been learning about self publishing since she published her first book in 2011. Since then she’s published more than 80 books, and shares with us some real and raw insights into the career of an indie author, including all the highs and the lows. When she launched her latest pen name last year, she made sure she used everything she’d learned over that time to ensure her new pen name was successful right from the start.
Melissa generously tells us exactly what she did to create her latest pen name, and every step she took along the way to make it successful. Don’t miss this information packed episode!
SHOW NOTES
Find Melissa at – https://www.foreverlovepublishing.com/
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP439 – Using The Enneagram For Authors with Claire Taylor
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The Enneagram is a personality typing system, where each person falls into one of nine types. Today we’re talking with author, educator and fiction strategist, Claire Taylor, about how understanding our enneagram type liberates writers from the “shoulds” and self-judgement, and helps us become more successful as authors.
About Claire
Fiction strategist and owner of FFS Media, Claire Taylor publishes her fiction through her company, under four pen names. She also helps authors through her Story Alignment and Author Alignment services, as well as her masterclasses and non-fiction for authors.
An Advanced Certified Instructor through the Enneagram Spectrum Method, as well as an Accredited Practitioner of the Integrative Enneagram (iEQ9), Claire uses the Enneagram framework to help authors create stories that stand out and careers they love.
Check out www.ffs.media.
Sign up for Claire’s FREE 5-day Indie Author Alignment course here
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP438 – Overcoming Procrastination – with Kathryn Burnett
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Procrastination takes many forms for writers, and it holds us back from writing, publishing and promoting our work. We discuss how to get out of your own way with our guest today, Kathryn Burnett. Kathryn is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, author and writing coach who has worked in the television/film/arts industry for over 25 years.
“It’s never been easier to put your work into the world and yet many writers don’t write as productively as they’d like to. They have the best intentions in the world but find themselves distracted, anxious about their work and deeply unsatisfied with their progress.” Kathryn Burnett
Kathryn offers practical tips for us all to:
✔️ Identify the red flags of perfectionism
✔️ Uncover how you are procrastinating and then how to deal with this
✔️ Why self-reflection is so important – ask yourself “Why am I not prioritizing my writing at the moment?”
✔️ Time blocking
✔️ Wrestling with doubts and demons
Resources mentioned:
Kathryn’s non-fiction book for writers – Productive Writer Guidebook
Julia Cameron’s morning pages in The Artist’s Way
Reedsy’s free newsletter for writers
About Kathryn Burnett
Kathryn Burnett has been a working writer for over 25 years and truly understand the challenges that come with creative work. When she’s not writing, she runs craft workshops and programmes under the Beginner’s Guide Writing Workshops umbrella – and facilitate an awesome subscription-based group called The Writing Room.
Sign up to her newsletter for regular insights, tips and workshop updates at www.kathryn-burnett.com
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Self Publishing Info with the SPA Girls @spagirlspodcast
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