#author mindset

by Sarah Kuiken If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series yet, go back and check it out! We’re sharing the best ways to make your indie author ads stand out in a crowd.  Let’s jump right in! Make your ad copy “sticky” This might sound odd, but in marketing, the term “sticky” just means memorable. You want someone to see your ad once and leave their screen with your words ringing in their…

There are moments in life when you can feel the nudge before you can fully explain it. A quiet stirring. A gentle pull. A thought that keeps returning even when you try to stay busy with everything else. For many of us, that nudge sounds like this: I think I’m supposed to write a book. Not because we want attention. Not because we have everything figured out. But because God does not place…

As night descended upon the city outside my window, I, in the most uncomfortable state plagued by disquieting nuances, reached out for my pen which was perched atop volumes of books carelessly stacked on my study table and drew it forth while I settled in my swivel chair. While I sat there seemingly looking up the ceiling and brushing the surface with my sight, I held and directed my pen onto the…

The Hook That Every Writer Recognizes Ever stare at a blank page and feel like a fraud? Last Tuesday, I wrote exactly one sentence in three hours. Not a paragraph. Not a scene. One measly sentence. And by the end of that session, I’d convinced myself I was lazy, untalented, and probably should have chosen a different career entirely. Sound familiar? Here’s the truth every writer needs to…

Author Mindset: 4 Practices For Overcoming Self-Doubt – Written By Joanna Penn

Joanna Penn writes about self-doubt in writers. I think this is, for many of us, a very important article. Thank you, Joanna, for all your efforts.

Every writer grapples with self-doubt, but how we deal with those thoughts and feelings can make the differencebetween a completed book and an unfulfilled dream. Psychotherapist Philip Kenney shares the practices that he and his clients use to enable…