Transforming Your Manuscript from Boring to Badass

Transforming Your Manuscript from Boring to Badass

Announcements:

  • Registration is open for the 2024 Writer Craft Writing Retreat and Workshop in Marcola, Oregon. At this point, there is only four private tickets left and three shared tickets. We'll likely sell out again. ValerieIhsan.com/retreat for more info.

  • Erick is publishing an anthology; call for submissions (horror inspired by PNW); https://caretakerpress.org

  • UPDATE:

  • Valerie:

  • 50th birthday

  • Calendly vs Acuity (I have both!) ;-(

  • New book out for writers: Three Story Method: Writing How-To Books by Valerie Ihsan, J. Thorn, and Miranda Weingartner

  • started re-reading Goal-Setting and Strategic Planning for Writers (Focus and Finish series, Book 1), need to make some decisions (ebook and a workbook, audio book)(free audio book?) = Loss Leader/permafree

  • hire out workbook formatting (scrivener not the best with this; please prove me wrong)

  • bought the cover from 100covers.com but need to order the service now

  • have a couple more conferences to pitch

  • Tax Start this week! (find time in between meetings, the gym, and my son)

  • Erick:

Just finished: The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter

I'M READING: Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life by Jamie Kern Lima

Up Next:

The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

  • Erick's Reading:

The Bachman Books (Stephen King)

Ring Shout P Djèlí Clark

  • Next Episode:  Erick will be back

  • Find Us:

Valerie's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/valerieihsan

Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor

Writer Craft Facebook Group

Valerie’s Services: https://valerieihsan.com

Valerie’s Author Site: https://valerieihsanauthor.com

Valerie’s Facebook Page and Instagram account

Erick’s Services: https://erickmertzwriting.com

Erick’s free book on Ghostwriting: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cexki4kp5n

Erick’s Author Site: https://erickmertzauthor.com

Erick’s Facebook Page and Instagram account

Patreons: 

https://patreon.com/valerieihsan   

https://patreon.com/strangeairmysteries

Tools:

Passion Planner: https://passionplanner.rfrl.co/e86j8 (affiliate link) Discount Code: VALERIE150

ProWriting Aid: https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=9378 (affiliate link)

Resources:

"How to write an eavesdropping scene" on Erick's blog

Reading Critique Group for Writers FB Group (Jennie Komp's group)

3 Bird View FB page (Jennie Komp's business page)

Author XP (marketing for authors) (bi-monthly promotions)

Raven Publicity (publicity for authors)

The Shades of Orange (Rachel, Book Blogger on YouTube) for book recommendations SF/Fantasy/Horror

Contact Erick for business-starting advice or building a website.

Contact Valerie for author coaching.

Thomas Umstattd Jr, at Novel Marketing Podcast. Ep255: How to Create an Email Onboarding Drip Campaign

Russell P. Nohelty and Monica Leonelle's book, Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter.

Balance meditation app.

Book Recs for writing/creativity/business:

Thinking in Pictures by John Sayles

Go for the Little Wins

Go for the Little Wins

Does Permafree Still Work on Amazon?

Does Permafree Still Work on Amazon?