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Miami Book Fair Virtual Event…
Physically distant, but socially engaged — Miami Book Fair Virtual event join in for author readings and conversations and workshops. November 15-22, 2020
Useless. Doing Something Efficiently That Should Not Be Done At All…
Across from her I stood. Watching as she carefully arranged the papers for delivery. Unknown to her was the intrepid fact that her department would be cut the next day. No amount of hard work could Criticizeor change that fact. Decades ago who would ever have thought that society would change. Newspapers were no longer being read by the mass and the company had to cut back. Sad as it was the staff had to be reduced to save what little of the company that could be salvaged to its new online medium.
Peter Drucker was wise when he said there is nothing quite so useless as doing with great…
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Book Marketing Tips For New Authors…
21 Authors Share How Their Writing Journey Began…
Writers Write. Readers Read. Together they are one
I am always intrigued by stories, especially those told by others about new beginnings. Here I share as writers told how they writing journey was inspired.
- I wrote to escape the loneliness of my husband who had to work away from home as we transitioned to the cold north.
- When I moved away from my childhood friends
- My short essays and fiction have all been written from my life.
- It must have been engrained in my blood
- A nosey irritating neighbor who believed I needed company
- Daydreaming during a long commute that had dialogue and scenes that demanded to be written down
- 26 months solitary confinement with short stories from my childhood as a start
- A terribly boring book I read to my son at age 6. I knew I could do better
- God gave me the desire to write
- The pandemic and Quarantine made me take the plunge
- A dare from a neighbor
- Getting into trouble for talking in the study hall and being assigned to write a 500 word theme to write on anything I wanted as punishment. Next day I turned in a 13 page short story.
- My first novel resulted from an ugly divorce
- The loss of my beautiful baby boys.
- The ideas and content come to me in dreams. I have to just put them in order.
- Car accident that left me disabled for a while
- A dream and three nouns
- My right (creative) side of the brain dying a slow death in a left side dominant (rational) job
- My imagination
- Sitting in the airport for a 2-hour-layover, waiting on a flight to hunt with my kids. The rest is history
- Nature walk with just me and headphones
Interesting new beginnings! How about you? Do share how your own writing journey began. Here’s mine.
Cheers!
The Price Of Success…
You’ll never be brave if you don’t get hurt. You’ll never learn if you don’t make mistakes. You’ll never be successful if you don’t encounter failure.
Unknown
My daughter’s Little 9-year old team lost the game in the basketball finals. Naturally, he was disappointed. Sulked all the way home. But later he came to me a little brighter, and said he remembered a Quote:
“You will never succeed if you don’t encounter failure”.
Then he walked away.
I know his future’s bright because that’s what you do when things go wrong, You get back up and try again.
So today I encourage you to never give up on your dreams, goals and aspirations.
See you at the finish line.
Cheers!
Entrepreneurs Share Positive Learnings From 2020. Here Are 15…
2020 The year of the pandemic which shocked many. There is hardly anyone left untouched. Rich, middle class or poor. The lives of many were turned upside down as lives were lost, jobs cut, business closures as the world simply stopped. As the year draws to a close in this fourth quarter, a social media tribe was asked the question:
What’s the best thing that 2020 has taught you?
Susan Ancillotti
2020 Learnings
Here I share excerpts captured as entrepreneurs chimed in:
- Always have more than one income
- Be willing to pivot rapidly
- To love peace and calm over a frenetic stress filled life
- Building a completely online business around your purpose is pandemic proof
- Just get it done
- Be true to yourself while honoring others to do the same
- The need for true leaders to step up
- That so many people put ‘fear’ in the gas tanks instead of filling up everyday on ‘love’
- Take full self-responsibility for health and spending time with loved ones
- Doing nothing differently
- Containment
- Plan B
- Don’t book a holiday until the last minute
- I can rebound
- Be yourself. Don’t follow the crowd
What is your opinion of the year? Any omitted from this list? Do share. We would love to hear!
Stay positive,
Cheers!
What’s Your Why? Here’s Mine…
Actions are visible, motivesare secret. ~Samuel Johnson
Affluent, distinguished, go-getter one day she suffered a stroke. In an instant Alice’s life changed. Weekly physical therapy became routine to return to normal. Sadly, the job she previously had also left her.
Despondent she wanted to know what to do. She decided to search before the end came. Sad and down she called. We talked and talked for days, weeks and after several rounds of coaching she excitedly announced to her peers that she got another job….one directly related to her dreams. She felt alive again.
Sheryl, a journalist for well more than a decade was tired of her job. But each time we talked about her career change… it seems she got pregnant. Two children later she decided she had enough. It was time to take the leap. She acted. Today she’s excited about her new job and her career change.
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To Read Or To Listen? Booklovers 9 Reading Apps….
When the newest version of your book GreenLight shows up next to a celebrity’s, what do you do? You promote!
GreenLight audiobook is now available wherever you listen. On medium such as ListenUp, OverDrive, KOBO, Libro.fm, scribd, googleplay, and more.
Feeling down or discouraged? Listen in now. Or Gift it to someone who is sick, fearful or demotivated during this very long period of the Pandemic.
Booklovers Reading App
Naive to the fact there are many reading apps available? As a writer I guess it’s important to know the different media available as a resource. So too should booklovers. So I delved in and here I share 9.
- AMAZON KINDLE
- AUDIBLE
- BLINKIST
- GOODREADS
- LIBBY BY OVERDRIVE
- COMIXOLOGY
- EPIC!
- MARVIN 3
- SCRIBD
Hope this has enlightened you to review the lust and select one or two as your favorite. Oh and by the way, if your own medium is missing, do share. We would love to hear.
Cheers!
My Favorite Getaway Space…
The sun, sand and sea is my favorite place to be.
I was asked to write about my favorite space to share with a visiting friend. I must confess that my love of nature transcends everything. It provides inspiration and a peace that boosts my writing prowess. That said, as my friend Chrissie comes to for a 5-Day-visit, I will steal away to the island that captivates. None other than Captiva Island in Sunny Florida. It is a place I getaway to whenever I need to relax and unwind. When you get to Captiva Island, it feels like you are away from all the worries and cares of the world. Indeed the perfect distraction. The rooms overlook the bay or garden, your choice dependent on your budget.
Once I hosted a group business session at the end of the year to this ideal place. The goal was to reflect about plans for the new year with entrepreneurs and career changers. Suffice it to say, the two-day retreat and planning session went well … with participants so relaxed that it provided the right spot to add a bit of future gazing.
Back to my friend. Chrissie is an entrepreneur. So I figured that would be the ideal getaway place for her. Not only is she guaranteed to relax all week, there is no doubt the time would go by in a flash through this envious plan.
5-Day Getaway Plan
Day 1:
Road trip to Captiva
Lunch at Wicked Wings, a low-keyed hole in the wall pub that satisfies starving travelers before hitting the road to their final destination
Day 2:
Relax in the Sun, Sand, Sea engulfed in a delightful adventure riding the waves
Day 3:
Spa Day – Body massage, Facial, Mani and Pedi, a sure rejuvenation for the exhausted
Day 4
Shopping and Late dinner at the Harbor Side Bar and Grill
Day 5
Early morning beach wet. Late breakfast followed by reluctant afternoon ride back to the fast life.
Where’s your favorite getaway space? Do share. We would love to hear!
Cheers!
The Biggest Challenge Writers Face….
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
― Maya Angelou
A public writers forum asked the question “what is the single biggest challenge you as a writer face?” Here I share responses as writers chimed in:
- Writing everyday
- Marketing
- Not enough erasers
- Find an agent
- A full-time job that isn’t
- Learning all the required skills – writing, editing, cover art, publishing, marketing, salesmanship, accounting …
- Identifying my audience
- Details
- Time
- Reviews
- Getting books sold
- Selling myself
- Lethargy
- Butt in chair
- Discipline
- Marketing costs. Dispite what some may say, it is expensive to self-publish. Editor, copy editor, cover design, copyright, ISBN numbers, authors copies, advertising, website, domain name, contests, give-aways, and on and on it goes
- Self-Doubt
- Stay Motivated
- Writers block
The list goes on. Are you a new or published author? Is anything missing? Do share. We would love to hear.
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