Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

How to Achieve Financial Goals as an Author with L. B. Dunbar


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Episode 056 / Do you have financial goals you’d like to achieve in your author career? Romance author L.B. Dunbar tells us how focus and pacing helped her reach her goals. Our conversation also hit on how L.B. went against the conventional wisdom of what sells with her over 40 romance, writing in other authors’ worlds, and transitioning out of a day job into full-time writing.

Intro links:

Jami’s viral video 

The Mimosa Tree Mystery

Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links atwishidknownforwriters.com.

In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

  • How L.B. got into writing
  • The importance of “bank over rank”
  • How L.B. decided to write over 40 romance
  • Why L.B. considered quitting in 2017 and how she turned things around in 2018
  • The steps to she to meet her financial goals
  • The importance of her manta, “Why not me?”

Genres discussed include second chance romance and over 40 romance.

Links for L.B. Dunbar:

Facebook * Instagram * Reader Group * Web * Twitter 

Mark Dawson’s courses (affiliate)

Sky Warren

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes

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