Next Level Authors

In this week’s episode, Sacha arrives from her angelic clouds in the sky to fulfill her forfeit. Dan and Sacha discuss what their strengths are, and how you can capitalize on what you’re good at to maximize productivity.

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are your strengths?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

• Dan will reach over the halfway mark of When Winter Comes, episode 6, and stay ahead of his production schedule.
• Sacha will survive. Also, she will work on one of her speaking gigs that is upcoming.

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415

The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

Anatomy of Prose course: https://sachablack.thinkific.com/courses/senses

NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: https://www.danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50623864-the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue

David Attenborough’s “A Life on Our Planet”: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80216393

https://betterfasteracademy.com/

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In this week’s episode, Dan and Sacha discuss their mindset when it comes to putting a price tag on their services and selling themselves. Sacha also prepares herself to do a FORFEIT.

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What have you learned about selling yourself?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

• Dan will have The Other Side anthology queued and ready to publish, will be along the way of the first draft of When Winter Comes 6, and have his Boot Camp website live.
• Sacha will have completed her course webinar, and will have soft launched the Anatomy of Prose course.

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415

The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

The Other Favorites “Flawed Recording” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mei68oqhl7U&ab_channel=JoshTurnerGuitar

Savior’s Sister https://books2read.com/u/bMPLeB

Boot Camp: https://www.danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp

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In this week’s episode, Dan and Sacha talk about their morning routines, and the evolutions of what they've tried over the past few years. They ALSO get the chance to dish author, Faye Trask, her forfeit for not completing her task on a previous show...

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your ideal morning routine?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

* Sacha will work on the Prose course all week (completing the webinar, too), and write and produce the 1-year anniversary of the Rebel Author Podcast.

* Dan will edit all anthology stories and get started on When Winter Comes 6.

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415

The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

YouTube Live Q&A with Meg LaTorre, Sacha Black, Jenna Moreci, and Daniel Willcocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_-3n1q903Q&feature=youtu.be

Rebel Author Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelauthors

Big Gay Author podcast https://www.jeffandwill.com/biggayauthorpodcast/

The Originals https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70283261

Quitcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcMMgtLuogKNSbxlwyJ5ug

The Social Dilemma https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81254224

Hal Elrod’s “Miracle Morning” https://halelrod.com/6-minute-miracle-morning/

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In this week’s episode, Dan and Sacha talk about the big bad green stuff: money! 

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is Your Relationship with Money?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

Dan will: contact all the authors who submitted to his anthology, get through considerable the anthology edits, write 5000 words on productivity. 

Sacha will: do more edits on Trey, work on the prose course

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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In this week’s episode, Dan and Sacha discuss their methods for deliberate practice and honing their writing craft.

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How do you hone your writing craft?

WEEKLY TASK

• Sacha will finish the slide decks and make progress on her course, read a LOT of pages for her judging, and complete one full edit of a WIP
• Dan will have When Winter Comes 5 in the hands of beta readers, have picked the final stories for his anthology, and will keep in line with his production schedule.

🎧 Listen: https://nextlevelauthors.podbean.com/e/022-how-does-your-author-brand-affect-your-success/?token=40315fb51d5a852460c1986ba95ba2ff 

🎥Watch: https://youtu.be/3loRuW5kYD8 

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415

The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

Links from the show

Rivers of London https://www.amazon.com/Rivers-London-Collection-Books-Aaronovitch/dp/9526530640/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rivers+of+london&qid=1599981435&sr=8-1

John Dies at the End https://www.amazon.com/John-Dies-End-David-Wong/dp/1250257581/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=john+dies+at+the+end&qid=1599981732&sr=8-1

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace https://www.channel4.com/programmes/garth-marenghis-darkplace/on-demand/36434-005

Chuck Palahniuk’s “Invention of Sound” https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Sound-Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/1538718006/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=invention+of+sound&qid=1599981829&sr=8-1

Chuck Palahniuk’s “Consider This” https://www.amazon.com/Consider-This-Moments-Everything-Different/dp/1538717956/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=consider+this+chuck&qid=1599981840&sr=8-1

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In this week’s episode, Dan is back! So Dan and Sacha talk about failure. What it means, whether it even exists and when quitting is okay. 

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your relationship with failure?

WEEKLY TASK

• Sacha to continue on Sirens and do “shit” loads of the Prose course. 
• Dan to do a full draft of WWC5, finish planning a client project and have some author photographs done.

🎧Listen: https://nextlevelauthors.podbean.com/e/022-how-does-your-author-brand-affect-your-success/?token=40315fb51d5a852460c1986ba95ba2ff 

🎥Watch: https://youtu.be/3loRuW5kYD8 

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415

The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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In this week’s episode, Faye and Sacha talk about author branding, what theirs is and how it affects their success. Dan will be back next week to rejoin Sacha. 

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How does your author brand affect your success?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

LINKS FAYE MENTIONED

https://youtu.be/NvDvESEXcgE 

https://youtu.be/DMOrOPunE1k 

WEEKLY TASK

Sacha to continue on Sirens and the Prose course. Dan to rest up?Faye will go back through her manuscript and finish at least 3 scenes.

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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In this week’s episode, J Thorn and Sacha talk about when it's time to switch business focus, how you know when to do that and what triggers and indications they have.

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How do you know when it's time to switch business focus? Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

Dan - REST MOFO

Sacha - Work on Sirens and the new version of the Prose course

J - write and publish a 9-book romance series... we'll be checking :p

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415

The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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In this week’s episode, Dan and Sacha talk about... how fast they can write, and if writing speed truly affects their writing business.

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How fast can you write?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

Dan: Stick to the production schedule. Send off cover brief. Get laptop sent off for repair.

Sacha: Continue skinny drafting "Sirens." Work on mailing list autoresponder move. Keep working on Anatomy of Prose course.

J Thorn’s “9 Things Career Authors Don’t Do” http://getbook.at/9thingsseries

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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In this week’s episode, Dan and Sacha talk about... how they've leveled up their businesses since they started the podcast and what their business goals are for the rest of the year.

AUDIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How is leveling up going?

Why not answer in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/

WEEKLY TASK

Dan: Write up production schedule and stick to it Do the actions from the day.

Sacha: finish last ever client edit, process what we've talked about, create an action plan and make some progress on the mailing list move.

Find out more about Dan and Sacha

Great Writers Share Podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415The Rebel Author Podcast: https://pod.link/rebelauthor

BUY The Anatomy of Prose: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose

BUY Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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