As authors, especially indie authors, planning is hard. Today we chat about planning your business for success in the new year with some insights to help you develop a better mindset and focus to grow your publishing career.

EPISODE OUTLINE:

00:00 Introduction

03:00 How Emilia Rose Planned Her Author Business for 2023

05:30 Mistakes Authors Make When Planning

09:38 Why Self-Publishing's Culture Can Be So Competitive and How to Combat That

11:28 Michael's Toxic Goal Setting as an Author

15:36 Trying to Not Be Too Hard on Yourself

18:10 Planning the Author Life of Your Dreams

20:07 Making Your Writing Process Work for You

24:00 Dealing with Comparisonitis as an Author

26:28 Why Billionaires Still Don't Have Enough

28:52 Changes AI and Subscriptions are Bringing to Authors in 2023

34:16 How Macroeconomic Conditions Affect Subscription Revenue for Authors

39:15 Reflecting on Your Subscription and Making Changes to It

42:02 Focusing on the things that Drive Success as Authors

44:43 Warning: Don't Plan Too Much

46:13 Conclusion

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Emilia Rose, a multi-six-figure romance author and co-founder of Ream, and Michael Evans, sci-fi author of a dozen novels and CEO of Ream, are here to help you succeed in the future of publishing as the founders of Storytellers Rule the World.

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