Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

Tess Thompson on Resistance, Mindset, and Letting Your Dreams Live


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Episode 143 / Tess Thompson, author of small town romances and American historical romances, joins us to talk about mindset changes she made that have helped her achieve career goals. We delve into resistance, limiting beliefs, and discoverability. Tess also shares tips for writing a small town romance series.

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  • How Tess was traditionally published and then went indie in 2017, essentially starting over from scratch
  • What Tess has learned that helped her writing career take off: finish a series, find your genre sweet spot, use cover styles that readers expect
  • Why the thing that we resist is often the thing we should be doing
  • The discoverability problem and how Tess fixed it
  • How Tess moved from a fear-based mindset to a mindset of letting her dreams live
  • Why conferences are a good investment even when your revenue is low
  • Small town world building
  • How Tess researches her historicals 

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