Writing that first book is overwhelming enough but when you add in trying to get your brand off the ground it can be downright stressful trying to manage it all. In this episode, you'll get tips on how to make more time to write and how to market yourself without sacrificing your precious writing time.

You can have all the marketing tips, strategies, and tactics in the world but if you're not taking care of yourself, your writing business will suffer. That's why you're getting three essential self-care tips so you can run your business like the writer boss you are!

Writers struggle with managing their writing and marketing time no matter where they are in their careers. The key to being productive is having the right mindset and in this episode you'll learn how to have the right mindset to tackle that to-do list.

You have someone who is practically ready to buy your book! How exciting! But your work doesn't end there. Let's create that content that can finally turn them into a paying customer. 

In this episode, we'll talk about

• The last part of the reader journey
• The last little bits of info your reader needs to know before they buy from you
• How to keep them around after they buy from you.

So your latest follower has been checking out your content for a while now. Let's talk about how we can move them along this journey and get them excited enough to buy from you.

In this episode we'll talk about:

• The second part of the reader's journey
• What your ideal readers and clients are thinking at this stage
• Examples of content you can create to get them excited enough to become a fan

How does a stranger become a loyal fan of your work? In this episode, we'll talk about how you can create the right content that will not only attract the right readers and writers to you but keep them around!

In this episode we'll cover:

• The first leg of the reader's journey
• What your ideal reader or client is thinking at this point of the game
• The types of content you can create to keep them interested in you

Before you jump into making YouTube videos or start a book review blog, there's one thing you need to know to make sure you're marketing is on-point:

The Reader's Journey.

In this episode, we'll cover:

• What the reader's journey is.
• Why it is so important to understand before you start marketing.
• How it can take the overwhelm out of marketing your books and services.

Do you find social media ads intimidating?

Yeah, I totally do too so you aren't alone! I do know enough about them to know that it's not something you just jump into and necessarily figure out as you go. Unlike blogging or doing videos, social media ads can cost you a lot of money if you don't know what you're doing. I can also tell you that depending on where you are in your writing career, social media ads can be very beneficial to growing your audience and your platform.

This episode is not about how to do social media ads.

It's about helping figure out if it's the right thing for you to do as a fiction author and editor. We'll go through the different stages of the writer business life and talk through whether social media ads are the way to go.

Remember when Twitter was the platform to be on? It was and honestly still is a great place for fiction writers and editors to find their people. It has 321 million active users, many of them tweeting about their favorite authors and looking for the perfect editor. In this episode, we're going to explore the world of Twitter as it exists today and how we can use it in our author business.

We're going to talk about:

• The top 4 things you need to know about using Twitter.
• How to use Twitter to spread your other content
• How to use Twitter to engage and grow your community
• Twitter best practices for fiction authors and editors.

Did you know there's an entire community of readers and writers on Instagram? The Bookstagram community is over 300 million posts strong, making it an ideal place for fiction authors and editors to grow their tribe. That's why I'm spending this episode breaking down the platform so you'll know exactly how to use it for your writer business.

In this episode, we'll cover:

• The top 3 things you need to know about using Instagram.
• What types of pictures to post on Instagram.
• What to write in your Instagram captions.
• How to use Instagram Stories.