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Tag Archives: fear
The Publishing Author’s Mindset – Dealing with a Bad Review
It will happen eventually, once your book is available. A bad review will drop, and you will actually read it. And cringe. What happens then totally depends on your mindset. You could go into a death spiral of doubt and … Continue reading
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The Publishing Author’s Mindset – Getting Reviews
Everyone knows we authors need reviews. The more the merrier. And everyone knows they are hard to get. After all, it means that the reader has to take action beyond enjoying that story. And it means we have to ask … Continue reading
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Tagged block, fear, limiting beliefs, reviews, The Publishing Author's Mindset
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The Publishing Author’s Mindset – Cover Creation
I know. Covers are hard. That’s what we’re being taught, and maybe that’s also backed up by experience with graphics programs. I’ve been there. There’s one graphics program that I could work intuitively. And I still use it from time … Continue reading
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Tagged Cover Creation, fear, GIMP, limiting beliefs, Photoshop, power, The Publishing Author's Mindset
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The Publishing Author’s Mindset – Introduction
I’m starting a new blog series on all the blocks and pitfalls of mindset during the process of publishing your book – because it is a central topic destined to create such blocks, fears and nightmares for any author. In … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Special – No Plot! Arghhh!
When NaNoWriMo took off, Chris Baty, who instigated it, wrote a book called “No Plot, No Problem”. In fact, it is lying on my desk right now. Now, most authors fall somewhere on the spectrum that has plotters on one … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo Special – Introduction
In 1999 a bunch of young men had a weird idea: Can we write a novel in just a single month? They knew it was a silly idea. They had no experience in writing. No classes. No clue. No plot. … Continue reading
Writers’ Block – Fame is Dangerous
Just the other day, I did some work on an ancestral line of my own, helped by a tapping friend. And while this might not strictly be a family system issue, it is quite possible that family rules are anchored … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, ancestral line, family rules, family system, fear, writers block
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Writers’ Block – Can’t Show This to Mom
Would you show your book to your mom or grandma? Did I get you there? *winks* I know how that feels. I’ve written scenes that I would hesitate to show my mother. You know what I mean. Those. Yeah. Thing … Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, fear, inner critic, limiting beliefs, resistance, shame, writers block
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Writers’ Block – Scared of the Haters
We authors tend to pour a lot of ourselves into our books, even if they are non-fiction. And we’re rightfully proud of what we have created once we have a finished, edited manuscript, or even a finished book, ready to … Continue reading
Writers’ Block – My Book could Tank
I firmly believe that being blocked from writing means that a safety program is working hard to protect you from feeling bad. Never mind that having Writers’ Block also feels bad. This internal safety program has developed through past disappointments … Continue reading
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Tagged disappointment, doubt, fear, frustration, sales, sales rank, writers block
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