How is 2021 treating you so far?
I used to dread January, which always seemed like the rainiest, darkest month. The anticipation and excitement of Christmas is over, and January always represented the return to the same old, same old.
Over the years, however, my perspective has changed.
Now January is all about finding that spark - spark of hope, spark of creativity, spark of beginning.
It's not just about resolutions but about goals - dreaming them, defining them, and putting together an actionable plan to achieving them.
I've learned it's essential to accept that there is no perfect time to take those steps toward accomplishing those goals:
There will always be something else I can be working on.
There will always be something else demanding my attention.
There will always be easier things I could be doing.
It can be difficult to quiet the noise of these distractions, but it's necessary to try, every day.
Instead of making excuses, work around any road blocks that come up.
Think you'll never have time to write 10 pages a day? Lock yourself in the bathroom, turn on the shower and write one page. Or half of a page.
Is your computer maddingly slow? Find a decent pen and paper and write your words out by hand.
Feeling like your words are terrible? Write them anyway, and promise yourself a nice bottle of wine or box of chocolates to comfort you when it comes time to edit.
Here is what you need to write a book: you.
You.
You don't need anything but you and your ideas.
So let that spark ignite, and make 2021 be the year that you share those ideas with the world. We can't wait to hear from you.
To you and your book!
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First we’ll begin with a 60-minute call in which we’ll get to know one another. You tell me about you and your book and what your big, audacious dreams are for getting it published (and even after that). You ask me whatever questions you have and together we identify which roadblocks are keeping you from getting to your last stop.
After we meet, you’ll send me your manuscript and I’ll dive deep within it, identifying which aspects will be most attractive to publishers, literary agents, and readers – and which might need a little work (and then I’ll tell you how to fix them).
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