Writing is only part of a writing career -- no one warned us that we would need business acumen and entrepreneurship to be an author. Whether you're traditionally published or an independent self-publisher, it's good to have a leg up on accounting, marketing, time management, and other key skills.These recordings of live discussion on craft and development, on business best practices, on explorations of fascinating and inspiring real life cool stuff, and more will help you along your writing ...
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The Many Mental States of A Creative Project (and Handling Them!)
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It's really easy to get caught up in the emotional streams of creating, and that can be great -- or destructive. Let's talk through some common and predictable moods so we know they're coming and know what to do with them.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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The Eye of Argon (and what we can learn from it)
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"The Eye of Argon" https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon.htmlBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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GenCon author table recap, and preparing for NaNoWriMo
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What I gained and what I learned from my first author table at Gen Con, and then preparing for NaNoWriMo.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Live brainstorming! Well, more chatting. Some brainstorming. Lots of chatting. XD Laura answers questions as she tries to work.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Adjusting Author Newsletters After Apple's Privacy Changes
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After Apple's less-altruistic-than-advertised "privacy changes" change open rate reports for emails, what are we to do to measure engagement? Well, we can measure actual engagement, beyond open rates. Let's talk about newsletters!By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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http://lizmorey.com/ https://thesoundoftim.carrd.co/By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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An overview of how pacing affects a story and how you can pace to your advantage. A requested topic!By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Using Evernote for writing, researching, and more
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This may be more beneficial with visuals: https://youtu.be/1wsgrXMTxXU Evernote link: https://www.evernote.com/referral/Registration.action?sig=15ea3d209d4cdfccdcc05ed7d2f0efb0361042af2853ace23f4e62445f670542&uid=5993871By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Or, "how equine influenza made your newfangled electric sewing machine run."Did you know the United States had a complex and efficient, electric train system that serviced most of the population? Did you know this train system brought electric power to rural communities? Let's talk about the interurban, and about how transportation affects your wor…
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Patreon: http://patreon.com/lauravab The Poet's Eye on Vella: https://amzn.to/3i6F9ZVBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Patreon: http://patreon.com/lauravab The Poet's Eye on Vella: https://amzn.to/3i6F9ZVBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Writing Prompts for Marketing with Janeen Ippolito
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Find Janeen at JaneenIppolito.com Weird Writing Prompts by Janeen IppolitoBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Atticus software walk-thru with Dave Chesson!
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Mentioned links: Atticus Free online writers conference SableAradia's Kickstarter Publisher RocketBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Catch Laura speaking and mentoring at: https://writersconduit.com/ Catch Alena speaking at http://casacon.nardio.net/By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Find Margaret at http://www.mmcgriff.com/.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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You can find Rhonda Parrish doing ALL THE THINGS at her website, http://RhondaParrish.com Find Jacklyn and Tyler (Ademal and Barron) with their world Ethnis at https://www.worldanvil.com/w/ethnis Find Julie's art and comics at https://www.patreon.com/zjbickel/posts Find Ben's music, drama, poetry, and more at http://patreon.com/benasaykwee…
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Serial Fiction: Let's Talk About Kindle Vella
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If you would like my spreadsheet to calculate potential Kindle Vella revenue compared to traditional ebooks, you can get it free with my infrequent newsletter, or pick it up at my website.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Content Marketing with Margaret McGriff
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Find Margaret at mmcgriff.com and margaretmcgriff.com. Vote for Crown & Creed at https://www.realmmakers.com/vote-for-readers-choice/By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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How to sell your own audiobooks and ebooks (not via Amazon or other retailers)
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AppSumo deal on Soundwise http://fbuy.me/v/laura_10643 (includes $10 off AppSumo for new users) Soundwise standard pricing https://mysoundwise.com?lmref=dLrVgQ Bookfunnel http://bookfunnel.com/ Bookfunnel and WooCommerce https://authors.bookfunnel.com/help/setup-woocommerce/ Findaway Voices https://findawayvoices.com/ Vote for Crown & Creed! https:…
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Switchy.io Books2Read.com Zapier.com SendyBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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The History of Ramen! How EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED and how that helps with worldbuilding.
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How did a war for natural resources in Korea lead to a ubiquitous American college food? Let's talk about how in real life everything is connected, and how we can use that to make our fictional worlds more robust, cohesive, and fascinating.This is an episode from my weekly show on the business of creativity, from craft and development to marketing …
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Procrastination: Why Can't I Finish Anything? (Spoiler: You're Probably Not Just Lazy!)
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Let's talk about Procrastination! (Spoiler: You're probably not just lazy.) Speaking generally, writers procrastinate. A lot. But why, and what can we do about it? Here are five primary reasons why creative people procrastinate on their projects, and what to do about it. Plus a lot of fun chat.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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That Discord link 💻 https://discord.gg/DUMQhm2vBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times (Elizabeth Wayland Barber) Warp-weighted Loom image Morgan Donner, medieval hem videoBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Get Sendy, self-hosted mailing software. (After the show, I got my monthly email bill, and it was—are you ready?—$0.31 USD. Not the $80 I would have spent at Mailchimp. That was for January's mailings. For December, when I sent more to promote holiday sales and a new release, plus a newsletter for my day job (no need to split accounts!), I spent al…
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World Anvil for Story Bibles and Discovery (for writers)
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Links mentioned in the stream: World Anvil: http://worldanvil.com Tutorials for a free account: http://www.twitch.tv/davinaandrawyn Follow Amy Winters-Voss: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/liminal-chronicles-shyredfox/ Follow Diane Morrison: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/toysoldiersaga Follow Laura’s Shard of Elan world: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/sh…
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Learn With Me! Metal-Casting for Writers
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Hurstwic Viking iron smelting: http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/bog_iron.htm Haunted scrambled eggs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHkMSHbdSJU Emi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivorivet Emi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ivorivet Emi on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr98SjSqK7pxkSf2MYZhxA…
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How to Use Criticism and Rejection in Your Writing Career
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It's hard to get negative feedback! Let's talk about how to handle it -- and it's more than "just grow a thicker skin" -- and how to filter criticism and negative feedback for useful aid.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Writing Career Maintenance for the New Year!
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LastPass | Authy | Dropbox | Onedrive | MS Sculpt ergonomic keyboard | cheap vertical mouse | TrelloBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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For today's field trip, we travel to Isla Floreana to explore the murders which may or may not have taken place.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Search and Human Remains Dogs -- Getting Them Right
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https://connieswaimcaninebehaviorservices.com/By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Just Dance - Keeping Business Out of Creativity
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We've talked so much about the business side of things -- now let's review how we keep creating and business separate. It's critical, even when looking at writing as a career, that we separate these mindsets and be able to switch modes. Let's talk about why and how.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Accounting For Authors with Chris Morris CPA
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chrismorriscpa.com learn.chrismorriscpa.comBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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(Note: Jon's audio is unbalanced for most of this episode, and I apologize. We did get it fixed at the end but that's late.)I get it: We're writers. Spreadsheets are from the other side of the office suite, and they're scary.That's why I'm bringing in a freakin' spreadsheet wizard to help you tame and embrace them, to simplify and organize your wri…
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Let's talk about rewards versus reinforcement -- what is the difference, and how can you leverage better science to keep yourself going?By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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FightWrite.net Fight Write! https://amzn.to/31FxESvBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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The Many Uses of NaNoWriMo (and what it's really not good for)
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After years of hearing uneducated opinions about National Novel Writing Month from people who have never tried it, I'm making NaNoWriMo the topic for this week's stream. Wear good boots, because I may step on a few toes as we walk through all the reasons you SHOULD try NaNoWriMo, even if -- especially if -- you think you can't, and then all the thi…
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In this episode we tackle the little-discussed but not uncommon phenomenon of the fear of success. Let's go over several ways we see this happen, what might be behind it, and what we can do about it.By Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Laura'a blog: Iguazu Falls and Buenos Aires Ushuaia Cape Horn Ice PenguinsBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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The Longest Road In The Universe by C.S. MacCath What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture by Gail de VosBy Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Try Something New! in Creativity
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It's so easy to get into a creative rut -- let's talk about trying something new as a method to stay fresh and productive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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You Have An Obligation To Create Art! (But Don't Feel Pressured)
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Try Something New (The Business of Creativity)
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Live From Tokyo! With author Susan Spann and her fascinating new book CLIMB
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Susan Spann joins me to talk about moving beyond a life of fear as she climbs 100 Japanese mountains in a year while beating cancer and writing a book about it all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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