In today’s video, I’m sharing my personal experience with setting big goals, feeling overwhelmed, following the advice of others, and finally finding my way toward my dreams. Watch the video below or head over to YouTube to join the conversation. If this really hit home for you today, you might benefit from my HB90 Method. […]
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I was so honored to be a guest on the Write-Minded podcast with hosts Brooke Warner (She Writes) and Grant Falkner (NaNo WriMo). I honestly had an amazing time discussing self-publishing with them, and I really think this interview is something a lot of you would be interested in hearing. You can listen to the […]
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Today’s final self-publishing tip and lesson learned is hands down the most important advice I’ve given to date, and that’s the fact that your joy is important to your success as an author. I know it sounds simple and maybe you’ll even think it’s cheesy, but it’s truly the most important thing I’ve learned in […]
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Welcome back to Tip #7 in my 8 Lessons Learned over 8 Years of Indie Publishing. Today’s tip is so very important. Never stop learning. When I say this, of course I’m talking about craft. Writers should keep learning how to be better writers, no matter if you’ve written one book or one hundred. But […]
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I couldn’t have a list of my top lessons learned over eight years of self-publishing without talking about why it’s important for writers to be good to their fans. This one has the potential to be controversial, simply because many authors have strong opinions about this one way or the other. One of the things […]
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As writers, we all want to get more done. If you’ve been at this for any period of time, you already know just how massive an author’s to-do list can be, and one of the keys to getting it all done is admitting that you can’t! I’m serious. You can’t do it all. There are […]
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One of the things that can be hard to come to terms with about self-publishing is that self-publishing success takes time. No matter what some scam artists out there may tell you, this is not a get rich quick scheme. Not if you want an actual long-term career. But sometimes it can be really difficult […]
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I’m back today to share more of my Top 8 Lessons Learned in 8 Years of Indie Publishing, and I want to share with you one key component to a successful self-publishing strategy. Right now, everyone seems to be preaching short-term tactics. “Here’s how you can make money fast with this simple hack.” Well, I […]
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I am back today with some of my best advice on self-publishing, taken from my own lessons learned over the course of eight years since I published my first book, Beautiful Demons. My second tip is really one of the toughest truths about self-publishing, which is that you can’t take anything for granted. Tip #2: […]
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As many of you know, I recently celebrated eight years of successful self-publishing. Today, I would love to share with you some of my best self-publishing advice. In fact, I thought it would be awesome to give you 8 of my best tips. One for each year I’ve been indie publishing. Over the course of […]
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I have been self-publishing my books since 2010, and in that time, I've sold well over half a million copies of my books. I'm not a superstar or a huge bestseller, but I have built an amazing career that brings me great joy. Here at Heart Breathings, I hope to help you find that same level of success. Let's do this.
