by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Just don’t ask. Do you really care if your friend, or an expert, or anybody that reads a few pages of your book thinks you should quit? Does it really helps you if they say you should keep writing? When you’re alone with your keyboard, paper page, or recorder, does it...
by admin | Feb 22, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
How open are you to the suggestions made by the beta readers of your book? How much of their input are you willing to accommodate in your rewriting process? How do you thank them and make them feel special when their ideas become part of your idea? The beta readers...
by admin | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
You’re first readers are not some people you never meet buying your book from Amazon because of the reviews. Your first readers are the early adopters, those willing to give you a chance because they know at least your digital persona. Like the people from your...
by admin | Feb 20, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
You clicked published and you have to wait for Amazon to accept your book and add it to their online shop. Great! Now you’re a self-published author. What price did you set for your book, and why? Did you go for over $9.99 because your book is worth it? If you have...
by admin | Feb 19, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Literary genre should help differentiate books. Business logo, mission, and vision should help differentiate your product from others perceived as similar. Perceived as similar is what happens to most writers. When I’m asked, “So, you’re a writer, what do you write?”,...
by admin | Feb 18, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Personal branding is what comes next. Or not? If you think of yourself as a brand, and anybody with a goal should do it, you got to the point when you can define who you are as a personal brand: a professional writer, an entrepreneur, a candidate for a certain job,...
