E008 - Doing all of the Things

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Confessions of a First Time Author

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What I’ve been up to this month (other than having a cold, hence the lack of episode last time!), including discussion of: blurb/book description writing; crit groups; outlining; scheduling; writing mindset; Instagram; and setting ongoing goals/targets. My tip this episode is to try out Bullet Journalling - further information in the links. Links: Self-Publishing Journeys Podcast - my second interview with Paul: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/episode-121-clare-sager/ The Best Page Forward (I’ve not used their description-writing service, but Bryan gave me feedback on my previous blurb and I’ve heard others have had great experiences): https://www.bestpageforward.net/ My blurb spreadsheet example: http://www.claresager.com/?attachment_id=492 My free novelette Mudlark is available here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/h566xy8i7p This is the cover I made for Mudlark: Self-Publishing Formula’s Cover Design Course: https://selfpublishingformula.com/design Epic Fantasy > Romantic Authors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/915278855313426/ My dining table hit by outlining here: Bullet journalling info: Great guide from The Lazy Genius Collective: http://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/blog/how-to-bullet-journal  Some pretty ideas for getting started: https://tealnotes.com/bullet-journal-ideas/ Cheat Sheet from The Little Coffee Fox: https://littlecoffeefox.com/ultimate-bullet-journal-cheat-sheet/  When you're ready to customise, here are some ideas: https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/genius-ways-you-can-customize-your-bullet-journal Minimalist and functional layouts: https://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelwmiller/minimalist-bullet-journals  Some other layout ideas: https://wonderfuldiy.com/bullet-journal-layout-ideas/  And, of course, you know you can trust Pinterest to throw some beautiful ideas your way (just don't spend all your time pinning instead of doing!): https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/474215035752602151/?lp=true  Credits: Intro/Outro Music: “Inspired” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/