I made one joke, more than five years ago, about "pants" being an inherently funny word, and now "being pantsless" is the most memorable part of my brand. Now that is funny.
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A lot of the people I interview are "free range humans" (to steal a term from Marianne Cantwell). Essentially, these are the folks who have figured out how to have the ultimate voice in their careers. They decide what they do for a living, how they do it, where they do it, and when they do it. Most of the time, this means working for yourself, which can be trying but almost always amazing.
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I'm stupid excited about this one. I just posted the very first Wordslinger Podcast!
I've worked on this one for a while now, and it's been fun pulling it together. Every week I plan to feature a new story. In fact, story is the point! I'm looking at all aspects of story in our culture, in business, in indie publishing, and anywhere else I can find it. So I hope you dig it. Be sure to subscribe, and come back every week to fill your brain with the sweet, sweet tones of a man in a closet.
Studio.
I really should put both those words on the same line.
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I had the pleasure of sitting down with Rachel Parker, of Resonance Content Marketing, to chat about my author coaching business and how to use books as part of your marketing strategy (even if you're not an author). You can check out the podcast on the Resonance Content Marketing blog by clicking here!
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Marketing is hard. Also, marketing is easy.
And if that makes your head hurt, it's worse knowing how absolutely true both those statements are. I'm learning, as I dig deeper into marketing my own books, that the whole system is kind of conflicted and confused from within.
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Over-complicating things is a pretty sure way to make yourself crazy and cranky. Boil down everything you do to it's most basic elements. What's the simplest way to describe your work, your marriage, your friendship, your goals? That's your focus. See how easy that was? You don't even have to read the rest of this post now.
I may not have thought this through.
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Get updates on new books, new posts, and new podcasts, plus be the first to hear about special offers and giveways. And pants jokes. Lots and lots of pants jokes.I use a handful of tools in my daily trade, whether that's Marketing Smartypantsness, Creative Direction, or Wordslinger novel noodling. There are tons of apps and software packages out there to help with just about anything you can think of, but here are a few fall-backs I use, and how I use them.
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"Citadel: First Colony" is the first book in a series that is driven by character more than setting or circumstance. This series contains a group of characters I have come to love, and I truly believe they could be placed in any setting, from Downton Abbey to Doctor Who to Modern Family, and result in great stories.
And because I think you will love them, too, I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is! Read on to find out how.
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