This Tales of a Solopreneur installment discusses building an action plan to keep you learning (aka building your brain power), while also ensuring you maintain your mental momentum without any guilt or self-defeat when you slow down. Backing things up…The solo part of solopreneur is a double-sided coin. Despite its many advantages, there are also… Read more »
You’ve written a book. You’ve published that book. People who don’t even know you have bought said book! That means it’s time to re-create it as an audiobook. Right? How exactly does that happen, especially when you have a lean-to-zero budget? This article walks authors through the broad strokes of what they need to decide… Read more »
I’m a summer gal. I love the long days that seem full of possibility. They make me want to make the most out of my waking hours. This means getting my work done more quickly and efficiently so that I have more time to read, write, and do other things I love. Maybe you are… Read more »
Disclaimer: DIY MFA does not provide legal, tax accounting, or financial advice. In making decisions regarding whether to hire a domain name broker, purchase a domain name, or other decisions that may have legal and/or financial ramifications. In making these and other decisions related to building your online portfolio, we strongly urge you to speak… Read more »
Welcome to the Author Marketing Toolkit, where you can learn from 20+ years of time-tested marketing and insights expertise, translated for publishing. I’m Carol Van Den Hende, an MBA and strategist who’s known for bringing treats (“sweet!”) I’m thrilled to be joining you here at DIY MFA to share actionable insights. Over the last year,… Read more »
Disclaimer: DIY MFA does not provide legal, tax accounting, or financial advice. In making decisions regarding whether and when to formalize your business entity or other decisions that may have legal and/or financial ramifications, we strongly urge you to speak to a licensed attorney or financial adviser in your specific jurisdiction for the most accurate… Read more »
Dear Lauren, I am an aspiring writer who hopes to publish traditionally. After getting my MFA, I worked on my memoir as much as I could and began the journey of trying to secure an agent. I queried literary agents—big and small—and wanted to hit 100 rejections before revisiting my memoir and rethinking my approach…. Read more »
In life, rejection is inevitable. In publishing, it’s an absolute. Over the course of querying three novels and going out on submission three separate times, I have faced over five hundred rejections. And that’s not an exaggeration. Some were very difficult to handle, like the full requests that turned to no’s or the near offers… Read more »
Do you feel like most days you are losing your marbles? If you are like me, you end the day wondering why you didn’t get as much writing done as you’d intended. There isn’t one right or wrong answer to how our daily energy should be spent. We all need to prepare food, take care… Read more »
Disclaimer: DIY MFA does not provide legal advice. In making decisions on whether to trademark your business name or any other decision that may have legal ramifications, we strongly urge you to speak to a licensed attorney in your specific jurisdiction for the most accurate information. My first installment of Tales of a Solopreneur invited… Read more »
