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Setting Goals for the New Year

Jan 1, 2002 - © Roxianne Moore

and finish that book, Mugging the Muse by Holly Lisle has some great suggestions.

Lisle takes the standpoint that, to become a writer, you must teach yourself. She has no college degree, and has made quite a success as a full-time fiction writer. So, think of this book as an apprenticeship in e-book form, one you can turn to again and again for advice.

You may download a copy of this book through Holly Lisle.com.

So, think of this book as an apprenticeship in e-book form, one you can turn to again and again for advice.

  • If your goal is to sell your book and actually make a profit, you have your work cut out for you. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, you don't make any money unless your book is actually selling. With the way the publishing industry operates today, even if your book is accepted by a big name publisher, there's no guarantee you'll actually make any money on the deal. If your books don't sell: (A) you don't make money, and (B) you?ll have a harder time finding a publisher next time around.

    Guerilla Marketing for Writers Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, and Michael Larsen takes the popular concept of Guerilla Marketing, pioneered by Jay Conrad Levinson, and applies it to the field of writing and publishing. Like the other books, techniques are presented in terms of weapons and warfare, perhaps an apt analogy in these days of increasing competition.

    This book is available through most online and local bookstores.

  • If your goal is simply to write more and improve your writing skills, and if you're up to a week of nonstop writing, Book-in-a-Week challenges offer writers the chance to really let go. By turning off the internal critic and relying on the support of other writers, you can write more -- and more freely.

    In case you haven't seen mention of them before, BIAW challenges are all about freewriting. The basic premise is that by turning off the internal editor, even for a single week, we can open up our creative floodgates. The result is pure "flow" writing, and the pages can pile up like magic.

    Yahoo! Groups has at least two good lists for challenges: biw and Book-in-a-Week . Biw is sponsored by Painted Rock, and offers a monthly challenge with prizes. Most people don?t participate monthly, but almost everyone participates at least once a year. You may not truly write a complete book -- or even a decent first draft --

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