by leoniehope | Mar 22, 2021 | Imagine, Inspire, Mindset, Writing
What if there was such a thing as a creativity thermostat, a creative zone you’re comfortable working within, like a usual genre or style of writing? I recently listened to a short training call from Peter Sage. In it, he said the number one thing that stops people...
by leoniehope | Feb 22, 2021 | Goals, Inspire, Publishing
Every writer has a favourite writing process stage. Mine is discovering where my ideas go. But that’s only one part of the process. Once the ideas are on the page, it needs editing to refine the words into the book they’ll become. This is where my struggle starts....
by leoniehope | Feb 8, 2021 | Goals, Inspire, Mindset, Writing
What do you think is the single most destructive thing for creativity? Procrastination? Obstacles? Distractions? The imposter syndrome? A lack of time, knowledge, or skill? I wrote an earlier post about this, but have since discovered something even more damaging;...
by leoniehope | Dec 7, 2020 | Book Marketing, Fiction, Goals, Inspire, Non-fiction
Your author platform is a centralised location that allows you to share information and connect with your readers. It should be your website as you own and control it, unlike your social media pages. There are minimal start-up costs: Domain nameWeb hosting I use...
by leoniehope | Nov 15, 2020 | Book Marketing, Goals, Inspire
If you’re like most authors, you’re probably wondering why you need a website. You’re a writer. You just want to write. While this may be true, there are a few things you undoubtedly haven’t considered that can boost the process. Yes, writing is important and needs to...
by leoniehope | Oct 12, 2020 | Book Marketing, Fiction, General, Goals, Inspire, Non-fiction
Previously, a website designer/developer with knowledge of html (website code – basically everything you see when you right click on a webpage and select “View page source”) created most websites. This was usually very expensive, often at least $5000 for the basics...
