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Hello Author Friends,

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Join me and thousands of others on Blue Sky for my Author Business Coaching Minute, a daily coaching prompt just for authors like you.

Here are some Author Business Coaching Minutes from the past week.

Will any of these simple approaches help your author business?

Treat learning business as if it's a new hobby
Just copy what works for others
Share information with potential customers and make an offer

If you don't already consider yourself an entrepreneur, authors, why not? What makes that hard for you? What about it is hard? What small mindset shift can you make today?
I have a 79-year-old author client who has been meeting her goal of doing 2 podcasts a month. She's up to 14 podcasts! These shows are regional, book/author related, or related to various themes and sub-themes of ther book. What is YOUR podcast goal?

So, ARE you in love with your author business yet? If not, do you know what such a business would look like?

If you're unsure, perhaps start with growing your business with love, actual love.

Sharon

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Authors who think like entrepreneurs are making more money than ever

"Industry gatekeepers are sweating. Big publishers are scrambling to figure out their business models. And authors who think like entrepreneurs are making more money than ever..."

I recently talked with Jessica Noel on her podcast, The Obsessed Writer, about how authors can stay (or become) profitable, even in times like these.

Sharon Woodhouse, Conspire Creative

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