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The 7 Pillars of a Sustainable, Income-Generating Author Life - Next Week's Free Mini-Workshop

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Hello Author Friends,

Next Tuesday, July 29, is the second installment in my free 6-part summer series devoted to the top 6 things I write and teach about to boost your author income, author business, author goals, and author satisfaction.

Please join us! I'll be talking about the 7 pillars of an sustainable, income-generating author life you'll love. These aren't theoretical pillars, they are the actual things I've seen again and again in my 25+ years at this.

When I see an author having a harder time than they should? I look for these 7 things and, inevitably, I'll find one or two that are notably missing...the things holding someone back from easier, enduring business success as an author.

The workshop takes place at Volumes Bookcafe, 1373 N Milwaukee, in Wicker Park, 6:30pm-8pm.

RSVPs are requested by not requiredhttps://www.conspirecreative.com/events​

FREE. 29-Week Author Business Coaching Challenge

Here's another way to start, grow, and/or boost your author income, author goals, and author business: Join me on Substack every Monday for the next installment in a 29-week Author Business Coaching Challenge. Choose your goals or your focus for the next 6-7 months and join us for mutual inspiration and support. The cost is showing up and putting in some effort. We'd love to have you.

Summertime and the Business Is Easy - Series Schedule

Make it as easy as possible for yourself to start or grow a writing, author, or other creative business this summer. Here are the remaining four events in the series.

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August 12 at Passsages Wine & Books, in West Town

August 26 at City Lit Books, in Logan Square

September 9 at After-Words Bookstore, in River North

September 23 at City Newsstand, in Portage Park

I will present the night's topic and answer questions and sign books after the program. Each book purchased from the host bookseller that night comes with:

  • a free 3-month subscription to The Profitable Author / An Author Business You Love Substack subscription,
  • a 20% discount off the cover price, and
  • a chance to win a free, one-hour consult with me.

All the best,

Sharon

Sharon Woodhouse, owner, Conspire Creative

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ABC (Author Business Coaching) Nudge

by Sharon Woodhouse, Conspire Creative

Author coach and 25+ yrs indie book publisher. I help authors create enterprises they love around their book/s, experience, and knowledge and send a brief 3x/month email newsletter to support the creation of profitable, sustainable author businesses.

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