Angela Booth's Life Stream http://angelabooth.org Writing and more... posterous.com Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:51:05 -0800 What You MUST Know To Succeed As A Writer (Ezine) http://angelabooth.org/what-you-must-know-to-succeed-as-a-writer-ezi http://angelabooth.org/what-you-must-know-to-succeed-as-a-writer-ezi In this week's Fab Freelance Writing Ezine, we discuss: "What You MUST Know To Succeed As A Writer".

Here's an excerpt from the Editorial:

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:16:43 -0800 Ebook Profits Made Easy (Ezine) http://angelabooth.org/ebook-profits-made-easy-ezine http://angelabooth.org/ebook-profits-made-easy-ezine
This week, Fab Freelance Writing Ezine helps you to write and sell ebooks.

Here's a brief except:

Being comfortable writing ebooks not only helps you to create and sell your own information products, it's also a highly lucrative skill. You can write for others, as well as for yourself.

BTW, if you're writing for others, you should be charging around $2000 to $5000 per ebook, as a rule of thumb. I recommend that you get comfortable writing ebooks for yourself, then use these as your "portfolio" -- your buyers want to know that you can actually complete the project for which they hire you.

The issue will be out tomorrow, delivered straight to your Inbox.

Enjoy. :-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:02:19 -0800 Get Top Writing Jobs: the Simple Rules (Ezine) http://angelabooth.org/get-top-writing-jobs-the-simple-rules-ezine http://angelabooth.org/get-top-writing-jobs-the-simple-rules-ezine Here we are, in 2011. Hard to believe isn't it?

We're starting the new year off with a bang with this week's issue of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine.

Our theme is getting top writing jobs.

Here's an excerpt:

Why do some writers get great, easy-to-please, well-paying clients, and others get stuck with stingy, demanding and impossible-to-please clients?

Yes, there are secrets to getting great clients, and the key to success is... YOU.

Yes, you. 

In our article: "Get Top Writing Jobs: the Simple Rules", I discuss a couple of simple, simple, SIMPLE rules. 

Did you get the "simple" part? I hope you did.

I'm fond of saying that if you follow these two simple rules, you can be laziest writer ever born, and still make a top income... you just have to know what these rules are, and take them seriously.

As you may know, I coach writers. Often writers say: "I tried Elance (Or Craigslist, or whatever), and people just don't want to pay writers." They tell me that they just can't make money at these venues.

Read more in the issue, it contains a couple of articles you shouldn't mess.

The issue lands in your Inbox tomorrow.

Enjoy: it will help to make 2011 your best-ever year as a writer. :-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:56:15 -0800 Happy New Year, Dear Writer http://angelabooth.org/happy-new-year-dear-writer http://angelabooth.org/happy-new-year-dear-writer
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Here we are in the final hours of 2010...

Have a wonderful celebration! I'm pouring you a glass of virtual champagne... enjoy. :-)

I wish you everything your heart desires in 2011. Resolve now, that 2011 will be a brilliant year for you, and for your writing.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:30:24 -0800 Merry Christmas, Dear Writer http://angelabooth.org/merry-christmas-dear-writer http://angelabooth.org/merry-christmas-dear-writer
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At this joyous time of the year, I wish you everything you wish for yourself. Stay safe, have a wonderful, relaxing time... and don't forget to write.

Bless you. I've treasured your company this year, and I look forward to helping you to make 2011 spectacular.

In the immortal words of Charles Dickens:

"And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God Bless Us, Every One!"

On a writing note, remember, it's the final 24 hours for:

Blogging Ace: Get hired to blog

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:11:25 -0800 Fab Freelance Writing Ezine: How to Create Money-Making Websites http://angelabooth.org/fab-freelance-writing-ezine-how-to-create-mon http://angelabooth.org/fab-freelance-writing-ezine-how-to-create-mon In our next issue of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine we discuss creating money-making websites.

Here's an excerpt from the article: Web Writing: How to Create a Money-Making Website.

As a Web writer, your opportunities are unlimited. To take advantage of those opportunities, you need the ability to create money-making websites. Once you learn how it's done, you can develop multiple revenue streams, and put yourself in line for big paydays.

I've been creating websites for years. I look on them as investments. These sites all make money, and as they continue to generate income, their value increases. 

Today, it's laughably easy to create a site. All you need is an idea, a domain name, and WordPress. 

Let's look at how you can create a site which makes money -- in half an hour or less.

Subscribe today. The ezine comes to you completely free each week, and the new issue is out tomorrow. Enjoy. :-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:11:35 -0800 Writing and Getting Paid: $5 Articles and $500 Articles http://angelabooth.org/writing-and-getting-paid-5-articles-and-500-a http://angelabooth.org/writing-and-getting-paid-5-articles-and-500-a
There's never been a better time to be a writer. You can charge what you please, and will get paid what your writing is worth.

This brings up the vexed topic of $5 articles.

These gigs are easy to win, and the articles are easy to write.

Of course, unless you live somewhere the living is cheap, you can't survive on $5 articles... and there's no need to.

I created Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) to show writers how to make real money from their writing. There are things you need to know, and you won't learn them scooting around the Web, writing for content factories.

This coming week, in Fab Freelance Writing Ezine, we'll discuss the difference between $5 and $500 articles. It's very simple. There IS a difference, and there's no conspiracy forcing you to write for less than you're worth. :-)

What you choose to write is up to you, no one else. But you do need to know that you have a choice.

When you know the difference between a $5 article, and a $500 one, you'll be well on the way to a great writing career.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:50:17 -0800 Writers: Cash for the Holidays http://angelabooth.org/writers-cash-for-the-holidays http://angelabooth.org/writers-cash-for-the-holidays
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A few days ago, I wrote a message to Fab Freelance Writing Ezine subscribers:

The holidays are coming... How does that sit with you? If you're like most writers, around this time of the year you're wishing that you'd been a little more proactive earlier -- say from last January onward.

It's not too late. If you get busy now, you and your family can have a great Christmas.

In this coming week's issue of the ezine, out tomorrow, you'll find some excellent ideas to help you to make cash for the holidays. You've got your writing skills, and they're all you need.

So, read the issue, and start tapping the keyboard. :-)

Of course, the ezine's content is exclusive, so you must subscribe, if you're not subscribed already. 

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat,
Please to put a penny in an old man's hat;
If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny, God bless you.
- - - Mother Goose
(Thanks to this page)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:37:00 -0700 100 Day Writing Challenge: Day 1 -- Get Started http://angelabooth.org/00-day-writing-challenge-day-1-get-started http://angelabooth.org/00-day-writing-challenge-day-1-get-started
Our 100 Day Writing Challenge has started. If you haven't enrolled, please be aware that enrollments close on September 25.

Here's a little taste of the challenge, an excerpt from today's message:

Please write this down: "a task is something which takes no longer than 10, 20 or 30 minutes." 

If a task takes longer than that, it's a project. In other words, you're chunking everything right down, into slivers of time.

Think of it this way:

Intention => Goal => Projects => Tasks

When you chunk every down into slivers of time, it stops you procrastinating. If you only have 20 minutes to do a task, you'll do it. :-)

To help you to chunk, get a timer utility. Search Google for "timer utility". You'll find little software applications for both the Mac and PC. Pick one, and install it, and USE IT.

I have one on my Mac, called oddly enough (smile) Timer Utility. I use it all day, every day, to time my tasks. Once the timer ends, that task is DONE. If it's incomplete, it becomes another task for later today, or for tomorrow.

If you're not familiar with chunking, the way I use it is similar to the Pomodoro Technique.

Happy Challenge to you. Enjoy your 100 days. 

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:13:14 -0700 100 Day Writing Challenge: Starts Tomorrow http://angelabooth.org/100-day-writing-challenge-starts-tomorrow http://angelabooth.org/100-day-writing-challenge-starts-tomorrow
Are you ready for the 100 Day Writing Challenge?

The challenge kicks off tomorrow, so clear space in your writing schedule. Aim to spend an hour a day on it, if you can.

Here's the basic information:

* The Challenge's primary aim is to ensure that you're making at least $200 a day more from your writing than you're making now, and that you'll be well on the way to making at least $70 an hour from your writing;

* The program's conducted via email, you'll receive one or two messages a week;

* Budget at least an hour a day to work with the program and your writing;

* The program is helpful for writers at varying levels of experience, so whether you're a newbie or a pro, the program will help you to take your writing career to a whole new level;

* You can use the program to write anything at all -- develop a copywriting career, write a book, write for the Web... anything you choose.

Be accountable: blog your challenge

Several writers are blogging their challenge; it's a great way to be accountable. You can blog your challenge-experiences on your own blog, and /or on Fab Freelance Writing Blog too (contact me if you're up for the latter.)

I'm excited, and I hope you're getting excited too.

I've had several questions about your Challenge goal. Don't worry if you haven't set a goal yet. You'll set your goal in the first few days of the challenge.

More tomorrow -- enroll to join us.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:06:14 -0700 Ready, Set, Enroll! 100 Day Writing Challenge http://angelabooth.org/ready-set-enroll-100-day-writing-challenge http://angelabooth.org/ready-set-enroll-100-day-writing-challenge
Judging from the numerous messages I've received, you're champing at the bit to get started on your writing challenge. Excellent! :-)

Enrollments to the 100 Day Writing Challenge are now open.

We'll get started on September 22, so get prepared. 

Please remember that the enrollment is time-limited; enrollments end on September 25. I want us all to be on the same page, so to speak, as we blast through the challenge.

Enjoy -- I'm looking forward to writing with you. And yes, I'll be working with my own personal challenge too. Just as you do, I want to finish 2010 with a bang, and head into 2011 with all guns blazing. :-)

Want to Document Your Journey?

If you'd like to share your personal experiences with the writing challenge, I'm looking for a couple of writers who'll document their journey on the blog. Just get in touch if you're enthusiastic.

Join us -- enroll today. I promise you you'll have fun, AND you'll achieve your writing goals for 2010.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:35:34 -0700 100 Day Writing Challenge: "Where's the signup form?" http://angelabooth.org/100-day-writing-challenge-wheres-the-signup-f http://angelabooth.org/100-day-writing-challenge-wheres-the-signup-f Over the past couple of days, since the 100 Day Writing Challenge site was launched, I've received many "Where's the signup form?" queries.

The form isn't live yet. Enrollment will be for five days only, so expect it to be live within the next couple of days. (The program starts on September 22.)

I'll announce that enrollment has begun in a short message to Fab Freelance Writing Ezine subscribers as soon as the form goes live.

The 100 Day Writing Challenge in a nutshell:

* The program starts on September 22 and ends on January 1;

* Its aim is to ensure that you're making at least $200 a day more from your writing than you're making now, and that you'll be well on the way to making at least $70 an hour from your writing;

* The program's conducted via email, you'll receive one or two messages a week;

* Budget at least an hour a day to work with the program and your writing;

* The program is helpful for writers at varying levels of experience, so whether you're a newbie or pro, the program will help you to take your writing career to a whole new level;

* You can use the program to write anything at all -- develop a copywriting career, write a book, write for the Web... anything you choose.

If you're up for a challenge, the 100 Day Writing Challenge is for you. Join us, we'll have fun. :-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:49:35 -0700 100 Day Writing Challenge site launch http://angelabooth.org/100-day-writing-challenge-site-launch http://angelabooth.org/100-day-writing-challenge-site-launch Just a quick note to let you know that the site for the 100 Day Writing Challenge has launched.

You'll find a countdown timer to the launch date of the program (September 22, 2010) at the bottom of the home page.

I'll be adding an enrollment form over the next few days. The enrollment period is for five days only. We'll be an exclusive group. :-) I want to be able to provide you with reasonable support and guidance, so enrollments are strictly limited.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:55:40 -0700 NEW For Authors: Publish in Kindle Format, and Access Millions of Readers http://angelabooth.org/new-for-authors-publish-in-kindle-format-and http://angelabooth.org/new-for-authors-publish-in-kindle-format-and
Are you writing a book? If so, there's a marketplace you may not have considered: Amazon's Kindle.

I've owned a Kindle for a while, and although I loved it at first, the dinky little forward and back buttons just annoy me. I'm a fast reader, and the buttons hurt my thumbs. Then I bought an iPad, and now I read my Kindle ebooks on that: forward and back with just a tap! Magic. 

All of which is a long-winded way of saying that the future of books is digital, and you can read Kindle books on just about any mobile device, which makes for a HUGE marketplace.

To be honest, although I publish ebooks, I disregarded the Kindle. Then I kept hearing from writer colleagues that they'd just published their books on the Kindle, and that sales were great. One writer told me she was publishing a book a week. (Your Kindle books don't need to be long; they just need to cover what readers want to know.)

That raised my eyebrows. 

What raised them even more was when she told me of the income she was making, without doing much promotion at all; she was relying on Amazon's popularity.

This means that I'll be taking a fresh look at the Kindle's publishing format, and you should too.

Publishing for the Kindle is amazingly easy.

To show you how easy, I discovered this new video training, which shows you how to publish in Kindle format quickly and simply, and completely for free, using the tools you already have on your computer. 

Discover how you can publish your books in Kindle format today.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:11:16 -0700 Ezine: Make $100 a Day From Web Writing http://angelabooth.org/ezine-make-100-a-day-from-web-writing http://angelabooth.org/ezine-make-100-a-day-from-web-writing
Are you making $100 a day from Web writing? I hope you are. While $100 a day won't keep the wolf from the door, it's a start.

This coming week, in Fab Freelance Writing Ezine we'll discuss how you can make $100 a day from Web writing, quickly. If you've surpassed that figure, great! You'll discover fresh insights which will help you to increase your income.

We'll be discussing mindset, skills, productivity, and more. Join us.

A heads-up: it's the final day for our prelaunch of PLR Magic.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:37:47 -0700 Writing Jobs: Create Your Own http://angelabooth.org/writing-jobs-create-your-own http://angelabooth.org/writing-jobs-create-your-own
This week's theme in Fab Freelance Writing Ezine is creating Private Label Rights (PLR) content. Creating and selling PLR content is perfect for you if you like the idea of creating your own writing job. Once you've established a reputation and have clients, you can make your own hours.

Here's an excerpt from the message which has just gone out to subscribers:

So, what is PLR? Basically, PLR content is GENERIC content. It's content that's bought to form the foundation of something else. People buy PLR content to launch websites, and to promote products and services. PLR content is created so that it can be edited, and transformed into something else... into whatever weird and wonderful things the buyer wants to do with it.

PLR works like this, sales-wise. 

Let's say you're selling an article:

Standard article: sold with (whatever) rights to one buyer. Depending on which rights you sold the first time, you may sell it again to another buyer.

PLR article: sold with all rights to many buyers.

Later this week, we'll cover:

* Creating your first PLR package; and 

* Promoting your PLR.

Learn more about PLR in the ezine.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:38 -0700 Become a Confident Writer: Stop Listening to the Voices in Your Head http://angelabooth.org/become-a-confident-writer-stop-listening-to-t http://angelabooth.org/become-a-confident-writer-stop-listening-to-t
I've been working hard on the 100 Day Challenge material. What started as a fun little side project is taking on much more importance. I'm devoting more time to it; I want it to be the best hour-a-day you've ever spent.

Here's why. I've been reading many months' worth of email messages, both from my writing students, and from other writers. I'm trying to find common writing and personal challenges which we can address and eliminate in our 100 days.

There are lots of them, and we'll get to them all. I want you to end 2010 with a bang, and be ready to take on the world in 2011.

One problem in particular stood out. 

The sub-text of 95 per cent of the messages I studied is the writer's lack of confidence. 

Even writers who are GOOD writers (you can tell a lot from an email message) are making an unholy mess of their writing careers because they lack confidence.

It made me angry on their behalf. They were listening to the kvetching voices in their head which told them that they weren't good enough, had no talent, that they'd never make money... and on an on.

Your lack of confidence affects everything you do as a writer. Worse, if you don't realize that you lack confidence you can be destroyed: you'll give up all hope of a writing career.

So during the 100 Day Challenge, you'll learn how to become a confident, selling writer. In the 100 days, you'll discover what it took me ten years (no joke) to learn. (When I started writing, in the 1970s, I often sat at my typewriter and just cried.)

Here's a tip about your inner editor, inner critic, or whatever you want to call the voices in your head: stop listening. Write instead.

I'll be telling you more about the 100 Day Challenge in the ezine. Read the issues, because once enrollment opens, it will only be open for FIVE days. I want us all to be on the same page, so to speak, so after five days, enrollment will close. We'll be an exclusive little group. :-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:12:07 -0700 100 Day Challenge: Fab Freelance Writing Ezine http://angelabooth.org/100-day-challenge-fab-freelance-writing-ezine http://angelabooth.org/100-day-challenge-fab-freelance-writing-ezine
I've mentioned our new "100 Day Challenge" in the past couple of ezine messages, and have received lots of questions.

Here's the gist.

* The 100 Day Challenge starts in September, and ends on January 1, 2011;

* I'll tell you more about it, and how to join the Challenge, in the ezine. So subscribe if you're not already subscribed;

* The Challenge is completely free;

* Your objectives. By then end of the 100 Day Challenge you'll be making at least $200 a day more from your writing than you're making now, and you'll be well on the way to making at least $70 an hour from your writing.

What do you need to join?

You need the determination to commit to the process, and also the desire to devote an hour a day to it. You'll also need to be willing to have FUN with this. :-)

Who's the Challenge for?

It's for both new and established writers who want to achieve the goals they set for themselves in 2010. If you didn't set any goals, you'll get the opportunity to set goals during the Challenge.

In a nutshell: we'll have fun, and you'll discover how to build a great writing career.

I look forward to writing with you. :-)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:03:12 -0700 Headlines: Too Big to Cover in an Article http://angelabooth.org/headlines-too-big-to-cover-in-an-article http://angelabooth.org/headlines-too-big-to-cover-in-an-article
Headlines. 

You read them every day, and whatever you're writing, you write headlines every day.

Headlines are also called "titles," of course.

Headlines are all-important. If you can't get people (editors, buyers of your writing, readers) to read your headlines, and read further, your writing is dead.

I've been trying to think of some form of writing which doesn't require a headline, and can't think of anything, except personal notes, or personal snail mail letters... Even email messages have headlines: the subject lines are headlines. 

So, enough waffling from me on headlines. 

Please download my latest report, "Super Simple Headlines That Sell", and discover how to write GREAT headlines.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/23779/angela.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KINaxFXH5n Angela Booth angelabooth Angela Booth Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:44:26 -0700 Show up As a Writer and You'll Achieve Success http://angelabooth.org/show-up-as-a-writer-and-youll-achieve-success http://angelabooth.org/show-up-as-a-writer-and-youll-achieve-success
If you're not achieving the success you want as a writer, chances are you're just not showing up.

This seems to be a very common challenge; writers run out of steam and enthusiasm not only for a project, but also for their careers.

Apropos of showing up, here's what I wrote on a forum this morning.

Just show up, do what you do. As Woody Allen said: "Eighty percent of success is showing up."

If you feel resistance to DOING, there's always a reason. Brainstorm and do some free writing until you discover what that reason is. Chances are, the reason is important.

Also, leave time for thinking.

Clear your mind, and just sit and think. "Muse" or "wonder" might be better terms for "thinking"; most people don't do enough of just sitting and thinking. If you muse on whatever your current challenge is, chances are you'll come up with a solution... a surprising one. :-)

Re musing, I've noticed that the "musing habit", to coin a term, leads to inspiration and creativity -- and more showing up.

What are you showing up for?

I'm thrilled that my latest product has helped more writers kickstart their careers at the outsourcing sites -- by showing up.

Here's one writer's results with this material. Four days after her purchase of Instant Income For Writers: Ace the Outsourcing Sites, Christi said:

"I followed the 7 day plan and put in applications on 3 different days. I got one job that is possibly long term, that pays hourly. Then today I logged into my email and had another contract waiting for me. I was just totally thrilled, I have been trying so hard to find work that I could do from home."

Christi showed up: you can too.

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