Vicky has the plague and Joe is left to steer the ship in this week's episode of the 1,000 Authors Show. Between bouts of coughing and spluttering, they explain why many would-be authors struggle to get started – and share the three questions that will get you unstuck
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Posted on 07 November 2019
Let me ask you again: why aren't you achieving your goals? Do you know what's missing? Which tiny beetle steps you need to take?
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Posted on 06 November 2019
In today's video, I ramble on about why writing like you speak is dumb and leads to badly written books.
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Posted on 04 November 2019
Knowing what questions to ask when you start to write your book is the hardest part… We spend so much time looking for answers, we rarely stop to think if we’re asking the right questions. And sometimes we don’t know which questions to ask at all…
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Posted on 01 November 2019
Vicky and Joe are surrounded by spooks and ghouls in this Hallowe'en edition of the 1000 Authors Show. Listen in, if you dare, to the four lurking horrors that will kill your book... unless you slay them first. There's also silly voices and a cautionary tale about why many high-street shops are failing. It's like they want a disaster...
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Posted on 01 November 2019
Writing a book isn't just about the writing; it's about the details, too. The fine points that mark you out as a professional. Stuff your readers may not notice on a conscious level, but if you get it wrong, they'll feel it. They'll know.
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Posted on 29 October 2019
Beware the spooks, ghouls, and monsters lurking in the shadows, waiting to destroy your book…
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Posted on 24 October 2019
You can create a sacred space even in a shared office, a busy home, or a public café; it just takes a little ingenuity and a certain amount of hard-headed resolve.
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Posted on 18 October 2019
Vicky and Joe talk about the twitching madness of insomnia, and how it's kind of like when you're suffering from chronic Blank Page Of Doomness.
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Posted on 18 October 2019
What would you do with your business and your products and services if there were no rules? If nobody was watching? If you could guarantee nobody would laugh?
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Posted on 17 October 2019
Use all the tools at your disposal: build a rabid Instagram following, especially if your business is visual like aerial arts, painting, cartooning, and exotic dancing – but please don't make it the only thing you do.
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Posted on 16 October 2019
Perfectionism keeps us all stuck, and it may well drive us into an early grave.