I may not refer directly to information presented in Brené Brown’s 99U presentation but you may find it interesting anyway.
Join Me for Pizza
Imagine I invited you over for my amazing homemade pizza. Everything from scratch. You are, of course, delighted.
You’ve mentioned my pizza to a couple friends and wonder if they might come along. I’m feeling expansive, so why not?
By 4:30 Saturday, it’s a disaster. The sauce isn’t thick enough. The toppings aren’t grilled properly. The crust doesn’t rise enough.
Which of these options makes the most sense to you?
Fiction authors might want to find something else to read. Today we’re all business.
Short version: unless greater benefits roll in over time, I didn’t get anything from Story Cartel which I couldn’t have done just as well myself, without spending $25.
The posters run the range from aspiring writers to authors with decades of experience and decades of publishing success. And the spirit of the site is open, generous and deep. (And they’ve even let me post a few times, despite my hairdo.)
My first book started writing itself the day a local childcare owner asked me, “Phil, I shop a lot, and I have to say, your store has the best customer service I’ve ever encountered. What is your secret?”
Obviously not.
A longer diatribe about marketing your self-published book. This is a year-long class, which I’d be glad to give if y’all are interested.