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Maggie Shayne
- Jan 8, 2018
- 3 min
Writers, Resolutions, and Bliss
But it also gave me a compelling need to write a sort of counterpoint to it. So this one’s for you, my sister scribes, especially my younger sister scribes. It doesn’t always have to be about doing more. Maybe it’s better to try basking more. All those resolutions I read in the piece were from writers, vowing to write more, to work more, to be online more, to market more, to advertise more, to work harder, to be better, to do more and more and more. I was exhausted by the tim
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Maggie Shayne
- Jan 8, 2018
- 3 min
Writers, Resolutions, and Bliss
But it also gave me a compelling need to write a sort of counterpoint to it. So this one’s for you, my sister scribes, especially my younger sister scribes. It doesn’t always have to be about doing more. Maybe it’s better to try basking more. All those resolutions I read in the piece were from writers, vowing to write more, to work more, to be online more, to market more, to advertise more, to work harder, to be better, to do more and more and more. I was exhausted by the tim
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 6, 2017
- 2 min
Doorway to the Season of Change
I love living here...
where the most subtle of changes are felt in every breeze, every breath, and every cell of our bodies if we’re in tune. The constant shifting of the seasons is reflected in every leaf on every tree, and oh how our Autumns thrill me! August 1st was the exact mid-point
between the longest day and shortest night of the year (June We’re a week past that point at this writing. It’s August 6th, and everything is su
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 6, 2017
- 2 min
Doorway to the Season of Change
I love living here...
where the most subtle of changes are felt in every breeze, every breath, and every cell of our bodies if we’re in tune. The constant shifting of the seasons is reflected in every leaf on every tree, and oh how our Autumns thrill me! August 1st was the exact mid-point
between the longest day and shortest night of the year (June We’re a week past that point at this writing. It’s August 6th, and everything is su
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 4, 2017
- 3 min
25 Years: What I’ve Learned
This month, August 24th, marks 25 years since the day I got the phone call telling me that a real publisher wanted to give me real money to publish one of my novels. So I thought I’d write a post sharing the most important things I’ve learned during this long haul. Friends matter Nourish your relationships. Find your tribe of creative colleagues. Let them become your friends. Try to offer as much to your tribe as you get back from it. Share the things you learn. Listen to the
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 4, 2017
- 3 min
25 Years: What I’ve Learned
This month, August 24th, marks 25 years since the day I got the phone call telling me that a real publisher wanted to give me real money to publish one of my novels. So I thought I’d write a post sharing the most important things I’ve learned during this long haul. Friends matter Nourish your relationships. Find your tribe of creative colleagues. Let them become your friends. Try to offer as much to your tribe as you get back from it. Share the things you learn. Listen to the
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 20, 2016
- 2 min
How to Do More, Better Work in Less Time
Hi, Creators! Today I want to share an effective method to produce more work, and better work, in less time, something those of us who work out of our homes need desperately. It’s a method called segmenting. What is Segmenting? Afterward, you can take a break, (but you need to set a time limit on that too!) Do something fun, go outside, take a walk, get a coffee, read your email, and then move on to another thing from your to-do list, and devote a given amount of time to that
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 20, 2016
- 2 min
How to Do More, Better Work in Less Time
Hi, Creators! Today I want to share an effective method to produce more work, and better work, in less time, something those of us who work out of our homes need desperately. It’s a method called segmenting. What is Segmenting? Afterward, you can take a break, (but you need to set a time limit on that too!) Do something fun, go outside, take a walk, get a coffee, read your email, and then move on to another thing from your to-do list, and devote a given amount of time to that
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 16, 2016
- 2 min
Miracle Grow for Business
My Favorite Thing in the Universe Okay, so I have never ever put a product in this spot. But I’m making an exception for this, because it’s made for people like us, creative entrepreneurs, artists, storytellers, and Law of Attraction wizards. LOAers as I call us. And it’s made BY one of us. About this time last year, I was wishing for a more spiritual approach to business and art, and as always happens when we ask, it was given. I started noticing people talking about Leonie
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 16, 2016
- 2 min
Miracle Grow for Business
My Favorite Thing in the Universe Okay, so I have never ever put a product in this spot. But I’m making an exception for this, because it’s made for people like us, creative entrepreneurs, artists, storytellers, and Law of Attraction wizards. LOAers as I call us. And it’s made BY one of us. About this time last year, I was wishing for a more spiritual approach to business and art, and as always happens when we ask, it was given. I started noticing people talking about Leonie
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 29, 2016
- 3 min
Top 5 Reasons You’re Not Happy: GUILT
So we get a little success and we feel terrible about all the people who don’t have any success at all. We make a little money and feel badly for those who have none. But let’s get serious about this now. What does one thing have to do with the other? What We Live Has No Relation to What Anyone Else is Living If we were failing instead of succeeding, would other people be more successful? If we were broke instead of able to pay our bills, would poor people have more money tha
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 29, 2016
- 3 min
Top 5 Reasons You’re Not Happy: GUILT
So we get a little success and we feel terrible about all the people who don’t have any success at all. We make a little money and feel badly for those who have none. But let’s get serious about this now. What does one thing have to do with the other? What We Live Has No Relation to What Anyone Else is Living If we were failing instead of succeeding, would other people be more successful? If we were broke instead of able to pay our bills, would poor people have more money tha
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Maggie Shayne
- Jul 17, 2016
- 4 min
The Storyteller’s Role in a Changing World
But first, let’s talk about what’s really happening in our world. Humans Fear Change Where we are and where we’ve been are comfortable places. Maybe not perfect. Maybe vastly imperfect. But we know them. They’re familiar and safe. Change, on the other hand, is new. We can’t know what something new will feel like. So we cling to the familiar. And when I say “we” I mean humankind. But Change is Inevitable So here’s a microcosm of the big picture, illustrated in a little story.
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Maggie Shayne
- Jul 17, 2016
- 4 min
The Storyteller’s Role in a Changing World
But first, let’s talk about what’s really happening in our world. Humans Fear Change Where we are and where we’ve been are comfortable places. Maybe not perfect. Maybe vastly imperfect. But we know them. They’re familiar and safe. Change, on the other hand, is new. We can’t know what something new will feel like. So we cling to the familiar. And when I say “we” I mean humankind. But Change is Inevitable So here’s a microcosm of the big picture, illustrated in a little story.
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Maggie Shayne
- Jul 17, 2016
- 4 min
The Storyteller’s Role in a Changing World
But first, let’s talk about what’s really happening in our world. Humans Fear Change Where we are and where we’ve been are comfortable places. Maybe not perfect. Maybe vastly imperfect. But we know them. They’re familiar and safe. Change, on the other hand, is new. We can’t know what something new will feel like. So we cling to the familiar. And when I say “we” I mean humankind. But Change is Inevitable So here’s a microcosm of the big picture, illustrated in a little story.
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Maggie Shayne
- May 15, 2016
- 5 min
How To Sell More Books
Seven Tips Make the first book in your connected series free for at least a month at a time. Make sure there are links to at least 2 sequels in the back matter. Make sure there is a hefty sized excerpt of Book 2 or a link to one in the back matter. Masterfully and subtly set up the core conflict of Book 2 in the storyline of Book 1. Feature this series on all your social media and websites. Advertise the free book in every conceivable place. Spend money on this. Make Sure Boo
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Maggie Shayne
- May 15, 2016
- 5 min
How To Sell More Books
Seven Tips Make the first book in your connected series free for at least a month at a time. Make sure there are links to at least 2 sequels in the back matter. Make sure there is a hefty sized excerpt of Book 2 or a link to one in the back matter. Masterfully and subtly set up the core conflict of Book 2 in the storyline of Book 1. Feature this series on all your social media and websites. Advertise the free book in every conceivable place. Spend money on this. Make Sure Boo
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Maggie Shayne
- May 15, 2016
- 5 min
How To Sell More Books
Seven Tips Make the first book in your connected series free for at least a month at a time. Make sure there are links to at least 2 sequels in the back matter. Make sure there is a hefty sized excerpt of Book 2 or a link to one in the back matter. Masterfully and subtly set up the core conflict of Book 2 in the storyline of Book 1. Feature this series on all your social media and websites. Advertise the free book in every conceivable place. Spend money on this. Make Sure Boo
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Maggie Shayne
- May 8, 2016
- 5 min
The Care and Feeding of the Muse
The best way to cure writer’s block is to prevent it from ever happening. Inspiration is the well from which writers and artists drink. And the muse is the personification of our inspiration. Keeping her well full and clear is something that will benefit all artists, and here are some thoughts on how we can do that. Feed Your Muse with Down Time I know this is the opposite of the normal writerly advice, to “write every day.” But it’s vital to not spend all our time chained t
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Maggie Shayne
- May 8, 2016
- 5 min
The Care and Feeding of the Muse
The best way to cure writer’s block is to prevent it from ever happening. Inspiration is the well from which writers and artists drink. And the muse is the personification of our inspiration. Keeping her well full and clear is something that will benefit all artists, and here are some thoughts on how we can do that. Feed Your Muse with Down Time I know this is the opposite of the normal writerly advice, to “write every day.” But it’s vital to not spend all our time chained t
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