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Discovering Yourself as a Writer (4)
This is the fourth and final segment of SWOT — threats. Threats can stem from anywhere. Threats materialize from environmental conditions, competitors, friends and family, and self. If you can identify threats upfront, most times you will be able to develop strategies to mitigate the threat or turn it around to your advantage. However, even being proactive, [...]
Discovering Who You Are as a Writer (3)
In case you are just joining us, I’m in the midst of of a four part series in discovering who you are as a writer. We are using SWOT to identify our strengths, weaknesses,opportunities, and threats. While this exercise is ridiculously simple, it can be challenging because it forces you to look at yourself honestly. [...]
Discovering Who You Are as a Writer (2)
Tonight we are going to talk about weaknesses. This is part of the SWOT analysis explained in a posting dated 4/19/2008. The W stands for itinerating your weaknesses. I know that we all know what we are weak in, but if you write it down, the cumulative picture shifts a bit. You will see yourself slightly [...]
Discovering Who You Are as a Writer (1)
In my last post, I invited everyone to join me as I begin the journey of crafting my writing talent into a business. I discussed the definition of SWOT in fleshing out my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. We are going to take this information now and see how this information is useful. STRENGTHS: Strengths are always easy to [...]
One Way to Make Novel Writing a Career
Figuring out the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) posed may position you to achieve your goal sooner, better or easier. This is because now you are able to clearly assess where you are and take a more clear cut action plan to get you your results. Okay, I know what you are thinking. Why [...]
Five Step Process to Assess and Plan Your Writing Career
You probably are wondering why I can’t get my act together and here I am giving advice. Good question. My career experience has been an integration of sales, marketing, writing, teaching, and observation. For the past 15 years or so, I’ve listened to financial experts help launch small businesses; I’ve watched webinars on everything [...]
The Confession of a Self Saboteur
I am procrastinating again. My goal is to write a short story by May 1…well, finish the rough draft at least. Not a tall order when you consider that the outline is sketched out and the characters are already moving around in my head. However, I have yet to get beyond “Let me put in [...]
Top Ten Strategies to Focus on Writing
I have to admit that I’m a veteran when it comes to putting my family, my job, my responsibilities before writing. I am the type of person who needs at least two hours to write. I need to get my thoughts organized, remember who is doing what with whom and why in my stories. As [...]
The Basics in Establishing Goals!
We all have goals whether we a conscious of them or not. Every time you write a list of things you have to do, you are goal setting. When you verbally share your dreams or plans with someone, you are establishing goals. However, setting goals for a larger project takes more forethought. I have no idea who came up with [...]
What is Your Unique Value Position
You are the reader. You are in a book store with a $20 bill. Of course, whatever book you select, you want it to be compelling. You want the best novel, let’s say, in the horror genre. You want the writer to carry you into his/her world and make chills go up your spine. You [...]
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