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Monday, January 13, 2020

In today's world, following Jesus is an act of defiance.

Be defiant.

~ Bill Taysom

For Regency romance readers, descriptions are an important part of the story. My apologies to my readers as I'm not as good at it as many other writers. Donna Hatch shared a post about the gowns:
http://donnahatch.com/gowns-gowns-and-more-gowns-and-how-often-regency-ladies-changed-clothes/

As a writer, I'm my own business. I read articles about improving my business and attempt to apply what I learn for the big pond for my itty-bitty pond. Business guidance, from Bill Taysom:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/alignment-killing-your-business-bill-taysom

God bless.

The Writer's Refuge posted a much needed reminder about "What Are You Writing For?":
https://thewritersrefuge.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/what-are-you-writing-for/

Bill Taysom Marketing to Win: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/marketing-win-bill-taysom

Holley Gerth shared a lovely perspective "Hope When Mother's Day is Hard."
http://holleygerth.com/hope-mothers-day/

God bless.

One of the feral cats lazing on the driveway.

Marketing FAIL by Bill Taysom (C-suite: CEO, CPO, etc.):
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/marketing-fail-bill-taysom

Sara Wolf, over on "A Writer's Path," shared The Average Earnings of Authors:
https://ryanlanz.com/2016/04/14/the-average-earnings-of-authors-2/

"The Writer's Refuge" shared How to Give Your Writing Routine a Creative Boost:
https://thewritersrefuge.wordpress.com/2016/04/10/how-to-give-your-writing-routine-a-creative-boost/

Looking for a cozy mystery? katiescottagebooks recommends "To Helvetica and Back," by Paige Shelton:
https://katiescottagebooks.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/to-helvetica-and-back-by-paige-shelton/

Genesis 5020 shared God's Presence In Our Lives:
https://5020genesis.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/gods-presence-in-our-lives/

God bless.

I think this is useful information for anyone. I adapt it to the business side of my writing. Marketing with Bill Taysom:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/common-marketing-failure-mindsets-bill-taysom

Donna Hatch writes in defense of Ballroom Regencies:
http://donnahatch.com/intertwining-fantasy-and-history/

Many bloggers are participating in the A to Z Challenge, one of them is Plucking Of My Heartstrings. I was fascinated by "B," which was for Bat Conservation:
http://pluckingofmyheartstrings.com/2016/04/02/b-is-for-bat-conservation-international-atozchallenge/

Always good to see friends succeed, Patricia Johns and her Open Faucet:
http://patriciajohnsromance.com/2016/04/08/open-faucet/

God bless.

Someone on one of my FB group pages shared this beautiful blog post:
http://alizanaomi.com/on-the-day-that-i-saw-jesus/

Donna Hatch shares a clean free short story on her blog, worth the read:
http://donnahatch.com/when-ship-bells-ring-short-story-by-donna-hatch/

Marketing specialist Bill Taysom offers advice on "Purpose Driven Brands" (I adapt it to me as a writer):
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/purpose-driven-brands-bill-taysom

The Writer's Refuge shared "Finding Inspiration in Your Own Words."
https://thewritersrefuge.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/finding-inspiration-in-your-own-words/

God bless.

For Readers: Writers In The Storm offered advice on how to write good reviews:
http://writersinthestormblog.com/2016/02/help-your-readers-write-good-reviews/

For Authors about marketing:

Bill Taysom: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/brand-alignment-your-vast-untapped-resource-bill-taysom

I read this and thought of myself as the business. I need work on my branding. My sales team is hiding, and marketing is clueless. Operations is finally getting its act together, and the executive is tearing her hair out wondering when she'll figure out how to pull it all together.

Chris McMullen: https://chrismcmullen.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/organic-is-better-for-book-marketing/

One of my favorite Spoken Word videos by Jon Jorgensen "Who You Are: A Message To All Women":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWi5iXnguTU&index=7&list=PLm4vXA2z3GzRW2zsDeAZ7XtpkxSFhrrLx

God bless.