Shelly Francis on having the courage to write and market your books
Shelly is an author, author-coach and publisher. She founded Creative Courage Press in 2020, inspired by the people who she met while writing a book called The Courage Way. Shelly lives in the high-desert of Colorado in the US, although she loves road trips and working from anywhere. Find Shelly at: creativecouragepress.com
We talk about:
- Shelly's life & background so far (sabbatical, nomading and road trips)
- The shortcomings of traditional/mainstream publishing, and how publishing has now changed thanks to technology
- The opportunities now available to writers, and why self-publishing is a great fit for INFs/iNtuitives & introverts
- Distributing your writing; choosing the social media channel that fits you & your personality, and sowing the seeds to connect with your readers
- On the power of writing in a group, and asking for the type of feedback you are looking for, so that the book we are writing comes from our heart
- Shelly's advice for first-time authors, when it comes to balancing the 'creating' and the 'marketing' pieces
- How the launch for my own book, The Indie Author, is shaping up.
- Shelly's books, how she manages her projects, and what's on the horizon for her
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by Jas Hothi, with music by Chris Porter
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