Tag: Staying focused

  • Mindset, Health & Writing Life

    SPA Girls Podcast – EP147 – Top Ten Traits for Self-Publishing Success

    This week we talk about the top ten traits we believe you need to have to be a successful self-published author.  These include, among other things, having a thick skin, being willing to take risks and staying focused. They're not always easy, and some involve practice and mindfulness, but if you manage to get everything on this list right, we believe you'll be on the road to success.   It might seen weird to talk about stuff like this being super important over things like knowing how to put a book up on Amazon or how to market your book, but in fact a lot of what's involved with being successful in self publishing - in fact in any business - is to do with getting your head straight and your priorities focused.  With this in mind, we give you some tips on how to develop and attain some of these skills and traits, what to do when you fall off the wagon, and how to get around it if you really just can't manage to develop that thick skin... 

  • Mindset, Health & Writing Life

    SPA Girls Podcast – EP57 – Dealing With Distractions At Christmas

    This week Wendy, Cher and Trudi talk about dealing with unavoidable distractions, and how to maintain a writing schedule even when things get busy. With Christmas coming up we thought we'd talk about how we personally keep going when it seems that everything in the world is out to stop you writing the next book. It's a great reminder that we're all different and we all deal with distractions and problems in our lives differently, and however you deal with them, as long as you're still progressing forward, it's okay.

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