064: Why Writers ROCK at Marketing (and How to Do It Right)
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Today\'s episode is all about the m-words of writing: marketing and money. These topics are often hard\\xa0for writers to discuss, but I wanted to address them for a couple of reasons. First, they\\xa0are super-important.\\xa0And second, I believe that all writers can be awesome at both\\xa0at the creative and the business sides of their work.
As writers, we tell ourselves a lot of lies. Sometimes these lies are just part of getting through what needs to be done, but sometimes they can hold us back. I\\u2019ve heard many authors say \\u201cI don\\u2019t care if I make money, I just want to write,\\u201d or\\xa0\\u201cI don\\u2019t want to sell out. I can\\u2019t promote myself.\\u201d It\\u2019s as if we equate suffering and starvation with good art.
Finally, I hear some writers say \\u201cIf I make something amazing it\\u2019ll just sell itself.\\u201d
What a lot of us don\\u2019t realize is that we\\u2019re living in a paradox. On the one hand we say \\u201cI don\\u2019t wanna corrupt my art\\u201d but on the other hand we say \\u201cIf only I could make money doing what I love\\u2026\\u201d How do we reconcile this contradiction? That\'s what this episode is all about.
For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/064
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