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If you want to survive and thrive in today's game, you've got to level up, buttercup. In this honest and to-the-point book, bestselling authors Sean M. Platt and Johnny Truant show you how successful authors cultivate the right mindset in order to thrive in today's competitive publishing game. Mindset? Really? Yes, really. No, it isn't everything, but it's often the most important thing. All the technical skills in the world are useless without it. If you've ever wondered what sets career authors apart from the wannabes, or merely been faced with doubts and fears, this simple book is for you.

End the FRUSTRATION and learn dictation in just 15 minutes a day! Sean Platt spent over a decade trying to learn dictation, without success. He ended up frustrated and giving up after every attempt. After a sudden insight one day he made a few tweaks to his approach to dictation and has used dictation every day since. In 15-Minute Dictation Platt and Silver show you how to adjust your approach to dictation to leave behind frustrating starts and stops and finally be able to produce more books in less time. You will discover: Why authors struggle with dictation, and how to break the cycle of starts and stops. The surprising hidden benefits you get when you learn dictation (it's not just about going faster). How to rewire your brain to access your storytelling skills via dictation. Why your stories get more creative when you dictate (and why most authors fear the opposite). The "15-minute method" to get over the initial struggle and add dictation as a tool in your author toolbox. Suggested tools to make dictation work for you. Fun and practical exercises to help you get dictating today! This fun, practical and short read will help you ditch the fears that have held you back, the frustrations that keep you in the stop/start cycle, and finally help you dictate. You can produce more books, with less frustration... in just 15 minutes a day.

Fewer words. Sharper stories. Bigger impact. Are you getting bogged down in lengthy prose and bloated descriptions? Time to say F*ck the Details and write stories that move! Descriptive elements don't have to be speed bumps that grind everything to a halt. Ditch the fluff and craft lean stories that grab your readers by the eyeballs and pack a bone-crunching punch. In this quick read you will learn how to: Write description that leverages common knowledge and the experience of the reader to omit details that the reader can imagine for you. Show a character's frame of mind with action, keeping the story moving. Identify which details to keep and which to throw away. Through Joel's before-and-after story examples, you won't just learn what effective descriptions look like ... you'll understand how to craft them for yourself.

What if you could generate creative ideas for your writing on demand and never had to stare at a blank screen again? Books require ideas. From the initial idea for a novel or series, right down to the objects in a scene and words in a sentence. In a single project you may need hundreds or even thousands of ideas. If you rely on lightning to strike or ideas to simply "come to you," you could be left waiting until they are shoveling in the dirt on top of you. In Endless Ideas, Platt and Silver show you how to take a methodical approach to ideation and turn on your idea making machine to never run dry or find yourself stuck and banging your head on your desk again. You will discover: How ideas are formed and the "machinery" behind ideation A clear strategy to develop your creativity and turn on your idea making machine! How to flip from looking for one idea, to generating lots of great ideas for any problem you are stuck on Creating "light bulb" moments on demand How to choose between your ideas and get them to do the most heavy lifting for you How to expand an idea and take it from a tiny grain to fully developed. How to apply ideation in the different areas you will need it most: Books/Series ideas, plot ideas, character ideas, world building ideas, and marketing ideas. Isn't it time you turned on your creative machine and had light bulb moments on demand?