Progress, projects, updates, Sophie’s new way of writing which is *amazing* and much better than her old way, and coaching on: when we fear our next book will be a disappointment, and how to visit the worst case scenario in the future in order to disempower it.
Year 3 of The Dream Author Experience
Sophie explains what's coming up in the next year of The Dream Author Experience.“The experience of having a book rejected and then realising later that you wouldn't have wanted to put it out there as your first published book anyway... that's a really valuable...
Experiential Results 14
It’s live coaching only in this session. Sophie coaches four Dream Authors, in dialogue format, on topics that include the crucial difference between tone/texture and pace, and when it’s okay to switch your focus and start working on something new.
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When you’ve had an offer from a publisher, but think it’s too low; why we don’t eat healthily and exercise, even though we know it’s good for us; what if there’s no choice but to give up on your dream?; what to do when your child has married someone you dislike; can/should you ask your agent to read two older books you wrote some time ago while they’re trying to sell your current book?; should you get an agent now or later, when you’ve previously done the book deals yourself and have just been offered another one.
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How to borrow your productivity thoughts from one project and use them to help with another; why there’s no such thing as ‘unresolved’ or ‘keeping your options open’; should you warn agents that your book is too long?; should you pay an editorial consultant?; what to do when your agent promises the same thing ten times and then doesn’t deliver; being the authority in your own writing career.
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The difference between achievement/productivity results and experiential results; should you work fewer hours (and earn less) to allow more time for writing?; how to generate more income from writing/writing-related activities
the different kinds of hooks, and working out which type you need; The P-Line – what is it and how does it help?
Experiential Results 10
Sophie and Dream Authors discuss the concept of Experiential Results, and why they’re so important; Should you try to enjoy all of your work/tasks, or not?; How to keep the free, energised feeling we have in our free/unstressed moments and take it over into our more stressful work phases; Realism and plausibility in our writing.
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Does it matter if you never think your writing is good?; when your relatives exclude you at Christmas – how to feel okay, and even pleased, about it; choosing between two ideas when one seems more exciting but the other seems more fully formed and ready to go; does it matter if your literary novel has a jacket that’s more commercial?; should you start from scratch or revise your current ms? How to decide.
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Sophie’s story about The Universe and what it wants; what to do when your inner critic says ‘This is silly’ when you try to write; how to deal with ‘I’m not good enough’ feelings; how to ask people for help with your research; what to do if your agent doesn’t reply to your emails.
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How to handle an uncertain house-move situation; Why choosing/planning not to write can sometimes feel productive; How to feel good about working hard at writing when the results are invisible/when you feel you’re not making progress; Sophie coaches a DA on Success Resistance; Permission and Authority: how to use both to your advantage.