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22: How do you know who your ideal reader is?
This week, authors J Thorn and Crys Cain discuss what an ideal reader is vs...
Mastermind Benefits: Subject Matter Experts
Many times, in the process of writing a novel, writers have to do research. Although...
21: How can authors take advantage of “batching?”
This week, authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain talk about the productivity tool "batching," and...
Mastermind Benefits: Structure
There is a paradox I have operated under for many years as an artist. I...
20: How do you cope with perfectionist tendencies?
This week, authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain talk about dealing with perfectionist tendencies: when...
Mastermind Benefits: Stretching Limits
Oftentimes, we don’t even know what we don’t know. Especially as an independent author, it...
Mastermind Benefits: Shared Goals
I have a love-hate relationship with goal-setting. Goals are something that most authors struggle with,...
19: What is a virtual writing room?
In this week's episode, J Thorn and Crys Cain discuss one of the most used...
Mastermind Benefits: Rapid Growth
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000-hour rule. Although K. Anders Ericsson originally came up...