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Hey Reader, Have you used AI for your workflow or to create images? I've found that it's great for creating polls, assisting me with Amazon descriptions for my books, and assisting me in marketing research. For my personal creativity, I love using it to make wallpaper for my computer. This is my most recent creation, it's my Granddog Minnow, flying high above a town, with angel wings. It comes from a picture my daughter took while visiting her grandparents. There was a mural of angel wings on an alley wall for kids, and she posed her dog in front of it. I absolutely love looking at this picture, because it captures her personality so well! What have you created with AI? Reply back and let me know! π£π«§ π§π£π«§ π§π£π«§ π§π£π«§ π§π£ Let's get our feet wet... π£π«§ π§π£π«§ π§π£π«§ π§π£π«§ π§You're writing your book, and you're doing good. You have a schedule to sit down and write, and you're making progress on your book. But where is that introduction you wrote last week? Because you just had an idea and you want to add it to your intro. And where is the spreadsheet with your word count on it? Surely you must have placed it in your Google Drive somewhere! If you're writing your book, but you haven't organized the content in it yet, you'll want to put your book on pause, and organize your book into folders. This is extremely important so you can easily find and locate your research, content you're using for your book, your book comps, and any other information you'll need when writing your book. You want to organize it so you can easily find it---then you won't lose your train of thought when you're in the middle of a paragraph and need to look up a piece of information you have stored "somewhere" in your cloud, drive, or on your computer. That can take 15 minutes, and if you are looking daily, you've just wasted 75 minutes of your time (or over an hour) looking for your book content. That may not seem like alot, but in one calendar year, that adds up to 3,900 minutes of lost time, or 65 hours of lost time to looking for content, that, if you had it organized, would be found in less than a minute! From Idea to Outline in One Weekend is a playbook that not only shows you how to organize your ideas, it also gives you a step-by-step approach to organizing your book content! Your book idea has been waiting long enough. Grab your copy today! π π βοΈ π π βοΈ π π βοΈ π π βοΈ π π βοΈLet's unpack this... π¦β‘οΈ If you stopped your writing session right now, how long would it take you to find your introduction, your research, and your word count tracker? If the answer is longer than a minute, your filing system is costing you more than you realize. Disorganized content does not just slow you down in the moment, it breaks your concentration at the exact point when you need it most, right in the middle of a paragraph, right when the idea is forming. β‘οΈ What is 65 hours of your time worth? That is what the average author loses in a single year simply by not knowing where their content lives. Fifteen minutes of searching per day sounds harmless until you do the math. Sixty-five hours is nearly two full work weeks spent looking for files that should take thirty seconds to find. That is time that needs to belong to your writing, your readers, and your finished book. β‘οΈ What would change about your writing sessions if everything you needed was exactly where you it needs to be? You would stop losing your train of thought mid-paragraph. You would stop dreading the moment you need to cross-reference. Your sessions would feel smoother, faster, and far less frustrating, because the friction that has been quietly draining your momentum would simply be gone. π‘Final Thoughts: Organization is not a personality trait reserved for naturally tidy people. It is a professional decision that every author needs to make early and take seriously. Before your next writing session, pause and set up a simple folder structure in your cloud drive. Separate your research, your drafts, your comps, and your supporting materials. Label every folder clearly. Label all your drafts with the last date you've edited them. It will take you less than an hour to set up and save you sixty-five hours every single year! That is one of the highest-return investments you will make in your entire publishing process, and it costs you nothing but a little time upfront. Give yourself the gift of time by spending an hour organizing your work! πππ― πππ― πππ― πππ― πππ― πππ― πππ― πππ― πππ― π€ Client Testimonial of the Week An author who was publishing his second and third books, hired me to do his editing. He worked with another editor for his first book, but decided to try a new editor for his second book. He then ended up hiring me for this third book! "OMG!!! Her book editing services were amazing. Extremely easy to work with, gets her part done quickly, and I loved the ideas she brought to the table. I will definitely be using her services again in the future!" Alex D. Tremble Ready to take your book content to the next level? Join my upcoming cohort from July 6th to 17th for my course: Jumpstart Your Author Journey. This cohort is designed for authors who want direction in writing their book, without spending the next three to six months guessing what to write. What you get: *eight group coaching sessions with me to answer your questions around writing and finishing your book And, because this is my beta-workshop (it's the first time I'm offering it) you can get in for the introductory price of $97! Jump in now, because once the doors close, you won't be able to get in on this offer. πWant to learn more? Join my community, Self Publishing for Leaders. It's only free for the next 35 members, so get in now! Once you're in, click on courses and purchase Jumpstart Your Author's Journey today! π Learn a new perspective on your business πMy friend, Frederick, has a great newsletter called Prosperity Pathways. If you like my newsletter you will probably like this one too because it gives you the steps to create a sustainable pipeline for your business so it can prosper! Hereβs the link to try it out (itβs 100% FREE).β π’ FREE Coaching Session: New Ways to Get Your Book in Front of the Right Readers π’ Tired of the same book marketing ideas you find on the internet? Come to my workshop and we'll explore outside-of-the-box book marketing activities for busy authors! βJoin my free community for access to my upcoming workshop, where I'll reveal misconceptions and why they aren't true. This is free, interactive, and designed to save you time, money, and a whole lot of frustration! β¬οΈ Click your preferred calendar button below to automatically add this event to your calendar! β¬οΈ Your Publishing Partner, Lynn "Elikqitie" Smargis P.S. β Stuck writing your book and not sure how to get unstuck? Grab a spot on my Self-Publishing Discovery Call calendar to find out how quick and easy this process can be! |
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Are you a thought leader or C-Suite professional looking to write a non-fiction book as your business calling card? Learn how to transform your expertise into a book you can use as a networking tool to increase your reach and expand your online presence.
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