NaNo Prep in 4 Simple Steps - Step 4
Check out the previous steps: Step 1 - Bulk Up Your Inspiration, by clicking HERE. Step 2 - Put Flesh on the Bones, HERE. Step 3 -...
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Dana Ellington
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
NaNo Prep in 4 Simple Steps - Step 3
Check out the previous steps: Step 1 - Bulk Up Your Inspiration, by clicking HERE. Step 2 - Put Flesh on the Bones, HERE. Now that you're...
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Dana Ellington
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
NaNo Prep in 4 Simple Steps - Step 2
Check out Step 1 - Bulk Up Your Inspiration, by clicking HERE. Step 2 - Put Flesh on the Bones In other words, get to know who or what it...
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Dana Ellington
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
NaNo Prep in 4 Simple Steps - Step 1
'Tis the season for writers around the world to get ready for 30 days of writing frenzy in the biggest fundraising event on the planet. ...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
What Had Happened Was...
Registration for the inaugural Simply Self-Published online course and coaching group closed on September 23rd. There are six eager...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 21, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Doing It My Way...
Sometimes, it's others comparing me to someone else that gets in the way of moving forward. People comparing my self-publishing/business...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 14, 2022
- 3 min
Why You're Still Not Writing, Fear Edition
In my last post, I listed Fear as the number 2 reason why you aren't writing that book you've always said you wanted to write. I gave a...
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Dana Ellington
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
Why Aren't You Writing?
If I made a dollar for every time someone told me, "I want to write a book, but...", I'd be in a higher tax bracket. Everyone's...
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Dana Ellington
- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
Might I Suggest, A Plan?
Let's recap: Time management is key to the life of an indie, self-published author who wants to quit their day gig, and earn a living...
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Dana Ellington
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
Key Tasks for the Successful Indie Author
Welp, you did it. You quit the day job and are now working for yourself. No annoying boss telling you what to do, when, and how to do it....
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Dana Ellington
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
One Thing You Should Know.
In my blog, What I Wish I'd Known Before I Quit, I talk about four (4) rude awakenings I received after I quit my job to go full-time in...
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Dana Ellington
- Jul 27, 2022
- 3 min
Oh, This Really Grinds My Gears.
Hot take - nounUS noun: hot take; plural noun: hot takes; noun: hottake; plural noun: hottakes a piece of commentary, typically produced...
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Dana Ellington
- Jul 20, 2022
- 6 min
What I Wish I'd Known Before I Quit.
The gurus tell you to "just do it"...take that "leap of faith" and go for your dreams so you can "live your best life." Yeah, well, the...
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Dana Ellington
- Jul 13, 2022
- 6 min
Getting to Know Me (some more)...
I'll cut right to the chase. Last post I asked you to submit your questions about me, my life as a self-published author, the business,...
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Dana Ellington
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Let Me Introduce Myself!
Hi. My name is Dana Ellington. I am the owner and Chief Everything Officer (*shout out to Dangerous Lee for coining the CEO phrase I'm...
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Dana Ellington
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
It's a New Dawn, a New Day...
And I'm feeling GOOD! Normally, by this time in my trip I'm struggling. The depressive (to me) weight of the city and its vibe would have...
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Dana Ellington
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Camp Prep - Final Step
But first, a recap (click "Step" to read that post) Step 1 - Deciding what to write. Inspiration exists in many forms. From music to...
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Dana Ellington
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
3rd Step of Camp NaNo Prep
"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail" - that quote has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but I couldn't confirm that. No matter who...
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Dana Ellington
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Camp Prep, Next Step
Let's put some flesh on some bones, and no I'm not talking about doing anything that requires lightning or any zombie creating...
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Dana Ellington
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
Getting Ready for Camp (NaNo)
It's that time y'all - time to get ready for Camp NaNoWriMo 2022! Are you excited? I'll take that as a no. Let's see if I can help you...
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