Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely holidays! Ezra and I stayed in for New Year's and a quiet dance at midnight to Peter Gabriel singing Book of Love.
2016 Calendar
We're changing the group calls for 2016 so that Ezra can participate, and so members on the East Coast can more easily attend.
We'll still meet twice monthly -- one call for coaching and teaching on the writer's life, writing, editing, or publishing, and one call for focus on book and author marketing -- now the first and third Thursdays.
All calls will now be at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern, Thursdays.
All calls with be on Zoom: Meeting ID: 781 707 967
Here's the calendar for the year:
January 7, 2016
January 21
February 4
February 18
March 3
March 17
April 7
April 21
May 5
May 19
June 2
June 16
July 7
July 21
August 4
August 18
September 1
September 15
October 6
October 20
November 3
November 17
December 1
December 15
January 5, 2017
January 19, 2017
I have also invited all of you to a Google Calendar event for our calls, so that you can see the calls as an event on your own Google calendar, if you would like. Once you click accept, the event will automatically be added to your Google calendar. If you don't want that, or don't use Google calendar, then don't accept the invitation.
January Goals
Welcome to the New Year!
To Ezra and I, January is a month like any other. We both have goals for this month. (We're editing our third books in each of our trilogies during the Edit Your Novel class.)
Since it's also the New Year, I've been thinking about what I would like to accomplish by year's end. I encourage you to do the same. Not to put pressure on yourself (unless that's a motivator), but to help you envision where you'd like to be author career wise in a year from now.
I thought I would edit two novels this year, but the more I thought about it and spoke with my readers, the more I realized I could actually publish these two books. I like challenges!
How about you? What you like for yourself in January and in the whole of 2016?
Post your reflections in our Facebook group here:
Program Renewal
For those of you who joined our 12-month program December 2014 or January 2015, it's time to renew, if you'd like.
Go here to renew:
Benefits of our program include:
- First access to all of our new courses on writing, editing, marketing, publishing
- Free access to the Dive In level of all the live courses, to get extra support and guidance
- 3+ years of teaching calls, access to a wealth of knowledge and support
- One-on-one coaching calls with Beth for discerning, individualized support
If you renew by January 29, you get all the bonuses listed on the coaching program page, PLUS a 1-hour consultation with Ezra to discuss topics, such as book covers, book titles, Amazon bestseller campaigns, building suspense in any genre, or how to work with pen names. He knows a lot of things and has graciously agreed to offer his time to writers ready to act. You can use this hour anytime during the year.
Let me know if you have any questions, request for clarifications, or suggestions.
We're here to help you craft a successful and sustainable career as a novelist and inspire the world with your stories.
We'd love to have you in the program for the coming year!
Thanks!
Hugs and love from us! (And Leo!)
Beth & Ezra
