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Stop dreading writing another author newsletter and get ready to sell more books with email! Holly Darling (Mortimer) is the &#8220;newsletter queen&#8221; and has fantastic, actionable tips. Holly talked with us a few years ago and her advice is still as relevant today as it was then. 
Get ready to ramp up your author newsletter in 2025! 
Find Holly at: <a href="https://pages.hollydarlinghq.com/">https://pages.hollydarlinghq.com/</a>
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<description>Stop dreading writing another author newsletter and get ready to sell more books with email! Holly Darling (Mortimer) is the "newsletter queen" and has fantastic, actionable tips.</description>

Stop dreading writing another author newsletter and get ready to sell more books with email! Holly Darling (Mortimer) is the "newsletter queen" and has fantastic, actionable tips.

SPA Girls Podcast – EP476 – Author Newsletters with Holly Darling (Classic Replay)

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A short but impactful (hopefully!) run down of great tips for growing your author career and staying (relatively) sane and focussed. Topics include:
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<li>Consistency, no matter the speed</li>
<li>Diversification / be nimble</li>
<li>AI</li>
<li>Personal Connection</li>
<li>You Do You</li>
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⭐ Join us at the $10 tier, and you&#8217;ll be invited to our private Self-Publishing Mastermind group for authors, where we discuss all things self-publishing, marketing and writing PLUS answer all your burning questions.
All the info is at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast">http://www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast</a>
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<description>A short but impactful (hopefully!) run down of great tips for growing your author career and staying (relatively) sane and focussed.</description>

A short but impactful (hopefully!) run down of great tips for growing your author career and staying (relatively) sane and focussed.

SPA Girls Podcast – EP475 – 5 Quick Tips For Career Growth

Kel Carpenter is a publishing powerhouse who has been a successful fulltime author since she was just 22 years old. With the goal of publishing 30 books by 30 years, she&#8217;s achieved that and more! Kel has incredible business-savvy and a &#8220;learning&#8221; mindset that has helped her achieve multi-six figure pa success, manage burnout, and diversify her income streams. As well as her fiction, Kel is the creator of the Rule Your Author Empire course (and book) at <a href="https://www.ruleyourauthorempire.com/">https://www.ruleyourauthorempire.com/</a> 
Resources mentioned:
Heather Hildenbrand &#8211; <a href="https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep434-top-3-mindset-tips-for-authors-with-heather-hildenbrand/" data-type="post" data-id="3125">SPA Girls EP434 &#8211; Manifest Your HEA</a>
Renee Rose &#8211;<a href="http://renee">SPA Girls EP365 Write To Riches</a>
You can find Kel at <a href="https://kelcarpenter.com/">https://kelcarpenter.com/</a> and <a href="https://www.ruleyourauthorempire.com/">https://www.ruleyourauthorempire.com/ </a>
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<description>Kel Carpenter is a publishing powerhouse who has been a successful fulltime author since she was just 22 years old. With the goal of publishing 30 books by 30 years, she's achieved that and more! Kel has incredible business-savvy and a "learning" mindset that has helped her achieve multi-six figure pa success, manage burnout, and diversify her income streams.</description>

Kel Carpenter is a publishing powerhouse who has been a successful fulltime author since she was just 22 years old. With the goal of publishing 30 books by 30 years, she's achieved that and more! Kel has incredible business-savvy and a "learning" minds...

Kel Carpenter is a publishing powerhouse who has been a successful fulltime author since she was just 22 years old. With the goal of publishing 30 books by 30 years, she's achieved that and more! Kel has incredible business-savvy and a "learning" mindset that has helped her achieve multi-six figure pa success, manage burnout, and diversify her income streams.

SPA Girls Podcast – EP474 – Interview with Kel Carpenter – Special Editions, Kickstarter, Mindset

<a href="https://www.cathyyardley.com/">Cathy Yardley</a> is an award-winning author of romance, chick lit, and urban fantasy, who has sold over 1.2 million copies of books for publishers like St. Martin&#8217;s, Avon, and Harlequin. We met Cathy at the 2024 Romance Writers of New Zealand conference, and immediately knew we had to get her on the show!
This is a fantastic episode for writers at all stages of their careers. Cathy covers writing in your unique voice, writing your truth and how to ROCK YOUR PLOT. 
Books mentioned in the episode: Debra Dixon&#8217;s GMC (Goal, Motivation &amp; Conflict)
Jack Bickham&#8217;s Scene &amp; Structure
Cathy Yardley&#8217;s Will Write For Shoes
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About Cathy:
Cathy Yardley is an award-winning author of romance, chick lit, and urban fantasy, who has sold over 1.2 million copies of books for publishers like St. Martin&#8217;s, Avon, and Harlequin. She writes fun, geeky, and diverse characters who believe that underdogs can make good and that sometimes being a little wrong is just right.
She likes writing about quirky, crazy adventures, because she&#8217;s had plenty of her own: she had her own army in the Society of Creative Anachronism; she spent a New Year&#8217;s on a three-day solitary vision quest in the Mojave Desert; she had VIP access to the Viper Room in Los Angeles.
Now, she spends her time writing in the wilds of East Seattle, trying to prevent her son from learning the truth of any of said adventures, and riding herd on her two dogs (and one husband.)
You can find Cathy at : <a href="https://www.rockyourwriting.com/">www.rockyourwriting.com</a> (for writers) and <a href="https://www.cathyyardley.com/">cathyyardley.com </a>
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<description>This is a fantastic episode for writers at all stages of their careers. Cathy covers writing in your unique voice, writing your truth and how to ROCK YOUR PLOT.</description>

This is a fantastic episode for writers at all stages of their careers. Cathy covers writing in your unique voice, writing your truth and how to ROCK YOUR PLOT.

SPA Girls Podcast – EP473 – Interview with Cathy Yardley

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Comparison is the thief of joy
-Theodore Roosevelt
Today we talk about comparisonitis in the SPA. A topic we’re sure is dear to many hearts.
We live in a world where we can see what everyone else is doing online. Successes and failures. We are the ‘instant gratification’ generation, and have a need for success, so we compare ours with others! So sit back with your favorite beverage and let’s dive in, and see if we can work through a few things that may help.
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<description>We live in a world where we can see what everyone else is doing online. Successes and failures. We are the ‘instant gratification’ generation, and have a need for success, so we compare ours with others! So sit back with your favorite beverage and let’s dive in, and see if we can work through a few things that may help.</description>

We live in a world where we can see what everyone else is doing online. Successes and failures. We are the ‘instant gratification’ generation, and have a need for success, so we compare ours with others! So sit back with your favorite beverage and let’...

We live in a world where we can see what everyone else is doing online. Successes and failures. We are the ‘instant gratification’ generation, and have a need for success, so we compare ours with others! So sit back with your favorite beverage and let’s dive in, and see if we can work through a few things that may help.

SPA Girls Podcast – EP472 – Comparisonitis

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