Listen to this lesson (2:22) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%201.9%20-%20share%20with%20friends.mp3] Download the MP3 In the last few lessons, you learned publishing doesn’t have to be extravagant. It could look like sharing your story with a few friends or even reading it to your kids. To me, this is “sharing small,” and before you can be entrusted to share big, […]

As we mentioned in the last lesson, you may not make much money with your writing when you’re first starting out, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t indirect benefits of sharing your writing. At least that’s what Robert Bruce found. List to the interview (26:11) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Robert+Bruce+on+2013-01-31+at+14.09.mp3] Download MP3 Robert Bruce is the Vice President of […]

Listen to this lesson (10:42) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Rule+1.10.mp3] Download MP3 My grandmother, Bonnie, was a very good writer. She was actually my second cousin, once removed, but to me, she always felt like more of a grandmother than a cousin. Bonnie was a poet and would often meet with a local writers group that critiqued each other’s […]

Listen to this lesson (4:51) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%201.6%20-%20how%20to%20publish%20your%20writing.mp3] Download the MP3 There are only two things you need to do to be a successful writer: Write your story. Share your story with the world. That’s it. Those are the only two things you need to do to connect with your audience, build your Cartel, and create a […]

Listen to the audio (4:33) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%201.4%20-%20core%20motivation.mp3] Download MP3 When did you first dream up the idea of being a writer? I first wanted to become a writer through reading. I remember reading a book that touched me so deeply that, seemingly for the first time, I felt understood, like I wasn’t alone. And then I […]

Listen to this lesson (3:54) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%201.3%20-%20why%20share%20your%20story.mp3] Download MP3 We take words for granted, especially words like story and share that we’ve heard since children. These are the kinds of words I love looking up in the dictionary because the definitions always surprise me. For example, the word “story” means, “A narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader,” according to Dictionary.com. What […]

Listen to this lesson (0:47) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%201.2%20-%20objective.mp3] Download MP3 Why are you taking this course? What do you want to get out of your writing at all? Are you trying to: A. Become a (traditionally) published author B. Be able to write full-time C. Publish an international best-seller D. Build a writing “career,” even if you […]

We all have different definitions of what “success” looks like for our writing, and before we talk more about how to cultivate success in our writing, it’s important that we talk about what success means to us. Which is why I invited one of my mentors, Keith Jennings, to share about his own wrestling with […]

Download the PDF version of this lesson Listen to this lesson (12:06) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Rule+1.11+Five+tools.mp3] Download MP3 After the first lessons, you may be convinced it’s important to share your story, but the next question is how do you share your story? We will talk extensively about tools that will help you share your story, build your Cartel, […]

Listen to this lesson (5:21) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%201.1%20-%20First%20Exercise.mp3] Download MP3 If you aren’t sharing your stories, you won’t get much out of this course. So instead of putting it off, your first exercise is to write and share a story with your Cartel. In other words, you have to share a story with us. Your Assignment Here is […]