Writer Mom Life Blog
Details on Daphne's first year of self-publishing, guest posts, and more
Finish your book with a 30-day challenge
I have not written any new fiction words in over a month. A month! That gives my stomach a little pang seeing it written down like that. I have been editing, beta reading, and writing for the blog, so it has not been a month without words. And I definitely needed the...
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Best organization tools for busy writer moms
(Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that at no cost to you, we get a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.) One reason my recent move went surprisingly smoothly was because of how insanely organized I was. I had...
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Why it’s so hard to stop ads that don’t work
(Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that at no cost to you, we get a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.) I am back to blogging after a long weekend of being sick. I still managed to attend a writing conference...
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Sometimes you can’t do it all… and that’s okay!
(I'm not sure when this will actually get posted, but hopefully not too late in the week!) It finally happened. It only took 5 months for the blog to get away from me. Suddenly it was Sunday and there was no post. No draft even. I had been weeks ahead at the start of...
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Real Writer Moms, Real Sales Numbers
In March I posted about how teaming up with two other indie author moms got me my first orange bestseller tag on Amazon. Since then, it's been hovering above 20,000 in rank, usually above 15,000 in the Amazon Kindle store. All that sounds awesome, but what does it...
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Learning all the things at my first writing conference
Last Friday I took off work in order to attend my first writing conference. I've been to other conferences before for work and school, but this was a big step for me. I was officially at an event as writer, introducing myself to others as a writer. It was both scary...
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How to write with a baby
Once again we reached out to our amazing Facebook community to answer a question we see a lot from future writer moms: How do I keep writing once baby is here? With so much change on the horizon, wanting to keep a part of what makes you "you" is essential during this...
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How to write more with kids in the house
Thanks to Meaghan from Quill and Tome for this week's guest post! Writing is hard. Writing with kids is even harder. If you manage to write anything while being a mom, you have achieved more than most. After writing professionally for about five years...
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Write a guest blog for Writer Mom Life
Writer Moms are busy people, including the two who run the WML site/podcast/blog/Facebook group. Sometimes we don't have the time to write a post every week. If you've got a topic related to self-publishing and writing while momming, send your ideas over to...
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Let your kids see you write
One incredible thing that I love seeing in the Writer Mom Life Facebook group is posts about kids supporting their mom's writing, or participating in writing challenges for kids, or reading and enjoying their mom's work. While my son is too young to read any of my...
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What skills do you need to self-publish?
It should go without saying that to be a successful author, you need to know how to write. Do you need to be perfect? Of course not! Do you need to be dedicated to improving, which often means seeking out criticism and dealing with harsh feedback? Absolutely! There...
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This is my Saturday now: house hunting and Facebook ads
(Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that at no cost to you, we get a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.) We are in the middle of looking for our first house. Everyone who has gone through this process knows how...
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Successful writer moms have this one thing in common
11 months after putting my first book up on Amazon, I released a new book this week and got that awesome little orange tag. #1 new release in my category! It felt amazing to see that. How did I do it? Well, to answer that question, let me tell you how I found out...
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How to plan your perfect writer mom day
You can't do it all. Some mothers hear this and feel reassured, others defeated. As an indie author mom, I'd say it falls on the defeated side most days. When you self-publish, if feels like you have to do it all: write, market, organize, tweet, Facebook,...
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Writing and burnout
**This article is for informational purposes only. As with all things related to your health, be sure to consult your doctor or other medical professional, not the internet, for an official diagnosis. Burnout is a big buzzword right now. The nature of indie...
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Using your first self published book as practice
Last week's podcast episode featured paranormal romance author Kara Lockharte. She wrote a short book and used the experience of publishing and promoting it to learn as much as possible while she worked on her other books. This gave her an advantage when "officially"...
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Stacking free promotions to replicate BookBub results
This week's guest post is from Kayla Tirrell, contemporary YA romance author (and the very first guest on the podcast!). She recently attempted to replicate the results of the nearly impossible to book BookBub promotions and was generous enough to share her very...
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Should you self-publish? A checklist
The Writer Mom life podcast, website, and Facebook group are created with the needs of writer moms in mind who are interested in self-publishing. We realize that not everyone wants to self-publish. There is TONS to do when you self-publish a book, and as a mom, you...
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