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Friday, April 1, 2022

There's a monster at the end of this email.

When you were little, did you read The Monster at the End of This Book? My mother read it to me many times, and I always felt anxious to get to the end, even though I knew that Grover is a "lovable" monster. There's a monster at the end of this email. Keep reading. Think about the number 10.


Should we set high, seemingly impossible goals? YES! Should we expect to reach them in leaps and bounds or, even better, overnight? NO.

GOOD NEWS: You can be idealistic and realistic at the same time.

You may dream of running 10 miles without stopping. If walking to your mailbox causes you to pant like a farm beagle who just barked a raccoon up a Georgia pine, start training by walking your neighborhood.

You may want to write a book. Maybe you talk to your characters while you fold laundry and add songs to a Spotify playlist, also known as the soundtrack for what will definitely be a movie based on your book. Awesome! You are dreaming CORRECTLY, but at some point, you should write an outline and start, well, typing words.

You want to sell 10,000 copies of your book, but you are intimidated or confused by marketing. NORMAL. Maybe you think you have to invest hours each day successfully grow your readership. Nope. All you really need to do is BEGIN.

NOW, let's shift the mindset and think small (in a good way).

TEN PERCENT will get you to mile 10, your first 10,000 words, and maybe even 10,000 sales. Walking trails, word processors, and books are here to stay. More readers are born every day. Why rush? What do I mean?

Too much dreaming with no actual DOING keeps you stuck. Many times, people fear failure, so they settle in dreamland. They think they have to make enormous changes or quickly complete gargantuan, unfamiliar tasks in order to reach goals. They expect immediate, HUGE success without taking incremental action over T-I-M-E. I get it. I'm a dreamer. Thankfully, my business background keeps me grounded in reality.

With that in mind, CBP marketing genius Ginger and I collaborated to create a monster of a tool to help you take small steps, 10 minutes at a time. And, just like Grover, this monster is LOVABLE.


You can purchase and start using this tool (a multi-page .pdf, but if you want the Excel version, email me) TODAY. If your book is not yet published, use what works now and save the other tasks for later. If you are already working through a marketing plan, add this resource to the mix. When you are busy and have only 10 minutes, grab something from the list and make incremental progress.

BECAUSE I APPRECIATE YOU and everyone in the word nerd herd as much as Cookie Monster loves chocolate chip cookies, I created a 50% off coupon code that will work the entire month of April. I created it for you, but I want you to share your code with friends by forwarding this email to other authors. Actually, these tasks can easily be tweaked for anyone trying to promote his or her work, so share with anyone you like:) May 1, the price will return to $37. Again, here's the link:

If you don't want to pay online via this link (it uses Swipe), email me.

NOTE - If you are a student in my online course Market Your Way to Readers and Royalties, I will be sending you "365 Ways to Market Your Book in 10 Minutes" for free:)))

As always, if you think of any other tools my team and I can create for you, or have a problem you want us to solve, email me. We are here for you.

xoxoxo

Jody


 P.P.S. There are a FEW spots left in my course, which starts TUESDAY April 5 in Knoxville. If you know anyone in the area who wants to write a book and needs a teacher, please forward this email so he/she knows about the course. Enrollment is open until April 5. Learn more or register at this link:

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Jody Dyer, owner of Crippled Beagle Publishing at