Why Your Lack of Focus is Holding You Back - WritersLife.org

03/10/18 • 3 min

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Why Your Lack of Focus is Holding You Back - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello it's Peter here again from writers life and today why your lack of focus is holding you back have you ever thought what's stopping you from becoming successful you could probably say a lack of money resources or you don't quite know where to begin well the only thing holding you back from starting a successful business or becoming a best-selling author is your lack of focus when you like focus you can't get anything done you're sleeping in or playing on your phone when you don't focus on the task at hand you'll be unproductive and when you're unproductive you'll fall into a life of mediocrity and that's not what you want some people spend countless hours each day surfing the net or surfing their phone or watching Netflix and can't understand why they're not successful well it's simple if you wish to become successful you need to become focused and focus like anything else is a habit but how exactly do you become more focused the number one step to becoming more focused is through eliminating distractions this means when you work on a single task you work on that task alone you don't pick up your phone or browse the internet when you are done with one task you move on to another task your goal should be to complete five tasks each day these are the five tasks that will push you forward to your desired success once you complete your five tasks for the day then you're done you can have as much lack of focus as you want after that the key is this only happens once you finish your five tasks for the day when you get control of your focus you can become successful now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find the time to write and finally get your book finished to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time

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How Not to Be a Pretentious Writer - WritersLife.org

How Not to Be a Pretentious Writer - WritersLife.org ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit ►Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Advertising: http://grantcardonetv.com/brandyourself Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs ---- ► Thank you for listening—Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iFhT4Y1s9-RHIloGNQwrA/feed -- ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello its Peter here again from Writer's Life and today how not to sound like a pretentious writer when it comes to writing whether it's fact or fiction it's easy to sound pretentious this can happen for many reasons be it that our egos want the reader to know how intelligent we are or that we think readers won't enjoy our writing if we don't make it as smart as possible however the problem with putting too much effort into writing intellectually is that not only does it slow us down and make this overthink things it can also act as a distraction when it comes to getting our point across or advancing our plot so what can you do to ensure that you don't sound too like a pretentious writer try these useful tips first check your language using an abundance of long and complicated words could put your reader off every time they have to check the meaning of a word you have effectively taken them out of the story if this happens too often it'll be impossible to keep up either they just won't be able to immerse themselves in your novel or they just won't understand it reading your writing allow it to get an idea of whether it flows well or feels too convoluted and complicated is also a good idea next identify your reader when it comes to avoiding pretentious writing knowing who your reader is can help think about who you are hoping will read and appreciate your work if you're writing a fictitious story for the general population you should try to avoid creating a piece of writing that is overly complex the average reading level for an American adults is that of a seventh or eighth grader an age nine years old in the UK so it's essential to bear this in mind as you write next have fun with your writing writing should be fun and if you're not having fun and enjoying what you do you're less likely to get bogged down in trying to make your writing seem too clever your enjoyment and enthusiasm will come through in your book and will mean your readers enjoy reading your work more to the more sincere and truthful you are with your story the more genuine and authentic it will seem too next don't over complicate your plot an overly complicated plot can be difficult to follow and can confuse your readers well it's great to be smart and surprise your readers if you try too hard to confuse them or make your story too complicated to follow they are simply lose interest and may give up altogether don't over punctuate over punctuating or try to be too smart with your use of punctuation can als...

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Common Mistakes Indie Authors Makes - WritersLife.org

Common Mistakes Indie Authors Makes - WritersLife.org Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/ Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/ Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus Website: http://www.WritersLife.org Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/ Advertise your book and.or writing https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel: https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi I'm Jody from writer'sLife.org and say we'll be talking about indie authors and the mistakes not to make being an independent author takes courage and determination and the rise of indie author has been truly spectacular by putting the power back in the writers hands where before you had to be a Headey combination of exceptional and lucky to get published now good old-fashioned hard work just might do it if you are willing to put in the time and work and give your all to your book publishing project you may just get the results you've been dreaming up however let's face it most of us are pretty new to the whole publishing world and are pretty clueless when it comes to the do's and don'ts of taking control of our work it's fair to say that most independent authors when they first start out on their self-publishing journey do you'll end up making a fair few mistakes this isn't necessarily a bad thing mistakes are just lessons learned and the more you make the more you'll understand about the whole process however being that there are lots of things to consider here are some rules and values that are a good idea to set for yourself in order to keep you on the straight path let's take a look at some of them forgetting to research your reader and your genre self-publishing has given authors a fantastic opportunity to get their work out there into the world for all to see there are so many rules around the way one should write the restrictions of the genres rewriting and the expectations of our readers it is good to understand them as much as possible for example if you have written a romance novel research your audience find out what they want and what they expect from you that's not to say you shouldn't give them any credit however we are sometimes led to believe that if we dare think outside the box in terms of genre or try breaking some of the rules our readers will run screaming into the night believe it or not sometimes change is embraced and celebrated if you truly believe in your story and changing it will feel like you are selling out then don't do it be true to yourself and that's the most important thing thinking you could do it all by yourself if you don't get a professional editor and designer to help you chances are your book is going to look pretty shabby against the competition you wouldn't buy a dress with a hole in it so why should you reader buy your book if it is full of glaring mistakes and inconsistencies if you care about your book and to build up a fanbase then get the cover designed by someone who knows what they're doing and get an editor to at the very least weed out any spe...