Your Write Life
Plot Your Path to a Writing Life You Can Love
Once upon a time, the path to being a successful author was clear.
It wasn't easy, but you knew what you had to do. Write a book. Edit it until it shone. Query agents until you found one who loved your work. Sign with the publisher your agent found you and pray they'd attract readers to discover and buy your book.
Today? Not so much.
Should you self-publish or try for a traditional contract? Sign with a Big Five publisher or a small, independent press? Once you have a book out, how do you market it? With millions of books published last year alone, is it still possible to get noticed? It can be overwhelming.
You want to take charge of your writing life.
Instead, you're flailing in a sea of decisions or worse, paralyzed by the fear of making the wrong choice. What does it take these days to be a successful author? And what is success, anyway? Wheelbarrows full of money? Hordes of screaming fans? A prestigious award on your mantel? Every writer has a different idea of what success is, and each destination lies at the end of a different path.
Need some clarity and a strategy for getting out of the bog you're in and onto the road you want to be on? Then register now and get on the path to Your Write Life.
This course is not for you if you're satisfied with your writing career and feel confident in your ability to navigate the crazy world of modern publishing. (Though, of course, you're welcome to join.)
But if you feel like you're floundering, you're overwhelmed by the sea of decisions in today's publishing world, or you've made mistakes you feel you can't overcome, this course will put you on a path toward a writing life you can not only be happy with but love.
About the instructor
Instructor
Jaden Terrell
Jaden Terrell is a Shamus Award finalist and the author of the internationally published, Nashville-based Jared McKean private detective mysteries. On the other end of the spectrum, she's a proud Mad Catter and the author of TROUBLE MOST FAIRE, a cozy cat mystery. She write a semi-regular series of author interviews for the International Thriller Writers' The Big Thrill online Magazine and is also a contributor to the Killer Nashville Noir anthology and to Now Write! Mysteries, a collection of writing exercises published by Tarcher/Penguin for writers of crime fiction. Terrell is a recipient of several awards for service to the crime writing community, including the 2009 Magnolia Award (Southeast Mystery Writers of America, or SEMWA), the SEMWA 2017 Golden Quill Award, and the 2017 Killer Nashville Builder Award. A former special education teacher with thirty years of experience as a teacher and trainer, Terrell is a writing coach and consultant who also teaches workshops on the craft and business of writing fiction. Contact her at: http://www.jadenterrell.com.