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Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

New Author Series: Tru Taylor on Positivity, Planning, and a New Pen Name

Nov 2, 2021
01:00:04

Episode 094 / Romantic comedy author Tru Taylor shares how she stays positive and how she successfully launched a new pen name in 2021.

QOTW: How do you stay positive? Do you use affirmations, meditation, or something else?

Show notes:

  • Tru’s shift from new reporter to author
  • The books that helped Tru develop her writing craft and understand how to plot a book: Save the Cat and My Story Can Beat Up Your Story
  • Why she recommends new writers move on to another book instead of continuing to revise the same “first”  book
  • How her marketing plans changed with the launch of her new pen name 
  • How she stays positive and uses meditations and affirmations

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Links: 

Tru’s website: https://trutaylor.com/

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Tru-Taylor-Author-107664454229005

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/trutaylorauthor/

Mailing list signup: https://bit.ly/TruTales

Bookbub profile:  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/tru-taylor

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