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Thursday, May 26, 2011
THUG GUARD is Today's Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert Sponsor!!!
Happy Thursday, D. D. Scott-ville!
I'm thrilled to be back on Kindle Nation Daily with my new release THUG GUARD as today's Free Book Alert Sponsor!!!
Yesterday, it was the fantabulous Paul Levine and his very first Jake Lassiter book - TO SPEAK FOR THE DEAD - and I luuuvvv Paul Levine...
and today, it's me and the first book in my new, Cozy Cash Mysteries!!!
How's that for some supercool company to keep?!
Kindle Nation Daily, Paul Levine and D. D. Scott!!!
I've got the entire Lassiter series on my Kindle and can't wait to read 'em! Paul Levine is one of my fave writers!!!
I'm over the moon to share the week with him on KND!!!
See y'all on Kindle Nation Daily!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart The Cozy Cash Mysteries Company We Keep Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. Rumor has it, THUG GUARD will also be Kindle Nation Daily's Ebook of the Day for Monday's Memorial Day Holiday! Happy Reading this holiday weekend!!!Labels: Kindle Nation Daily, Paul Levine, The Cozy Cash Mysteries, Thug Guard, Where's D. D. Scott
Thursday, January 27, 2011
MUSE THERAPY Extra Tidbit: Commitment
Happy Thursday, Muse Queens and Kings To Be!
My MUSE THERAPY Kindle Nation Daily Debut "Push Day" is here!!!
Both today and this Saturday the 29th, my #1 Amazon Bestselling Book MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL is one of "the" featured books on the hugely popular and well-read Kindle Nation Daily!
Here's the scoop on what KND is and why this kind of "push" is sooo very vital to sales success for every new, Indie Epubbed Author...
The WG2E - Kindle Nation Daily Is The Place To Be!
In honor of my KND Debut, I'm giving y'all another MUSE THERAPY treat right outta the pages of my book...
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Today's Muse Therapy Extra Tidbit is all about "Commitment" --- oh, and not the
neurotic writer-nut type my DH thinks I may need to be committed for...LOL!!!
We're talking "commitment" as derived from a question a past student asked me.
She inquired:
"I'm curious when you became serious enough to commit to getting up at ungodly hours of the morning. Is that something that came once you felt like you were
really close? I battle this in my own mind because sometimes I think I AM
working hard and then other times, I think I'm a major slug compared to other
people. So maybe I don't want it enough or I'm not truly willing to do what it
takes to get published."
First, for me and my commitment level -- and I'll preface this by saying that's
why my DH thinks I'm a neurotic writer-nut and may need to be committed - enough
is never enough!
I'm always, always, ALWAYS asking myself "what else can I be doing to bring that next deal and the next one after that and the next one...?"
But that's just me and what works for me and my Carrie Squad. I've just got
tons of ideas always flowing (which I jot down on whatever is around me at the
time...you don't even want to go there...LOL!...I'll scribble on ANYTHING!!!)
because I never stop thinking about producing my ideas. Even when I try to shut
it off, I can't. Except when I go to bed...LOL! I'm completely out in less
than five minutes! LOL!
Your commitment - whether it's getting up wayyy early or staying up late or just writing one hour each day or less - is serious enough WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR IT
TO BE. It's really that simple and almost that harsh and beyond difficult at
the same time.
I have NEVER waited for any bit of success (winning a contest, finding an agent,
getting a great critique) to catapult my desires to another level.
I've always "Acted As If" I'm already there...
Because why you ask...
Debbie Macomber told me to do just that at RWA in Reno in 2005ish (not sure that's the right year but close). That's how she (and Allison Brennan too - she's been a great personal example to me as well --- luv them!) made it...because they never stopped to let the doubt that they weren't there yet stop 'em!
I've never slowed down or looked back since!
If you're ready NOW then NOW is the time to step-it-up!
That being said...I'm going to challenge you to MAKE MORE OF YOUR TIME CENTERED
ON PURSUING YOUR WRITING-FOR-PUBLICATION CAREER. You all may be doing tons of
fabulous things for the writing world and beyond but how is YOUR WRITING
PRODUCTION when you look at pages produced or ideas firmly in place and ready to
go?
We're actually going to be doing a time study of sorts in one of the sessions in
this book. So hang in there with me.
And please don't think I'm telling you to quit any of the wonderful things you
do IF THEY'RE MAKING YOUR MUSES DANCE AND HELPING YOU CRANK OUT YOUR OWN
PAGES...but and that's a huge but...we're going to make sure you really WANT AND
NEED to do these things for YOUR production level and goals.
It's great to be BUSY but is your "BUSY" GETTING YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO? If
not, we'll find a way to get you there!!!
Sexy Sassy Smart MUSE THERAPY Commitment To Your Writing-For-Publication Career Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Kindle Nation Daily, Muse Therapy, Muse Therapy Extra Tips and Tidbits
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
MUSE THERAPY Extra Tidbit: Do What Works Best For You
Happy Tuesday, D. D. Scott-ville!
I'm counting down the days 'til my Kindle Nation Daily Debut!
Just 2 days left - Thursday the 27th and Saturday the 29th are the big, big days - and if you're not sure what that means, here's the scoop at The WG2E
To celebrate my KND Debut "pushes", I'm continuing to give y'all little MUSE THERAPY Tips, Tricks and Tidbits right outta the pages of my #1 Amazon Bestselling Book MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL
So here's today's MUSE THERAPY Extra Tidbit:
Do What Works Best For You!
I read in the January 2010 RWR (in Ann Aguirre's "Staying Productive" article) the
following quote from agent Laura Bradford and thought it was sooo very appropos
for Muse Therapy...
"Be realistic about yourself. Analyze the conditions that allow you to do the best work and try to give yourself a space to recreate them."
Wow! Now that is truly the heart of Muse Therapy! That's sure as heck what
it's all about here in Muse-ville D. D. Scott-ville!!!
And here's one way I do that for me and my muses...
To give myself "a space to recreate" the "conditions that allow me to do the best work", I surround myself with fabulous little collections of "stuff" that inspire my muses. Here are a few of these gems right on my writing desk:
Super fun inspiration, right?!
And throughout my MUSE THERAPY book, I give you the scoop on how each of these gems inspire me to keep crankin' out pages.
These are the kinds of inspiration that work best for me.
How 'bout you?
What works best for you and your muses?
In other words, what can you put on your desk that will keep your ass in your chair and your fingers flying across your keyboards...simply because you sooo enjoy spending time with these little treasures?
Sexy Sassy Smart Muse Therapy - Do What Works Best For You - Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Kindle Nation Daily, Muse Therapy, Muse Therapy Extra Tips and Tidbits
Saturday, January 22, 2011
So What Is a Kindle Nation Daily Push?!
Happy Weekend, D. D. Scott-ville!
And yes, I've teased y'all enough about my MUSE THERAPY Kindle Nation Daily Debut Push coming up this Thursday (the 27th) and Saturday (the 29th).
So what is a Kindle Nation Daily "push"?
C'mon over to The WG2E today where I'm givin' y'all the scoop along with the real numbers to back it up...
Sexy Sassy Smart Kindle Nation Daily & MUSE THERAPY Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Being a Gutsy Girl, Being a Gutsy Romance Writer Girl, Kindle Nation Daily, Muse Therapy
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
MUSE THERAPY: The Butterfly Effect
Today, in D. D. Scott-ville, we're starting the countdown to
MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL
making its
Kindle Nation Daily Debut!!!
On January 27th and 29th, MUSE THERAPY, my #1 Amazon Bestselling Book On-Writing will be the featured book for millions of Kindle owners around the world plus the millions more who follow the Kindle Nation Daily Blog in its online format!!!
Thank you sooo very much, Stephen Windwalker of the fabulous Must-Read KINDLE FREE FOR ALL, for being my latest MUSE THERAPY Champion!!!
So in honor of my debut Kindle Nation Daily "push" - which means Kindle Nation Daily is giving me an endorsement, if you will, as well as providing a free excerpt of MUSE THERAPY, to be "pushed" or in effect emailed, to every Kindle owner around the globe who subscribes to Kindle Nation Daily plus all their online viewers too - I'm treating y'all to a blog series of MUSE THERAPY Tips and Tricks included in the book.
To begin, let's talk MUSE THERAPY and what I call The Butterfly Effect...
Here you go, right from the pages of my MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL...
To have “the right book at the right time for the right editor”, every writer’s muse arsenal must be fortified with perseverance. To build then secure the foundation of their creative castles, writers must hoard and utilize that vital tool.
A sure-fire way to beef-up our perseverance reservoirs is to study and implement many ideas first proposed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. Jung theorized that humans rely too much on science and logic. We certainly know by now that those ideals sure aren’t found in our writing-for-publication journeys, right?
Jung’s approach to psychology – known as Jungian psychology – explored human behavior by studying dreams, art, mythology, religion, Eastern and Western philosophies, alchemy, astrology, sociology and literature. Instead of science and logic, Jung advocated we pursue personal goals of discovering and fulfilling our deepest, innate potentials and rely on spirituality to guide our journeys.
He believed our journey’s purpose was to meet our “selfs” through the various disciplines listed above. Then, he taught, we can transform ourselves into our essential being, a process he called individuation. (Wikipedia)
Individuation – what a beyond powerful tool for writers to harness!
Let’s examine how you can make the concept work for you and your muses.
Jung said that it’s not just ‘okay’ to follow our individual journeys and goals. He argued rather that it’s our most basic and natural purpose as human beings to pursue our own unique journey. By transforming ourselves into that special, one-of-a-kind individual we hope, dream, desire and struggle to become, we persevere.
Wow! Jung really ‘got’ what it is to be a writer. We so struggle to find our voice, our words and stories. We so want to be accepted by the Universe for our unique take on the world and human life at-large. We so have a hellacious struggle to make those dreams come true. Struggles definitely defying science and logic.
Being a writer is my Jungian deep, innate potential. Writing is a spiritual experience essential to my well-being, regardless of whether I ever become a bestselling “butterfly”.
And here’s the writer’s “butterfly” dilemma.
Most caterpillars, but not all, are pre-destined by Mother Nature to become butterflies. Writers have no such pre-determined guarantee that either by nature or nurture they’ll become published aka butterflies, let alone best-selling butterflies.
Jung does give us hope, though, that we can affect our destiny. He brought to the forefront of possibility that coincidences can be meaningful enough that they appear to be meant to be. In other words, things can happen for us as if Mother Nature and/or fate, sweet serendipity or synchronicity were the masters of our Universe.
By bringing people, events and opportunities together, Jung theorized that the Universe allows for that awe-inspiring Law of Attraction in which things just seem to fit into a plan as opposed to remaining mere random events.
To make the Law of Attraction (LOA) and Synchronicity work for you, though, you’ve got to have a plan and work it like a crazed, over-driven nutcase.
So then...
***Do you have a plan for your writing career?
***Are you working that plan like a crazed, over-driven nutcase?
If so, thanks to today's new and exciting Indie Epublishing world plus sites like The WG2E - The Writer's Guide to Epublishing - a site I created with a few of my best writer friends and business associates - Tonya Kappes, Misa Ramirez, and L. A. Lopez - your writing-for-publication caterpillar journey can turn you into a butterfly.
Sexy Sassy Smart MUSE THERAPY Butterfly Effect Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: Kindle Nation Daily, Muse Therapy, Muse Therapy Extra Tips and Tidbits
Monday, November 15, 2010
My Kindle Nation Daily Debut-Dates Are In!!!
Happy Monday, D. D. Scott-ville!
We're starting-off the week with some huge, huge news!!!
I recently shared with you that I was working on a partnership with the beyond fabulous Kindle Nation Daily and its amazing editor and Go-To-Kindle Guy Stephen Windwalker!!!
Well...I've now got a fabulous new development in that arena that I can't wait to tell you about!!!
My Kindle Nation Daily Debut Dates Are In!!!
And here's all the magnificent scoop...
On Thursday, January 27, 2011, MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL will be the Free Kindle Nation Shorts Excerpt and Sponsorship to be emailed to 5,500 opt-in free email subscribers then "pushed" directly via Whispernet to over 6,000 Kindles owned by paid subscribers.
On Saturday, January 29, 2011, MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL will be the Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert Sponsorship live on the web and "pushed" directly via Whispernet to over 6,000 Kindles owned by paid subscribers.
Of course on those days, Kindle Nation Daily will also be tweeting and doing Facebook posts on the MUSE THERAPY offering too!!!
How completely, fabulous is all that?!
Check out Kindle Nation Daily at http://kindlehomepage.blogspot.com/ and you'll see fabulous examples of what these kind of "pushes" look like as well as what the "pushes" do for your sales.
In addition, Stephen and I are considering a couple other unique and buzz-worthy adventures...but more on that as we develop the ideas.
I'm a tellin' ya, I am just beyond, over-the-moon excited to be partnering with Stephen and his all-things-Kindle-and-Ereading-too Kindle Nation Daily!
I learn sooo very much from digesting his daily posts, and just can't wait to be a part of the Kindle Nation Daily family!!!
Thanks, Stephen, and thanks Kindle Nation Daily for taking MUSE THERAPY: UNLEASHING YOUR INNER SYBIL to who can imagine fabulous places on Kindle's Yellow Brick Roads to Publishing Oz!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Muse-Therapy-Unleashing-Inner-ebook/dp/B004774LN4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1289825565&sr=8-1
Sexy Sassy Smart Kindle Nation Daily & Stephen Windwalker Wishes --- D. D. Scott
P.S. My Kindle Nation Daily Dates will also be a fabulous lead-in to my Valentine's Day release of Book Three in The Booscootin' Books Series - BUCKLES ME BABY! Another super-cool bonus to my Kindle Nation Daily partnership!!!Labels: E-Book Country, E-Book Country Experiments, Kindle Nation Daily
Monday, October 25, 2010
E-Book Country: Kindle Nation Daily, Stephen Windwalker & D. D. Scott
Now this is one beyond fabulous Monday in D. D. Scott-ville!
I've got some amazing news!!!
Yesterday, I had the one-of-a-kind opportunity to speak with the Go-To-Kindle-Guy himself...yes...as in Stephen Windwalker, the Editor of Kindle Nation Daily!!!
http://kindlehomepage.blogspot.com/
I know...I think I'm still in a delicious shock!!!
Anyhoo...here's the scoop...
My goal is to do for the Romance & Cozy Mystery Genre what JA Konrath has done for the Thriller Genre!
Why?
Because I'm tired of seeing my author friends and myself included screwed-over by Traditional Pubs when it comes to our E-Book rights and royalties.
So how did I connect with the super-cool Stephen Windwalker? And what does that connection mean for D. D. Scott-ville?
Well...I'll fill you in on my journey to Stephen...
I've followed JA Konrath's fabulous blog for awhile now. And I'm lucky. Very Very Lucky to have found such an incredible, factual source of publishing's "real numbers" - real in regards to sales, royalties, advances, marketing dollars, etc.
If you're not following JA Konrath, you should be...that is, if you want to begin treating your writing-for-publication career as a business then make the super smart and sound, but tough, business-sense decisions to begin to making a living, and possibly a beyond wonderful living, as a full-time writer.
Here's the link to Joe's (JA's first name is Joe) blog:
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/
Joe constantly refers to Stephen Windwalker of the fabulous Kindle Nation Daily as the Go-To-Guy on All-Things-Kindle.
Kindle Nation Daily is a blog as well as a virtual newspaper of sorts regarding All-Things-Kindle that is "pushed" on a subscription basis - for only .99/month - to Kindle owners plus also available in a free, online version too.
Stephen has also become my Go-To-Guy on what fabulous new books are available on Kindle. And, he's the King when it comes to helping authors find an audience on Kindle!!!
What an honor it is to announce that Stephen and I are working on partnering for some MUSE THERAPY as well as Romance Genre and Cozy Mystery Genre adventures!!!
I can't wait to share more with you in the near future!!!
In the mean time, buckle up 'cause I'm goin' deep into the heart of E-Book Country - JA Konrath-style - and the figures and stats will shock you into taking back the control of your writing-for-publication career!
In addition, we'll be exploring some fabulous Techno Tips for all you Techno Dunces out there like me who need all the help we can get...and speaking of which, Stephen has a great tip for you today on working with Page Numbers on Kindle and Kindle Apps...check it out at http://kindlehomepage.blogspot.com/search/label/page%20numbers.
Sexy Sassy Smart MUSE THERAPY & Kindle Nation Daily Wishes --- D. D. ScottLabels: All-Things-Kindle, E-Book Country, Kindle Nation Daily, Stephen Windwalker
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