| In one of his acts, comedian Chris Rock
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| | development process necessary to getting
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| tells a joke where he calls a certain
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| | known as a writer.
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| class of men, "Low-expectation-having
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| | What made me realize this is a friend
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| folks." (Of course, that's not the word
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| | (who is self-published) went to a
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| he used.) At any rate, he had a valid
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| | literary retreat and came home amazed at
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| point about people not expecting enough
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| | the number of disgruntled writers she
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| from life. Granted, we've been taught
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| | met. Even when they had four or five
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| that it is a sin to aim too low. And
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| | books with traditional publishers, they
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| although I don't think a person can ever
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| | alleged they had not been paid since
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| aim too high, I do believe a person can
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| | their advance. In my friend's case, at
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| suffer from having unrealistically high
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| | the end of the day, not only did she and
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| expectations as to what the returns
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| | another self-published writer sell the
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| should be on an endeavor.
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| | most books, they got paid. The other
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| To illustrate the point, as a social
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| | writers could not collect any money until
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| worker, one of the first trainings I ever
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| | their royalty payment. Perhaps both
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| attended was about the world of abnormal
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| | self-published and traditionally
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| childrearing. The WAR cycle, it was
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| | published writers can take lessons from
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| called. Simply put, at the crux of most
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| | these two literary entrepreneurs'
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| child abuse, it was found that the parent
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| | "hustle." The main thing is to avoid the
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| had unrealistic expectations as to the
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| | WAR Trap.
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| stages of child development. This
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| | How to Avoid the War Trap
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| included expecting children to be potty
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| | Remember, it can take 20 times exposure
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| trained at six months, to not get into
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| | before a person recognizes or buys a
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| things at age two and to even sleep all
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| | book. In direct marketing, only 10% of
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| night as a newborn. Subsequently, in a
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| | the people contacted will be buyers. The
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| fit of rage, a parent would
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| | 20/80% rule also applies to book buyers.
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| inappropriately "physically discipline"
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| | Try to write more than one book and
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| (abuse) a child. Sad to say, many of
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| | develop repeat customers. Remember it can
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| these children wound up in the hospital,
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| | take 100 no's to get to a yes. Don't
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| or worse, for these normal developmental
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| | spend all the book advance and then not
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| milestones.
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| | have enough to go on a book tour. Try to
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| As a writer, I'm always looking for
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| | negotiate more for marketing. If you live
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| comparisons in life lessons, so let's
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| | near a book store, why aren't you
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| apply this to being a writer. This is
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| | scheduling booksignings on a regular
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| what I've come up with. I am beginning to
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| | basis? If you can't do a physical tour,
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| see a similar syndrome, for some writers,
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| | why not do a virtual tour? Give up the
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| whether self-published or not.
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| | fantasy that you get rich with one book.
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| I call this syndrome The "WAR cycle" for
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| | (If you do, fine, but it's a rarity.)
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| writers. In other words, "The World Of
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| | Empower yourself by getting a web page.
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| Absent Realism." When we are writing, we
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| | Stop being afraid of sharing, which leads
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| are often absent from reality. And by no
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| | to networking. There is no shortage when
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| means should we give up our imagination,
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| | you come from a position of abundance.
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| since it is the source of our writing.
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| | Make use of print on demand. Write
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| But let's face it. When it comes to
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| | e-books. Use e-mail and save postage. Use
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| pushing our books, we have to be "Keeping
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| | Free advertisement on the Internet
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| it Real." As writers, we are dreamers.
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| | through book reviews, interviews, and
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| Okay, we've written the All American
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| | e-zines. Start a newsletter. Write
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| Novel. Even so, our biggest dream is to
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| | articles to help promote your books. Post
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| be published. We can already see the red
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| | on message boards. Do Internet Radio Show
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| carpet rolled out with stretch limousines
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| | Interviews. Develop ways to market your
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| and six-seven figure checks rolling in as
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| | book off-line and on-line such as through
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| soon as the ink dries. We're fulfilled
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| | the Publisher's Marketing Association,
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| with the writing in itself, but if we by
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| | Cushcity.com's coop advertising.
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| chance luck up and get published, we
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| | Maxine Thompson( and ) is the owner of
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| expect the world to beat a path to our
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| | Thompson Literary Agency and Thompson
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| door after we've accomplished this feat.
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| | Literary Services. She is also the owner
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| Unfortunately, when things don't take off
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| | of Black Butterfly Press. If you are
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| right away, we abuse our child, our
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| | interested in being on one of her
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| dream, by either giving up too soon or
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| | internet radio shows as a guest you can
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| blaming our publisher or our agent. To
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| | email her at or
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| use a metaphor, we want to plant a seed
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| | You can sign up for her free newsletter
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| and see a tree the next day. Like the
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| | at .
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| abusive parent, we want to accelerate the
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