Relationships and Communication for Author Businesses - Index of Articles

All about asking, communication, enrollment, presence, and relationships

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See also Legal Matters and Conflict Resolution for Authors - Index of Articles.

Asking

• Get Used to Asking for Help in Your Author Business: 40 things you can ask for as you learn the joy of receiving, accepting, reaching out, and appreciating others’ generosity

• Authors, When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Ask Questions: Curiosity for mindset, approach, results

• Authors, Ask Don’t Judge: Getting Curious: 18 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching to grow your author business

• Stop Assuming You Know What Readers and Customers Want: Dale Carnegie was wrong; what authors should do instead

• 25 Calls to Action for Your Author Events and Why Using Them Matters: Don’t pass up the multifaceted opportunities of a captive audience

• 10 “Quick Ways to Help” That Authors Can Request from Friends, Family, and Colleagues: The document we give our clients as a template for launch parties and more

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Communication

• Authors, Save Your Voice for Your Books: Borrow Words and Add Mimicry to Boost Your Business Communications: The power of other people’s phrases and templates for results and finding your sales and marketing voice

• Change Your Style of Inquiry and Watch Your Business Thrive in New Ways

• 6 Ways to Honor in Others the Fundamental Good of Self-Determination: Practicing a key concept of coaching and mediation can upgrade your personal and business communication

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Enrollment

• Enrollment for Authors: Cultivating advocates and engaging beyond the sales transactions

• 10 Reasons Why Collecting No’s Matters for Your Author Outreach and Business: Not avoiding the no’s is the path to a lot more of what you want

• Authors, This Is Why You Need to Be Able to Talk About Yourself: Expounding on Steve Chandler’s five good reasons

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Presence

• How to Use Presence in an Uncertain World...and the Brave New World of Your Author Business: The attractiveness of the present moment offers opportunities

• Enhancing Your Presence in All Aspects of Your Author Life: 5 areas to explore for showing up and being there

• What Is ‘Presence’ and How Does It Aid in Communication and Conflict Management? 11 resources for exploring elements and concepts of being there for it

• “I’m a Million Times as Humble as Thou Art”: For authors who lead with, elevate, or are proud of their humility...a few thoughts and questions

• If Glazing Is Good Enough for Doughnuts, It’s Good Enough for Me:…and Outstanding for Authors!

• Stop Fanning Your Bosom: A Relationship Myth That Authors Cling To: Gain momentum by starting relationships with asks, not hope

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Relationships

• Cultivating a Network of Support is Step 7 of 7 for Creating a Sustainable, Income-Generating Author Life You Love: People, people who need people are the luckiest people...

• Authors, Join the Favors Economy: Trade in the invisible currency of paying it forward

• Relationship Building for Authorpreneurship: 50 easy ways to build sustainable connections for your author business and general social satisfaction

• Curate Talent: The Author Business Practice You’re Ignoring: Why reaching out to people doing big things matters (and it’s easier than you think)

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Take the quiz!

While publishing, coaching, and observing hundreds of authors in my career as an indie book publisher and publishing consultant, I noticed seven pillars on which successful authors create a foundation for ongoing, moneymaking author lives they love. Find out the number one thing that could be holding you back from sharing their successes.

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