Episode 157 / Romance author, screenwriter, and educator Ines Johnson joins us to talk about why pacing is so important when crafting your novel as well as self care, direct sales, and her new podcast, Ines Johnson is Having a Breakdown.💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode! https://wishidknownforwriters.com/supportShow notes:How Ines rescheduled her time to include self careHer best business lesson: selling direct How Ines uses Facebook ads to reach new readers with her direct salesUsing a print omnibus for direct salesWhy mistakes are “little gifts” because we can learn from themHow Ines took her knowledge as a screenwriter and  created the Page Turner Pacing courseThe most important thing authors need to know about pacingHow genre a pacing gives you guide rails and teaches rulesYou're doing a podcast too. Tell us about how that's going and why you're doing a podcast in addition to the course. Author website and other links mentioned:Ineswrites.comineswrites.com/ptpInes Johnson is Having a Breakdown Podcast: https://ineswrites.com/breakdown/Episode 99: Ines Johnson on Happiness, the Surprising Benefits of Failing, and Tips to Organize Your Writing Life: https://wishidknownforwriters.com/99-2/Episode 145: Becca Mysoor, the Fairy Plot-Mother, on Collaboration https://wishidknownforwriters.com/145-2/Buzzcast Podcast: https://buzzcast.buzzsprout.comPirate Ship: PirateShip.com✨ Support Wish I’d Known ThenIf the podcast has helped you and provided value to you and you’d like to give back, become a supporter! (https://www.SaraRosett.com/support) We’ll give you a shoutout in a future episode. Learn more here: https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support________________Send us a text📌 Send us your favorite moments and lessons learned for our 300th episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/WishIdKnownThenSupport the show🚀 Jami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/ 📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast