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