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This week on Craft&Connect we continue our chat about Ideal Readers, this time focusing on where to find them
If you missed the worksheet from last marketing episode, you can find that here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBQ9FpRY0EztvNELzTCqFb0q7N3AuMIf/copy
The worksheet for this week is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDpNfIl08-IZUyKXakWhBq6zCM6jWq9f/copy
Check out Bookfunnel.com, Storyoriginapp.com and bookclicker.com as places to look for collaboration with authors. If you haven't started your author newsletter, I have a mini-course on how to do that and how to use it to discover other authors and readers. You can find that here for just $17. https://www.curios.com/c/V148YL
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You can find Henry on his Virtual Pulp website (https://www.virtualpulppress.com) and on Amazon.com. His comic Threat Quotient is live on Kickstarter right now. Check it out here. And he writes on Substack as Machine Trooper (https://substack.com/@machinetrooper) and on Twitter as MachineTrooper.
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Every quarter we need to reevaluate what we can and CANNOT accomplish as writers. This episode is that episode.
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In this episode I'm talking about how unpredictable this whole indie author journey is, how you can put in a ton of effort and still not get the results you expected, and how so much of it is out of your control. I keep coming back to the idea that you often just don’t know why something works or doesn’t.
So instead of spiraling or reacting out of frustration, let's focus on the stuff we can control: mindset, strategy, and finding the right readers. At the end of the day, it really comes down to getting back up, adjusting where needed, and redefining what success looks like for me.

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Figuring out your ideal reader is key to running your book business. It's key to marketing! Today Becky and I discuss Ideal Readers, how to figure out who they are and why it is necessary to take some time to really define them. If you're looking for the worksheet to help you, you can grab it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBQ9FpRY0EztvNELzTCqFb0q7N3AuMIf/copy
Be sure to make some strides towards your ideal reader before the next Craft & Connect Live in June! Date TBA.
Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter
Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell