Yesterday was a day of stretching for me. Someone contacted me with some suggestions for making my tweets more effective. She offered an enormous amount of information and told me about aspects of Twitter and my blog function that I did not know about. After attempting to absorb the most generous offerings from Toni (thank you!!!) I spent some time in study mode. And then I contacted my webmaster to ask additional questions that are more specific to my website and blog site. Hopefully, I can apply some of what I learned.<\/p>\n
Later, my photography\/photo-shop expert friend came over and she showed me a thing or two about an aspect of managing my digital photos that I didn\u2019t know. Much appreciated, Ruth.<\/p>\n
In the evening, I received an email from a client who shared some information with me that I can use. <\/p>\n
Yes, it was an educational day for me.<\/p>\n
I have two comments:
\n1: It\u2019s not easy to stretch. But, it is something an author must do. As soon as we become comfortable, we (and our projects) stop growing. I\u2019ve experienced times of complacency in my long career and I\u2019ve experienced enormous spurts of growth through stretching. I want to challenge you to learn something new that will help move your book and\/or your business forward. How about starting today?<\/p>\n
2: Networking is vital to our forward motion and, of course, that of others. As the executive director of SPAWN (Small Publisher, Artists and Writers Network) and as a publishing consultant, teacher, etc., I am in constant networking mode. I field questions from authors and others almost daily. When I come across a resource or information that I think would benefit or be of interest to an author I know\u2014perhaps a client\u2014I pass it along. And oh, how I appreciate people who bring me tidbits that I can use\u2014that make my world better. So I challenge you to also reach out and do a little networking today.<\/p>\n
Note: It\u2019s fairly easy to contact someone and ask for information, advice or a resource. Today, how about giving something of value to another author, a coworker, a friend or acquaintance? <\/p>\n
I love it when you report back to me once you\u2019ve taken on an assignment.<\/p>\n
Again, thank you, Toni for rattling my cage. Let\u2019s see if I can follow some of your suggestions today. This is a test. Those of you who are not following me on Twitter, that\u2019s where the evidence of my lesson will be apparent. <\/p>\n
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