Connie B. Dowell on Writing Productivity and Planners

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 053 / It may be 2021, but many writers are juggling working from home and caring for their families. Mystery author, editor, and book coach Connie B. Dowell has tips on how to write with the kids at home. She also shares why she created The Messy Author Planner. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the intro, Sara shares a “wish I’d known then” mistake related to using her website for her business email (not her newsletter emails). Jami shares her plans for a free story she wrote for her newsletter subscribers. And Jami passes on a marketing tip from the SMBS:</span> <a href= "https://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/episode-354-narrowing-focus-doing-less-and-making-more/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">embedded Amazon links</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WIKT Facebook group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Connie went from being a bookmobile driver to teaching writing to writing fiction</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Success and sustainability</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Connie has tailored her writing style to her readers </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The most important marketing tactic: having a newsletter</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"