Full Transcript for Ep 114: Get support showing up online to connect with readers

00:06:28.960 I search keywords, it pulls up a bunch of different designs. 00:06:29.170 --> 00:06:34.420 I pick one and then I change and tweak it with the colors that I like and. 00:06:35.230 --> 00:06:36.610 Use it in that way. 00:06:36.639 --> 00:06:45.810 And that's one of those simple steps that as a writer, you have a brand, an idea around how you want to show up. 00:06:45.810 --> 00:06:47.579 You have colors that you like. 00:06:47.970 --> 00:06:50.500 So thinking about, well, what are. 00:06:52.115 --> 00:06:55.115 Four colors that I like, that I could choose from. 00:06:55.115 --> 00:07:08.865 And I think within branding things, oftentimes there are five colors that kind of relate in some way, you know, ranging between warm and cool and when you narrow down to specific pieces. 00:07:10.305 --> 00:07:15.194 There's less cognitive load at that point, then you're not going, oh my gosh, now I have to decide what color. 00:07:15.194 --> 00:07:15.795 It's like, no. 00:07:16.305 --> 00:07:22.225 In Canva you can set the colors and they're there for you, for your brand. 00:07:22.225 --> 00:07:27.829 So that's one way to make that piece easy for when you're designing something and then 00:07:27.982 --> 00:07:28.132 Oh, 00:07:28.165 --> 00:07:28.675 you. 00:07:28.701 --> 00:07:29.242 know that. 00:07:29.242 --> 00:07:36.802 I'm like trying to like find my color every time and not knowing that like I can save it somewhere, like in my user profile or whatever to. 00:07:37.292 --> 00:07:42.151 More quickly, you know, it consistent or whatever, across templates. 00:07:42.550 --> 00:07:44.319 Yes, there is a way to do that. 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:47.819 And then there's also every color has a code. 00:07:47.819 --> 00:07:56.960 So if you aren't able to save it for some reason, then you can have the code on a post-it note and you can easily type that in to find the exact same color too. 00:07:56.960 --> 00:07:58.340 So there are multiple ways, 00:07:58.387 --> 00:07:58.507 Hmm. 00:07:58.699 --> 00:08:03.530 But these, this is just an idea of some of the things that I'll be showing you that. 00:08:05.270 --> 00:08:12.180 Eliminate the overwhelm when you go in and you see this giant selection point and where do I even go? 00:08:12.509 --> 00:08:17.579 And so having someone guide you through it can be so helpful. 00:08:17.670 --> 00:08:19.410 Or maybe you're somebody who's like. 00:08:20.520 --> 00:08:22.980 I'm not gonna do any of that and I'm just gonna hire someone. 00:08:22.980 --> 00:08:28.079 And that's great if, if you wanna make that investment for yourself, I'm not gonna stop you from doing that. 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:29.699 I'm not gonna say that's a bad thing. 00:08:29.699 --> 00:08:38.079 You know, have someone create some templates for you and go, and that's one of the pieces I'm gonna be offering as an add-on to my program is like, Hey, if. 00:08:38.539 --> 00:08:54.715 Creating the templates so you can post something in a carousel on Instagram or posting something on threads, if that's gonna be a barrier for you, I'll create those for you and then you'll have them and you'll be able to go into Canva and it's a simple plug and play. 00:08:54.715 --> 00:08:59.434 You make a copy of what you already have, put in the new stuff, download it, boom. 00:08:59.434 --> 00:09:08.085 And yeah, there are multiple steps and it can feel overwhelming, but my hope is that as you start to find a flow with it, because. 00:09:08.664 --> 00:09:15.924 There are fewer steps that you're having to take that that breaks down that resistance for you 00:09:16.345 --> 00:09:17.454 speaking my language. 00:09:17.454 --> 00:09:18.235 Like with templates. 00:09:18.235 --> 00:09:22.914 If I had a template for say, you know, reviews and feedback that I get about the book. 00:09:23.215 --> 00:09:27.625 Uh, one for like behind the scenes of like my writing process. 00:09:27.865 --> 00:09:34.164 One for like the book where it's at, quotes from the book, things, you know, directly related to the specific book. 00:09:34.164 --> 00:09:38.184 And then, I don't know, like, uh, what I'm currently being inspired by. 00:09:38.184 --> 00:09:41.215 If I had like those four templates, I feel like. 00:09:41.710 --> 00:09:45.519 That I'd be way less resistant and I could just like, run with it, right? 00:09:45.519 --> 00:09:49.539 Because even just seeing those templates makes me think, oh, what have I been inspired by this week? 00:09:49.569 --> 00:09:59.469 Oh, a recent documentary I watched and I could, you know, put that on a thing or, or, oh, I need, oh, here's my review template, what someone told me about my book recently. 00:09:59.469 --> 00:10:01.269 And, you know, throw that in. 00:10:01.269 --> 00:10:03.370 Like, I, I have all that content. 00:10:03.370 --> 00:10:08.409 It's just a matter of like having a place to put it where I don't have to feel like. 00:10:08.694 --> 00:10:13.404 I have to sit and design something before I can put the creative piece on it. 00:10:13.434 --> 00:10:17.274 Like I, I like to already have, you know, that, that form. 00:10:17.574 --> 00:10:18.954 Um, yeah. 00:10:18.954 --> 00:10:22.704 And that's just, that's just the kind of creative I am. 00:10:22.704 --> 00:10:27.745 And I love that you excel in the opposite it, what's, it's what makes our business and podcast work. 00:10:27.750 --> 00:10:33.115 But, it is definitely where I find resistance in my individual promotion of my book and my writing. 00:10:33.663 --> 00:10:36.122 Well, and I would imagine that you're not alone. 00:10:36.122 --> 00:10:43.832 I mean, I would imagine a lot of you listening right now are feeling the same way as Elizabeth, this feeling of like, oh my gosh, this is so overwhelming. 00:10:43.832 --> 00:10:44.972 It feels so cumbersome. 00:10:45.423 --> 00:10:53.762 But this idea of having a simplified pathway to, like you said, you know, if you're inspired by something, oh, I already have a template for that.

00:10:53.762 --> 00:10:56.402 I go into my Canva, I find that template. 00:10:56.673 --> 00:11:01.607 I put the new words up there and boom, it's done and it's ready to go out. 00:11:01.607 --> 00:11:12.387 And so that creates less of that feeling of oh my gosh, I have to come up with a whole new template idea just to fit this one piece of information. 00:11:12.387 --> 00:11:19.317 And you don't, if you spend time exploring on Instagram, you would notice that the people who are creating a lot. 00:11:19.887 --> 00:11:26.877 They repeat a lot because the reality is the lifespan of anything on those platforms, TikTok, Instagram, anything, it's not very long. 00:11:27.027 --> 00:11:34.487 People are not going back into your Instagram and searching you unless that's their personality that they really go into the deep dive. 00:11:34.487 --> 00:11:36.527 But let's be real, most people don't have time for that. 00:11:37.097 --> 00:11:37.517 Mm-hmm. 00:11:38.125 --> 00:11:44.935 And they're probably not even noticing that it's the exact same template you used yesterday or an hour ago or five hours ago. 00:11:44.935 --> 00:11:54.505 It's like nobody's gonna remember what you wore yesterday and maybe you don't even remember that either, but like people are not paying attention to that level of detail. 00:11:54.905 --> 00:12:13.205 Am as an autistic person with pattern recognition, but it actually brings me so much peace to see like, I mean, I can, I can tell you some specific accounts right now like that I know like their thing is always gonna look like this, and so as soon as I see that template, I know it's them without ever having to look at like. 00:12:13.591 --> 00:12:21.600 The, the username, right, because I'm, and, and it brings me comfort because I know I like their content and I'm excited to see what they're saying. 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:22.140 Now. 00:12:22.350 --> 00:12:26.550 I actually love that they just use like a, a finite set of templates. 00:12:26.550 --> 00:12:32.971 And the ones that I'm actually recalling the moment use specifically just one template for their content. 00:12:33.300 --> 00:12:41.880 Um, but then I know of a couple more, especially like book reviewers and stuff that have a couple of different styles to their reels where they're doing like a book review or a. 00:12:42.275 --> 00:12:48.665 Um, letters from writers and things like that, like they have a couple of formulas. 00:12:48.665 --> 00:12:58.596 And for me, someone who like, loves that consistency and, and feels really safe when it's predictable and everything, like I actually love. 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:00.740 When people use templates. 00:13:00.740 --> 00:13:07.341 And so I'm not distracted by all the newness and crazy going on, and I just know what their formula is. 00:13:07.341 --> 00:13:20.930 Like you see, I follow a lot of like tarot readers and, you know, so I'll see them and they'll, they'll have some numbers, some key numbers, angel numbers on this side,

and they'll have some themes on this side and they'll have the little disclaimer down here about they're not gonna DM you and stuff. 00:13:20.930 --> 00:13:25.880 And I, I love it because my eyes like, get to relax because it's the same template 00:13:25.963 --> 00:13:26.183 Hmm. 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:27.620 focus on what they're saying. 00:13:27.860 --> 00:13:28.370 So I. 00:13:28.850 --> 00:13:48.140 I, I think this is very still in line with what you're saying, even though I'm saying like the opposite side of the coin, that sure, most people may not notice that you're using the same template, but if they do notice, it's because they appreciate the fact that there is consistency and reliability there, and it feels safe and it feels less distracting because you already know what to expect. 00:13:48.793 --> 00:14:07.563 Well, and I love that you bring that up because I think that's a really great to share because I do agree with you because I have some of that too, where I know the creators that I'm following and you almost absorb the information better because you're already comforted by the way they're showing up. 00:14:07.563 --> 00:14:10.833 And so that's such a great framework for. 00:14:11.524 --> 00:14:15.514 It's okay to repeat the same thing over and over and over again. 00:14:15.514 --> 00:14:20.403 Because what's changing is the information you're sharing and the ideas that you're sharing. 00:14:20.403 --> 00:14:22.203 And that's what people are engaging with. 00:14:22.533 --> 00:14:25.083 They're not necessarily engaging with everything else. 00:14:25.083 --> 00:14:26.644 They're engaging with what you're sharing. 00:14:26.644 --> 00:14:31.033 And when it does become predictable then people are like, oh, this person showed up today. 00:14:31.033 --> 00:14:31.453 Yay. 00:14:31.453 --> 00:14:38.883 And I think that's really, great to think about too, about another value for why it's okay to 00:14:38.985 --> 00:14:39.405 Mm-hmm. 00:14:39.723 --> 00:14:42.993 do the same thing and just change one little piece. 00:14:43.860 --> 00:14:44.190 Yeah. 00:14:44.221 --> 00:14:48.870 So an analogy I'm just, that's coming to me is like, imagine you're reading someone's book and like. 00:14:49.605 --> 00:14:54.165 Part of the way through, they change their font and then part of the way through, they change their like margins. 00:14:54.841 --> 00:14:58.080 And then part of the way through, they change how they're formatting their chapters. 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:03.360 Like it would be so visually distracting that you would lose grasp of where 00:15:03.519 --> 00:15:03.938 Mm-hmm. 00:15:03.990 --> 00:15:04.770 story. 00:15:04.800 --> 00:15:20.160 And I think that's what, at least for me and the way my brain works, that's what templates do for me, is when I engage with someone's template, I can ignore so much of just what's, you know, formulaic and focus on the actual content story that they're trying to get across. 00:15:20.370 --> 00:15:22.560 Because I'm not being distracted by. 00:15:22.975 --> 00:15:25.555 You know, just the basic format of it. 00:15:26.769 --> 00:15:39.389 Well, and I think it also speaks to my work with writers about putting themselves out into the world is not trying to fit everybody into a formula or a box. 00:15:39.618 --> 00:15:46.128 I'm giving suggestions for simplifying that, that you don't have to be doing the trends that are out there. 00:15:46.128 --> 00:15:48.408 You don't have to be using all the. 00:15:48.693 --> 00:15:52.863 Hooks that people are using, or the POV that everybody's using. 00:15:52.863 --> 00:16:03.303 You don't have to jump on all of these different trends in order to be known that you can create your own identity and show up how you want. 00:16:03.303 --> 00:16:26.453 And I think that, should hopefully make you feel more comforted because if you spend too much time online searching about marketing your book, there's so many people who are like, oh, well you have to fit into the current trends and really it comes down to everybody has their own path and the ones who are actually doing things unique and different and in their own way. 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:38.558 Actually make more of an impact I feel like if you get lost in the trendy, you're just another person who's doing the same music, who's doing the same thing, and you're not connecting with your audience. 00:16:38.558 --> 00:16:42.218 You're just trying to be part of the crowd. 00:16:42.278 --> 00:17:12.358 And as you know, your voice is just gonna get lost in that crowd and, and that's why again creating simplified pieces around the tech and the other piece too, like Elizabeth said, you know, if you're not comfortable showing up like Elizabeth has with pushing record and recording right in the moment, there are other ways that you can create video that allow for it to be a creative process with. 00:17:13.663 --> 00:17:21.403 Software you can learn about that's really simple, where it transcribes it for you and you can edit it just like you're editing your book. 00:17:21.804 --> 00:17:43.443 And so there are different ways, and while it might feel like a lot and it might feel overwhelming as you're listening, really, when i'm able to sit down with you and show you the simplified steps to getting there, it will take so much weight off your shoulders because like I said, even when I'm doing our podcast editing. 00:17:44.929 --> 00:17:47.389 I keep it so simple. 00:17:47.588 --> 00:17:58.298 I am not using every AI feature that they're trying to market I use one piece studio sound just'cause it helps fix the sound all around for everything. 00:17:58.548 --> 00:18:00.858 I don't use the, however many there are now. 00:18:00.858 --> 00:18:07.578 I don't even know there's so many, you know, which of course raises the cost, but like we keep costs down around here. 00:18:07.578 --> 00:18:07.909 So. 00:18:08.233 --> 00:18:15.014 We're not using all those features and you don't have to

either in order to make it the way you want it to be. 00:18:15.314 --> 00:18:26.084 So again, like my piece is, allowing for continuing that creative flow because I wanna keep it simple and so that's one of my goals for helping you. 00:18:27.490 --> 00:18:43.810 So through this conversation, I realized there is a fifth template I need because I have created a chapter list and assigned a song for each chapter that captures either the themes or the emotionality of that particular chapter. 00:18:44.350 --> 00:18:46.901 And I have 41 chapters and 41 songs. 00:18:47.080 --> 00:18:50.800 So I have so much content that I could be sharing about, like. 00:18:51.340 --> 00:18:52.211 What's in this chapter? 00:18:52.211 --> 00:18:53.471 What theme is this? 00:18:53.530 --> 00:18:56.530 You know, what's the title of the chapter as kind of a teaser? 00:18:56.860 --> 00:19:03.130 So I also need a template of, you know, the song and the chapter and the themes or, or how it relates. 00:19:03.550 --> 00:19:07.961 And that's one of those pieces that's like, not everyone's doing that for their books. 00:19:07.961 --> 00:19:10.390 You know, there are, and it's not the most unique thing. 00:19:10.390 --> 00:19:15.280 There are other people that have done something similar before putting songs with their stories. 00:19:16.030 --> 00:19:19.691 But it's definitely like a not as common approach. 00:19:19.691 --> 00:19:28.000 And so this, this conversation is helping me realize like, okay, I need a fifth template because that's also my like special sauce for how I am. 00:19:28.780 --> 00:19:30.701 Planning to market my memoir. 00:19:30.701 --> 00:19:33.820 It's one of those things that I plan to offer in the presale. 00:19:33.820 --> 00:19:52.451 So before the book's ready to, to be in your hands, you know, I want to be able to give people something and so I'm going to give them the chapter title list and then those that list that playlist, the Spotify playlist that goes with those chapter titles so that if they're interested, they can also. 00:19:52.846 --> 00:19:58.605 Kind of ride that emotional landscape of the book as they listen through the songs. 00:19:58.635 --> 00:20:14.265 And yeah, I just think that would be a, a fun thing and, and show a little bit of personality, show some of the eclectic music that I, I have, that I, that I obsessed over as I was living certain parts of the book or as if I heard them later on. 00:20:14.265 --> 00:20:17.625 Then it made me think of a particular moment in my life that's in the book. 00:20:18.046 --> 00:20:20.115 Um, so yeah, I'm gonna need a fifth template. 00:20:21.693 --> 00:20:39.094 Well, and the one thing that just came to mind for me too is one of the other great things about having a template is if you are someone who decides that you wanna have someone help you, even if it's a family member, your teenage kid who's maybe more savvy at all of this, if you have templates. 00:20:39.709 --> 00:20:50.989 You don't have to worry about what they're gonna put out there because it's already designed for them and they're just having to add your words or whatever it is that, that you're writing. 00:20:50.989 --> 00:20:56.898 And so that's the other piece too, is, you know, thinking about keeping it simple. 00:20:56.898 --> 00:21:01.098 Even, even if you want to get a website designed. 00:21:02.598 --> 00:21:03.769 Keeping it simple. 00:21:04.128 --> 00:21:09.769 And if you have the means to hire out for that, that's definitely a piece that is recommended. 00:21:09.769 --> 00:21:18.448 'cause that can be a huge overwhelm part of your overall strategy for building your platform. 00:21:18.868 --> 00:21:23.788 Um, and, but it's also a piece where, you know, I use Squarespace. 00:21:23.788 --> 00:21:25.108 I designed our website. 00:21:25.798 --> 00:21:28.288 It's gotten so much more plug and play. 00:21:28.678 --> 00:21:36.568 Uh, but it does create a little bit more overwhelm, I think for, for writers when you wanna just be writing 00:21:36.618 --> 00:21:37.038 Mm-hmm. 00:21:37.156 --> 00:21:44.186 Because it's like I designed it one time and then it's kind of done, or I can change my mind about it and know that I now have the skills to like. 00:21:45.182 --> 00:21:46.321 Reconfigure it. 00:21:46.351 --> 00:21:56.341 Something about having to like, make a new Canva post every time I wanna post something in that repetition, you know, without a template, like just is what overwhelms me. 00:21:56.701 --> 00:22:04.741 Um, but I wonder too, if you could talk about some of the, like, scheduling apps too for, for social media after, as you wrap up this part, finish 00:22:04.819 --> 00:22:05.039 Yes. 00:22:05.162 --> 00:22:06.601 say, but I'd love to talk about that too. 00:22:07.294 --> 00:22:07.524 Yeah. 00:22:07.534 --> 00:22:09.184 We'll definitely get to that point. 00:22:09.184 --> 00:22:21.990 And I think just along with the website piece is just like Elizabeth said, the nice thing about the website is once you create it it can just live there and it can be a great home base and again, once you learn it. 00:22:22.089 --> 00:22:26.419 It's pretty easy when you keep it simple to go back in and make changes. 00:22:26.779 --> 00:22:45.694 Um, but yeah, the scheduling piece is another piece that I haven't fully mastered myself, but it is a goal of mine as I start to put myself back out there is that there are different apps of varying levels of tech savviness. 00:22:45.754 --> 00:23:20.404 Um, I think one of the best ones out there right now is one called later, which allows you to, schedule your posts ahead of time and of course if you want the full functionality of these, there is a fee of course for that, and it's definitely worth it to pay and invest in that if the idea of having to like show up every day, for example, is a lot, because what you can do is you can batch everything and pick a day of the week and say okay, this is the day I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna take

pieces that I've already created that are coming right from the work that you're doing. 00:23:20.914 --> 00:23:22.414 And you have your templates. 00:23:22.414 --> 00:23:32.424 And so you just put it in, you can schedule it and it'll go out and so then that's another piece to take off your daily plate, per se or even three to. 00:23:33.325 --> 00:23:44.740 Four times a week, depending upon how often you wanna post, is just like if you pick one day, get it all done, and then you're done, and you can even do it for an entire month. 00:23:46.007 --> 00:23:46.336 Right. 00:23:46.336 --> 00:23:51.946 I remember Issa talking in our, um, memoir Summit for our session five on marketing. 00:23:52.216 --> 00:23:55.871 She talked about how she does all of, she sets aside a day at the beginning of the month. 00:23:56.537 --> 00:24:03.797 To set up all of her marketing for the month across all of her social media platforms for both her Indy Press and herself and everything. 00:24:04.186 --> 00:24:06.376 And she used, she uses metric. 00:24:06.376 --> 00:24:06.976 Cool. 00:24:07.366 --> 00:24:13.126 Um, and it is free up to a certain number of social media accounts and it does have analytics. 00:24:13.307 --> 00:24:17.236 So if you're looking for a free one to just start out, that might be a good place to start. 00:24:17.656 --> 00:24:18.346 Um. 00:24:19.271 --> 00:24:34.152 and you do have to pay if you have more than like, I don't know what the threshold is, three social media accounts or something like that, but there is a certain number that that for an author is probably sufficient, um, that is still considered free. 00:24:34.152 --> 00:24:40.182 And so I know the way she works is she schedules a, you know, a day or two to make all the content, to schedule it all. 00:24:40.481 --> 00:24:45.486 And, and then that's done for the entire month because then she uses that scheduling app for posting. 00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:48.220 Well, and I'm glad you brought that one up. 00:24:48.220 --> 00:24:49.480 I had forgotten about that one. 00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:51.220 'cause that's also an interesting one. 00:24:51.220 --> 00:24:53.889 I remember after the summit, I went in and I was like, what's this about? 00:24:53.889 --> 00:25:00.680 And that one looks really great too, in terms of being really user-friendly and, you know, having great functionality. 00:25:00.730 --> 00:25:03.519 And that brings up for me too, this whole idea of how. 00:25:04.644 --> 00:25:11.514 It allows for that seamless connection between what you're creating and what you're putting out there, because you can. 00:25:12.369 --> 00:25:13.869 Have all of that content. 00:25:13.869 --> 00:25:28.779 It doesn't have to be right in the moment that everything is happening because you've been writing for however long, or you have stories that are already behind you and pieces about your creative life that you can share that don't have to be right in the moment. 00:25:28.779 --> 00:25:33.419 I think sometimes you feel as a writer, like, oh, I have to share right in the moment, or I have to share what's happening right now. 00:25:34.274 --> 00:25:57.274 You really don't, you can be sharing from work you've already done and have it trickling out so that it doesn't take away from your ability to show up for whatever current writing project you're working on because you know you've taken one block of time and when you're shown how to use the pieces, it can make it so much easier. 00:25:57.274 --> 00:26:09.634 Because I know, like even in our work together, when I've shown Elizabeth how to do something and then it's like, oh, and I mean like even using Squarespace and doing her website, I showed her the basics and then off she went and boom, it was done. 00:26:09.634 --> 00:26:11.134 Like, you know, so I think like. 00:26:11.142 --> 00:26:11.741 support. 00:26:12.349 --> 00:26:13.399 Right, exactly. 00:26:13.399 --> 00:26:32.149 Like we all do with, and I think the hard part is you feel like you can go online and you can ask AI or you can Google it or what, however you're finding your information, but it's really different when you have someone sitting next to you who can say, okay, you can ignore those 500 roots and rabbit holes. 00:26:32.149 --> 00:26:36.259 You can go down on this particular app and all you need to do are like these three steps. 00:26:36.875 --> 00:26:50.194 And that's my goal in working with you in the unbound story system and helping you break down those barriers and break down those walls to discovering the tech and how it can work for you. 00:26:50.194 --> 00:26:50.254 I. 00:26:51.942 --> 00:26:57.581 How is the program gonna look as far as like, is it group programming, is it one-on-one? 00:26:57.581 --> 00:27:06.041 Is it, you know, you get a lesson to do, apply on your own and then have optional meetings or what is, what are you, how are you formatting the, the program? 00:27:06.884 --> 00:27:23.284 It's gonna be a small group program because I think there's a lot that can be so beneficial when you're in a group, because there'll be weekly meetings where it'll be an opportunity for coaching where you can bring your questions, get coached in the moment, get feedback right. 00:27:23.335 --> 00:27:24.055 In the moment. 00:27:24.115 --> 00:27:31.000 And so that can be really helpful because sometimes a question you have, you don't even know you have it until you hear somebody else ask it. 00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:31.240 You're like. 00:27:31.879 --> 00:27:32.690 Oh, right. 00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:37.430 I was struggling with that and so that's why I love a small group. 00:27:37.700 --> 00:27:54.375 Um, and so, you know, having that opportunity for that interaction and also just seeing that other writers are in a similar space as you can be really encouraging and a good reminder that everybody's starting somewhere and everybody is gonna be in different places, but it doesn't mean you can't learn. 00:27:54.375 --> 00:28:02.474 I think one of the key points that I always try to remember is that having a beginner mindset about anything is always a good thing to have. 00:28:02.504 --> 00:28:10.954 Even regardless of how long you've been writing there are always things that you can take away and learn from interactions with others and new experiences. 00:28:10.954 --> 00:28:13.669 So there's gonna be weekly coaching call. 00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:22.379 There's going to be access to videos that I'm gonna make about the different tech components, to help you have resources for that. 00:28:22.379 --> 00:28:28.119 And if it hasn't been made yet, I'll make it for you so that it becomes part of the curriculum for the course. 00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:50.940 Some of this is building as I'm going and when you're in the first cohort coming up you had the opportunity to help shape it and be a part of that process, which can be really fun and super beneficial to you because you'll get it at a lower cost right now because it's gonna start at a lower price point, which I haven't landed on yet, but as time goes on, that price point goes up. 00:28:50.940 --> 00:28:53.099 So there's a huge advantage to getting in early. 00:28:53.099 --> 00:29:08.509 And then there's also going to be the opportunity where you can submit pieces for feedback for me to review and look at what you've put together if you're the type of person who wants to have that, extra reassurance before you put your templates or your ideas out there. 00:29:08.869 --> 00:29:18.119 Um, some people really like to have that and so I'll have opportunities for you to submit, you know, a total of four in a month's time. 00:29:18.509 --> 00:29:29.730 So that's, essentially one a week for me to review and look at and so there's gonna be lots of opportunities for you to get support as you jump into. 00:29:30.750 --> 00:29:31.829 Showing up online. 00:29:31.829 --> 00:29:38.680 And again, it's not structured that like, oh, you have to do it my way, or you have to do it in this particular way. 00:29:39.129 --> 00:30:01.069 My role is as your guide in this process and to really give you the encouragement and the mindset I've shifted my mindset if you listen to the previous episode where I talk about how I came up with the Unbound story system and it like completely has shifted my mindset to where this week is gonna look very different for me. 00:30:01.430 --> 00:30:03.500 So I'm super excited about it. 00:30:03.549 --> 00:30:05.980 If you're interested reach out. 00:30:06.460 --> 00:30:10.029 You can now send us text messages in the podcasting app. 00:30:10.029 --> 00:30:13.240 We're super excited and we can respond to you even more exciting. 00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:14.589 That wasn't a feature before. 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:19.470 So, you know, we love to hear from you and happy writing.