Gold Medal, Readers Favorite Book Awards (Writing and Publishing, 2019)First Place, Reader Views Literary Awards (2020, Writing and Publishing)*Book by Book Publicity Award for Best Writing/Publishing Book of the Year (2020)
Stop feeling invisible and start attracting the attention you deserve.
Have you been writing for years, but feel like no one notices? Have you published your stories, only … your stories, only to gain a handful of readers? Do your marketing efforts feel like shouting into a void?
Veteran writer and motivational coach Colleen M. Story helps you break the spell of invisibility to reveal the author platform that will finally draw readers your way.
There are more books out there than ever before, and readers have many other things vying for their attention. A writer can feel like a needle in a haystack, and throwing money at the problem rarely helps. What does work is creating a platform that stands out, but in a sea of a million platforms, how is one to do that?
Writer Get Noticed! takes a new approach, dispelling the notion that fixing your writing flaws and expanding your social media reach will get you the readers you deserve. Instead, discover a myriad of strengths you didn’t know you had, then use them to find your author theme, power up your platform, and create a new author business blueprint, all while gaining insight into what sets you apart as a writer and creative artist.
Writers need readers to achieve their highest potential. Find your way to stand out, and let it lead you to the writing career that fulfills all your expectations and more.
In this motivational and inspiring book, you’ll learn:
*Why improving your writing skills isn’t enough.
*Why it’s critical you discover your strengths…and how to do so.
*What’s stopping you from finding the readers who love your work.
*What you really want from writing and why that matters.
*Easy methods to help you build a more successful author platform.
*What truly motivates you and how to use that to succeed.
*The author theme that unites your creative work and fits your style.
*How imposter syndrome can stall your progress, and how to overcome it.
*How to make better decisions about your writing career as a whole.
When you find the treasure that’s been inside you all along, don’t be surprised if it opens new doors you never thought possible.
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In “Writer Get Noticed!” the author states that “it’s time to create an author platform uniquely right for you” as your “platform is the key not only to the success of your books, but to your personal and professional fulfillment as a creative entrepreneur.” To that end, she provides a number of exercises for you to do as you read the book. “Though you could simply read the book and learn some important lessons, I guarantee you’ll gain a lot more if you work with me as we go.” She’s right. Don’t skip these!
The book is well written and well set out, with each topic flowing into the next. The author illustrates her points with case studies of real-life authors, as well as with examples from her own career. This comprehensive guide will lead you through an in-depth analysis of your strengths and show you how to match your talents to your passions to create a plan of action. By the end of the book, you will have come up with your author theme, your tagline, and your mission statement, and a much clearer purpose of what you want to achieve as a writer.
This book will benefit all types of writers, whether you write books, articles, or blog posts. As a blogger myself, reading this book has helped me clarify my motivations and define my own mission. The author makes it clear that there’s more to being a writer than merely writing a book. Always remember that “there’s joy in the act of creation that fills our hearts and keeps us coming back to the writer’s desk. But sometimes we forget that it’s on the other side of that desk, where we interact with others, that we discover where we truly belong.”
Inspiring.
I received this book in return for an honest review.
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I had previously read and appreciated Overwhelmed Writer Rescue bu the same author. I strongly recommend you get your own copy of that book. So when I saw this new book, Writer Get Noticed!, I could not resist. I love it equally as much and strongly suggest you buy your own copy of this as well as others to give as gifts.
Not only is Colleen M. Story well versed in her topic, she has such an engaging way to share her well research findings, that you are motivated and encouraged to work harder at achieving your dreams.
She writes about recognizing our strength and putting them to best use, working at strengthening what you already enjoy and do well, along with doing better at your less well honed talents.
Once again there are plenty of real life examples offered to help you understand how you can put these steps into play. You can even learn to enjoy the journey and appreciate the time involved as your work improves and you find your proper audience.
These are not books to read once and then shelve. Colleen M Story writes books to treasure and return to again and again as you grow.
Grab a fresh journal and your favorite pen. Then kick off your shoes, and jump into the pages of WRITER GET NOTICED with both feet! The user-friendly exercises alone are with the price of admission. They revealed and explained things about myself I didn’t know before. My favorite was discovering my strengths. But the author, Colleen Story, doesn’t stop there. She goes on to show you how to leverage them. I highly recommend this book!
Reviewed by Susan Violante for Reader Views (03/2020)
“Writer Get Noticed!” by Colleen M. Story is a holistic guide for all type of writers. I don’t mean just the ones who are trying to make a living successfully as an author. I think that this book will also serve those who write because they have a message to share. For these folks, success is measured by sharing their message, which could just be one book, articles, a blog…etc.
Although the information of this book is geared to build the author platform, there is a lot of information that helps writers discover their strengths. The author presents this self-discovery process in three parts. The first one focuses on general aspects of what the writer wants. Chapters 1-4 speak from ‘Pursuing your own path’ to ‘Use Motivation to Find Your Truth North.’ Part II goes into a detailed trip inward in search of the writer’s strengths. Chapters 5-12 go from ‘Focus on the Good Stuff,’ and ‘Identify your strength,’ to ‘Your Author-Business Blueprint.’ Finally, on Part III (my favorite part…), the author reaches out to hold writers by the hand and helps them to act.
Colleen M. Story does an awesome job, sharing valuable information in a down-to-earth genuine voice in this well-written well of practical information and useful guide.
Furthermore, in Part III, my favorite as I noted, she takes this book a step up from other writing books, as she provides her audience with tools, scientific information about decision making, and advice on how to act on your decision and reach for your goals! Story is also able to offer all this information in an easy-to-read style formatted in a way that makes sense to the audience and visualizes the entire writing for publication process.
“Writer Get Noticed!” by Colleen M. Story is a Five Star must have in your library as an invaluable guide for writers. However, I am keeping it not just because I am a writer, but because as I found her information and self-discovery processes applicable in other aspects of my life as well! Well done!
Love this book on realistic ways to build your author platform and get noticed.
I’ve read Colleen’s Overwhelmed Writer and reviewed it. So I was eager to read Writer Get Noticed! and I was glad that I did. This book requires you to work through it.
The author shares from her own journey and that of other authors and also looks at relevant psychological studies that come through in the exercises.
To make it meaningful, you must do the exercises. Do them with paper and pencil in hand and watch your confidence and self-belief growing.
Colleen’s style is easy and personal and you are drawn to look within yourself and acknowledge not your weakness, but claim your strengths and work on them.
I recently completed reading and reviewing Craved about building your brand, and once again I come across this book encouraging me to build a platform. I think the Universe is sending me a loud message!
If you too are looking to work on improving your reach and building a platform, I highly recommend ‘Writer Get Noticed!’ to you.
I had the privilege of reading author Colleen M. Story’s previous book, Overwhelmed Writer Rescue and was impressed. So I couldn’t wait to get my hand on her latest title – Writer Get Noticed! – offering guidance for writers/authors trying to navigate the ever shifting sands of the current publishing landscape and dealing with the frustration of achieving what they envisioned. Both books offer exercises throughout to help you work through the ideas presented in each chapter. But in Writer Get Noticed! the author takes you on a much deeper inward journey to discover your strengths, understand your decision making process, set goals, learn how to evaluate risk and more.
I’ve been writing for over 12 years now – first magazine articles and then two published non-fiction books, with more in the planning stages. Regularly I have found myself at a loss at times to understand what direction to take in marketing and how to most effectively use my time. And I’ve found anytime I feel adrift, the writing process slows way down.
This year I promised to change it up and try some more creative approaches to building my readership. I had already begun to make changes when Writer Get Noticed! landed in my hands. Perfect timing! My biggest take away right from the start was the idea of building a strong author platform around my brand, one I feel truly represents who I am as an author and what I am trying to do. I like that each chapter ended with exercises – important steps to help bring your personal voice to the surface so you can truly begin to understand your motivation and your strengths.
I have to admit, I didn’t do the exercises the first time through. I decided to read the book cover to cover to get a feel for what the author was offering as a whole. Now it’s time to go back to the beginning with my notebook and pencil in hand, to savour each chapter slowly and then thoughtfully work through the exercises. I don’t want to rush the process, just let it unfold one idea at a time. In fact, I think it’s time to go through Overwhelmed Writer Rescue again as well. It could prove a powerful combination.