Need a weekly check in? Join us for #GoalChat every Sunday at 7pm PT on Twitter. Share your wins, post your goals, and chime in on the week’s special topic. RSVP for September chats to get a reminder. And read the recaps on Twitter Moments.
Also, share monthly and weekly goals on the Facebook Page and/or Group. And post your September Goals to be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions.
Plus, sign up for The D*E*B Method Newsletter for tips, resources, and events to help you define, plan, and achieve your goals, as well as info about my upcoming goal-setting book – Your Goal Guide – which will be released by Mango Publishing in January 2020.
Upcoming Events
September 14: 2019 San Francisco Writing for Change Conference. This one-day, interactive event is devoted to bringing together agents, editors, authors – whether you write about business, spirituality, politics, technology, social issues, education, the environment, culture, or the law – and publishing professionals. Get details.
September 15: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is Cooking/Eating Healthy.
September 19: Join Tom Reid at 9am PT for the next free webinar in his Sustained Leadership WBS series. This month’s topic is Servant Leadership. Register here.
September 21: Vagabond, Beyond Baroque and the Culver City Arts Foundation will be hosting the Small Press Book Festival at the Wende Museum of the Cold War, in Culver City. Learn more.
September 22: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is Online Networking.
September 23: Legal Issues for Publishers and Writers with attorney Jonathan Kirsch, presented by IWOSC (Independent Writers of Southern California), at 7:30pm in Culver City. IWOSC members free; others $15. RSVP and submit questions.
September 29: Join us for #GoalChat at 7pm PT on Twitter. Special topic is October Goals.
October 2: We are moving the LA hangouts to the evening. The October LA Hangout at Literati Cafe, 12081 Wilshire Blvd, in West LA from 6:30pm – 8pm. RSVP on Facebook. Please remember, Literati Cafe requests each attendee/patron purchase at least a drink. There is a $3.50 valet lot, as well as street and metered parking.
October 19: Self-Publishing Intensive presented by IWOSC (Independent Writers of Southern California) from 9am – 4pm in Culver City. Early-bird and member discounts! Get the full description and reserve a spot.
October 19: Los Angeles Suspense Master Class from 10am to 6pm at the Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center. Forensic specialist Jennifer Dornbush will walk you through the foundational principles of crafting a crime drama/thriller, “Hitchcock Whisperer” Jeffrey Michael Bays will explore the basic steps to planting suspense into your film, and HBO/Showtime writer William C. Martell will then bring you into the world of thriller writing. Get more details and tickets.
Write On! Members: Let me know if you have a book being released or some awesome news, so we can include it in the next newsletter.
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Need help figuring out what you want and how to get it? Are you having trouble starting or finishing a project? Check out TheDEBMethod.com. Give me an hour, I’ll give you a plan.
To learn more, watch my appearance on Madalyn Sklar’s #TwitterSmarter After Chat and on DIY Marketers pre-#BizapaloozaChat. Plus, check out Jim Katzaman’s article covering my method behind “goal-setting madness.” Contact me to get started.
For blogging inspiration read Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write & Promote Your Blog. Whether you are starting or relaunching your blog, it will walk you through the process.
Do your kids love to write? Want to encourage them to hone and expand their writing skills? Check out Purple Pencil Adventures: Writing Prompts for Kids of All Ages. Although it’s geared towards kids, there are plenty of prompts adults can use to exercise those writing muscles! Write on!
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