Setting goals is a great way to ensure you're spending your precious time and resources on what matters. Join Paulette Stout and Lainey Cameron as they discuss tips for authors looking to set annual goals, including ways you can effectively measure along the way.

Your fearless hosts will also go over their personal goals for 2025, and spoiler alert--sometimes not doing something can be a goal too!

Book Marketing Help from Lainey:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 12 Weeks to Book Launch Success⁠⁠ ⁠⁠is Lainey’s program to help authors successfully launch their book and a new group is starting on February 24th, 2025! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the wait list⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠.

Paulette's new novel! ⁠What We Give Away⁠ by Paulette Stout (releases February 4th, 2025)

In this compelling tale of self-discovery and romance, Leslie must navigate a world that demands she conform, while finding the courage to be true to herself and live her best life.

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