Pru and Merry look back at what they’ve learned and how their positions have sort of equalized over the last two years—and we talk about Merry setting up a “You Decide” story for reader engagement. Which is a MOST excellent idea. You should do it, too!

Proving once again that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, Pru blurts all over Merry as she talks about her plan to launch her next trilogy with a detour into the Kickstarter universe. Listening is clearly taking advice from a novice, so be warned…but maybe this is a good place for you to start thinking about the Kickstarter opportunity!

Here's the great book by Russell Nohelty on using Kickstarter for books.

How do you get the support you need as well as the kick in the pants that gets you going? Podcast guest Audrey Hughey is that brilliant combination of Mom and Army Guy you’ve been looking for! Merry and Pru explore all the goodness in Audrey’s Author Transformational Alliance and look at the many ways she’s providing usable author planners.

Interested in the Author Transformational Alliance? Check it out at https://www.thewriteservices.com/

For Audrey's printed planners on Lulu.com for the eternal version.

For the dated version, this link will get you to 2022--but if you want a later year, search for 20XX Author's Planner.

To find the planner as a PDF so you can download ad print the parts that interest you, find it on Etsy."