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Author Gold Monthly Digest | May
Art by Jen | Author Gold
Did you know? Author Gold provides personal author coaching on publishing and marketing. Learn more about my services HERE.
May Blooms
This month in Author Gold, the inaugural Author Gold Short Story Award wri...
I Audited My Own Author Website. Here’s What Failed
Most author websites accidentally create confusion, friction, and weak reader connection. Here’s the practical, research-based audit I used to fix mine.
After writing about reader-focused author websites, I audited my own homepage using re...
How to Design Your Author Website
Don't copy what others do. Avoid common author website mistakes and build yours to grow.
I’ve been redesigning my old author website because it looked pretty but was failing me. People visited and then left. Without subscribing. Without co...
Pivoting to your Passion, the Writing Process, and Publishing
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Is Your Niche Helping or Hurting You? Take this 10 Minute Test.
How clear is your reader positioning? Most authors fail this test.
If you read Tuesday’s post on defining your niche, now this is where we apply it!
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Author Gold helps writers go from overwhelmed and unsure, to confidently published with a clear path to sales. Get research-backed guidance to avoid scams, protect your rights, and make smart publishing decisions that pay off.
Pro basketball player turned writer. Writing The JD Letter: a spoon for multi-passionate people tired of eating soup with a fork · Founder of the Integrator Model: a free framework for people with many interests but no clear direction.
I help authors and other creators bring their ideas into the world in a way that actually works for their lives. Host of The Standout Creatives podcast.
|Sharing my authentic experience of rebuilding in real time after 2nd corporate layoff|Resetting midlife with purpose|Founder of 7R-Reset Series|Navigating the ups and downs of this process. Cheers \ud83e\udd42 to the middle!
I help aspiring novelists get through the first draft and closer to their authorship dreams. Writing on the side for 10+ years. Debut novel forthcoming this summer. New posts every Wednesday.
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