Welcome to Open Book Blog Hop. You can find us every Monday talking about the writing life. I hope you'll check out all the posts: you'll find the links at the bottom of this post.
What new learning do you have on your list for the upcoming year?
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I've got big plans to release my first all-indie project in 2025, so I'm guessing I'll be learning a lot, including some things that I don't know I don't know yet.
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But I know I'll be learning:
- to wrangle Vellum software for book layout
- how best to hire a book cover done
- the whole ISBN business
- how to understand my metrics for sales
- marketing for a new genre
So I'm hoping to learn a LOT of new writing-life skills in 2025.
In other parts of my life, I'm hoping to learn:
- more about how all our household electronics systems work so I can troubleshoot for myself instead of always bugging Sweetman about it.
- New recipes! I stay interested in cooking by always trying new things
- The secret to sleeping well
- more about parenting adult children as my youngest crosses that threshold this year
How about you? What do you hope to learn this year?
I've found the best way to parent adult children is to let them go, lol. If they want advice, then don't worry... they'll ask.
ReplyDeleteTrue enough.
DeleteGood luck, especially with the marketing.
ReplyDeleteThanks! If I find that magic bullet, I'll let you know.
DeleteISBNs are easy but expensive in the US. I'll be glad to help you. Marketing? If you find the secret, let me know.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest hope is that I'll some carryover audience from folks who already enjoy my work.
DeleteYou do have a lot to learn. I just started crocheting small stuffed animals and am loving it. I'm hoping to donate them. So I'm learning a lot too.
ReplyDeleteLovely! That's a great thing to spend time on.
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