Author Archives: Kathryn Jane

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons courtesy of Ken. Very often when I write about brand and platform, writers assume I am talking about promotion and marketing (ads) and that is not only a false assumption, it can be a fatal one. When we hop onto Twitter or Facebook…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Original image courtesy of Juhan Sonin via Flickr Creative commons. The writer’s worst nightmare. You researched, you wrote, you finished, and then published your book. You wait for the sales and……….*crickets*. This is something that can happen to any kind of author, traditional or nontraditional. We think we…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Mike Licht I am a huge fan of writers having a blog, but one of the first arguments I get is, “But I did have a blog and it did nothing.” I hear your pain. We live in a world of instant…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Keith Roper I rarely reread books, namely because there are so many new titles I want to consume and only so many hours in the day. But, there are a handful of books I read and reread namely because they are…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Anamorphic Mike. Last time we talked about quitting. Successful people quit all the time. They quit bad relationships, toxic partnerships, dumb ideas or projects that fail to bear any fruit. They step back, assess and then change direction. What do you…

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Cristian Bortes I’m a voracious reader and easily go through about two books a week. I recently finished a Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth and it’s a really excellent book, though I’d like to expand on…