Hi Reader!

October is summit season.

(It is also Pumpkin Spice Latte season 🍂, for those of you who partake in the spiced drink that has no actual pumpkin at all. But I digress...)

Starting now, if it hasn't happened already, your inbox is probably going to start exploding with tons of invites to fall writing events.

And most of them look really good.

So how do you choose what to spend your time on? (Because time, more than any other resource, is the thing you must be the most frugal with.)

I am in THREE events this October (two of them summits), and two of them are happening right now (or very soon).

And what I love about these first two is that they are 100% TOTALLY FREE.

AND they will help you navigate two completely different parts of your writing business: the writing and the marketing.

Here's my quick-start guide to making choices that matter, without spending hours looking through promo emails:

🍎 The Back To School For Writers Bundle

On Tuesday, I challenged you to pick two of the 50 free offers in this crazy-good bundle, all about the craft of writing:

EXPIRES TOMORROW!!

This bundle is only around through Saturday (October 7). So if you miss your chance to see all of these free resources—gathered in one convenient place—from people who write, coach, and edit fiction for a living, you'll have to wait until next year to get the new curated list.

😊 Go here. Scan the list. Pick your favorite few. And lock in your free writing boost!

🚀 The Fiction Marketing Academy 3.0

After you've written your book, how do you get it into your readers' hands? How do you find the right readers for the stories you want to publish?

Marketing is HARD.

And I am honored to be part of an all-star speaker lineup in this special summit that is breaking the traditional summit rules. (More on that later.)

"Marketing" is all the work you do to find, connect with, and nurture your reader audience. Marketing is the work you do before you start selling.

And it is one of the most difficult skills to learn as a solo businessperson. (I have mostly taught myself, and I wish I'd had a roadmap like this summit is offering!)

If you are thinking about (and baffled by) things like:

• Building a strong email list
• Deciphering the Amazon book listing process
• Collaborating with your fellow writers (to double your reader audience)
• Designing a book launch that actually makes money from your book release

🚀 Then this summit is for you! And these sessions are yours to watch for FOREVER, FREE.

It officially starts on October 9th, but the doors are open early for registration and a very special bundle offer*. (The bundle is an optional upgrade, but the summit is truly free, without time limits or VIP passes.)

REGISTER EARLY HERE! *

*These are affiliate links. If you purchase the bundle after registering with my link above, I will make a commission. This comes from the summit hosts and costs you nothing extra.

I'll check back in a few days with some extra info for you, including why the Fiction Marketing Academy summit interview I did with Philip Duncan is my FAVORITE interview I've EVER done!

(Seriously, you don't want to miss it! And I'm finally sharing Part 2 of my Audience Equation for finding and connecting with your perfect "one-click" readers. I can't WAIT!)

PS - Skipped to the bottom? Here's the quick deets:

1. Register for the Back to School For Writers craft resource bundle and take your pick from 50 writing. This 100% free bundle goes away on October 7th!​
2. Register early for the Fiction Marketing Academy 3.0! There is a special Super Bundle with premium marketing resources that is on flash sale right after you register (for $67 -- it goes up to $97 after that), and you can grab my brand new workbook, The Storyteller's Superfan Strategy Guide there.