Martha Carr on Defining Success and Enjoying Where You Are Right Now

Episode 012 / Martha Carr joines Jami and Sara to chat about defining success and how she’s learned to enjoy where she is right now. She also gives some practical tips on craft, including how to make your story compelling and worldbuilding mistakes to avoid.You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.Jami and Sara are under a local Stay-at-Home order and have no idea what day it is. Sara’s routine hasn’t changed that much and she’s happy she was able to get the draft of her new book completed during this crazy time. She also created a series of videos on how to use Ingram Spark for the Self Publishing 101 course. If you already have the course, you can log in and find the sessions in the Tech Vault. If you’re interested in buying or signing up for the waitlist for the course, there’s a link below. Jami news was a bright spot in a week of bleak news--she has a new grandson! The baby arrived a few weeks early and during the middle of a pandemic. Everyone is healthy and back home now! In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:How Martha transitioned from being a stockbroker to writing, first in newspapers then in fictionMartha’s experience being traditionally publishedWhy character development is keyHow setting can become a character as wellHow Martha plays to her strengths when it comes to marketingHow humor can be used in any genre and how it’s can be used for pacing  Work/life balance: how Martha came to a place where she learned she didn’t want to work harder to make more incomeHow comparison can steal our joySetting reasonable goalsTips on running literary universesThe lesson Martha learned in worldbuildingWhat Martha wishes she’d done differentlyDefining success in a way that’s broader than just financialHow finding out what you don’t enjoy doing can help you define what makes you happyWhy it’s okay to redefine success Changes Martha has seen in urban fantasyCreating trends instead of chasing trendsThe power of saying yes Genres discussed include urban fantasy, epic fantasy, and thriller. Links: Self Publishing 101 Course📥 Send us a Text Message Support the show🚀 Jami’s Consulting and Workshops: https://www.jamialbright.com/authorworkshops❤️ Jami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5🔎 Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/ 📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast