Feeling like you are always behind other authors you are surrounded by as you try to build your own author business is a demoralizing feeling we all get stuck in.
MJ Grothoff started out his storytelling journey young, exercising his creative muscles and imagination with D&D back when you would still be bullied for playing. He created the fantasy world that he still sets his stories in today back when he was 13 years old, and his stories that were developed through D&D followed him through the Navy and back to the midwest. From putting his first self-published novels out of print, to teaching himself how to write better, to hiring his storytelling icon as his editor, to releasing his first trilogy, to now writing his newest stories in real time in front of everyone, MJ breaks down how he had to learn to blaze his own path.
Join our conversation to hear honestly from him about:
How to find an editor who is right for your story
How to stay motivated when you feel like you’re behind on your writing journey
Ideas for keeping yourself accountable and exercising your writing skills
How to create according to your own creative process and build your own strategy
How to beat Imposter Syndrome
How to deal with pressure and fear
Why the indie author movement offers you the most terrifying freedom
Why plugging into a community is important as an author and where to find said community
Pro tips for marketing your books
Come chat with us as we get real about the author journey and share the practical behind-the-scenes tips that no one ever talks about.
Follow along with MJ’s serialized novellas on his Substack as he publishes new chapters weekly and see where the adventure takes his characters! You can also learn about his fantasy world and pick up your own copy of his epic fantasy series “The Scourge of Witch’Bane” on his website.
📖✍️ Need help writing or editing your story? The story coaches and editors at One Brilliant Arc are here to help you find your voice and amplify your truth!
📚 Need guidance to get your story published so your words can find the people who need them? Jessica Ann shares her successful journey publishing her novel, Woven in Time, over on her Substack, and helps you learn what it takes you live your wildest dreams! She is also has only a few author coaching slots open at the moment! 👀
