A Zoom Call With Steve
One of the ways we promoted A MAN AT ARMS a few years ago was to offer a half-hour ZOOM call with me.
Anyone who ordered 25 copies got a video “coaching call.” He or she could talk about anything—their own book, issues with Resistance, anything.
They could record the conversation and use it as a podcast or something to share with business associates or team members.
The response was so strong, I’m doing it again for THE ARCADIAN.
We’ve upped the minimum buy to 50 but everything else stays the same.
In fact, here’s the link. It takes you to a page that explains the details.
You may say—as I did at first, considering this idea—“Oh, come on! Who’s gonna take you up on something like this?”
But that thought is Resistance.
It’s self-doubt.
A few years ago I got a chance to meet one of my literary heroes, Tom Guinzburg, the long-time president of Viking Press. The conversation only lasted a few minutes—followed by a short, hand-written note Mr. Guinzburg sent later—but his kindness and belief in me made all the difference for me writing (and finishing) GATES OF FIRE.
Don’t be shy about making a proposal like this to your readers.
A few minutes with you could change a person’s life.
Order (or pre-order) 50 copies of THE ARCADIAN and get a half-hour ZOOM call with Steve.
DO THE WORK
Steve shows you the predictable Resistance points that every writer hits in a work-in-progress and then shows you how to deal with each one of these sticking points. This book shows you how to keep going with your work.
THE AUTHENTIC SWING
A short book about the writing of a first novel: for Steve, The Legend of Bagger Vance. Having failed with three earlier attempts at novels, here's how Steve finally succeeded.
NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T
Steve shares his "lessons learned" from the trenches of the five different writing careers—advertising, screenwriting, fiction, nonfiction, and self-help. This is tradecraft. An MFA in Writing in 197 pages.
TURNING PRO
Amateurs have amateur habits. Pros have pro habits. When we turn pro, we give up the comfortable life but we find our power. Steve answers the question, "How do we overcome Resistance?"
Thank you so much dear Steve. Then at A MAN AT ARMS I had the luck to meet you and to never give up. I quit writing but I didn’t give up. New paths forced me in, some horrible and continuous, some the hopes of the future world but external, but I didn’t give up. Now I can’t find nothing at all worthwhile to write to end that “£!*$ book, but I didin’t give up.
Unfortunately the situation is so desperate that I can’t afford to buy your past live seminar yet and the books now, but I don’t give up. And I have you always on my side through here, talking with you in this more spiritual e-way, always challenging my path through your constant reminder that fights my own psyche.
And I write again.
My love to you, Diana and all our friends and all your team.
Can’t wait to read it.