| In one of his acts, comedian Chris Rock
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| | a tree the next day. Like the abusive
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| tells a joke where he calls a certain
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| | parent, we want to accelerate the
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| class of men, "Low-expectation-having
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| | development process necessary to getting
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| folks." (Of course, that's not the word
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| | known as a writer.What made me realize
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| he used.) At any rate, he had a valid
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| | this is a friend (who is self-published)
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| point about people not expecting enough
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| | went to a literary retreat and came home
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| from life. Granted, we've been taught
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| | amazed at the number of disgruntled
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| that it is a sin to aim too low. And
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| | writers she met. Even when they had four
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| although I don't think a person can ever
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| | or five books with traditional
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| aim too high, I do believe a person can
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| | publishers, they alleged they had not
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| suffer from having unrealistically high
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| | been paid since their advance. In my
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| expectations as to what the returns
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| | friend's case, at the end of the day, not
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| should be on an endeavor.To illustrate
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| | only did she and another self-published
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| the point, as a social worker, one of the
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| | writer sell the most books, they got
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| first trainings I ever attended was about
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| | paid. The other writers could not collect
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| the world of abnormal childrearing. The
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| | any money until their royalty payment.
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| WAR cycle, it was called. Simply put, at
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| | Perhaps both self-published and
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| the crux of most child abuse, it was
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| | traditionally published writers can take
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| found that the parent had unrealistic
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| | lessons from these two literary
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| expectations as to the stages of child
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| | entrepreneurs' "hustle." The main thing
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| development. This included expecting
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| | is to avoid the WAR Trap.How to Avoid the
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| children to be potty trained at six
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| | War TrapRemember, it can take 20 times
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| months, to not get into things at age two
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| | exposure before a person recognizes or
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| and to even sleep all night as a newborn.
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| | buys a book. In direct marketing, only
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| Subsequently, in a fit of rage, a parent
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| | 10% of the people contacted will be
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| would inappropriately "physically
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| | buyers. The 20/80% rule also applies to
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| discipline" (abuse) a child. Sad to say,
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| | book buyers. Try to write more than one
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| many of these children wound up in the
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| | book and develop repeat customers.
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| hospital, or worse, for these normal
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| | Remember it can take 100 no's to get to a
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| developmental milestones.As a writer, I'm
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| | yes. Don't spend all the book advance and
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| always looking for comparisons in life
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| | then not have enough to go on a book
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| lessons, so let's apply this to being a
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| | tour. Try to negotiate more for
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| writer. This is what I've come up with. I
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| | marketing. If you live near a book store,
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| am beginning to see a similar syndrome,
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| | why aren't you scheduling booksignings on
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| for some writers, whether self-published
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| | a regular basis? If you can't do a
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| or not.I call this syndrome The "WAR
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| | physical tour, why not do a virtual tour?
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| cycle" for writers. In other words, "The
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| | Give up the fantasy that you get rich
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| World Of Absent Realism." When we are
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| | with one book. (If you do, fine, but it's
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| writing, we are often absent from
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| | a rarity.) Empower yourself by getting a
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| reality. And by no means should we give
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| | web page. Stop being afraid of sharing,
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| up our imagination, since it is the
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| | which leads to networking. There is no
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| source of our writing. But let's face it.
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| | shortage when you come from a position of
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| When it comes to pushing our books, we
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| | abundance. Make use of print on demand.
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| have to be "Keeping it Real." As writers,
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| | Write e-books. Use e-mail and save
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| we are dreamers.Okay, we've written the
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| | postage. Use Free advertisement on the
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| All American Novel. Even so, our biggest
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| | Internet through book reviews,
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| dream is to be published. We can already
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| | interviews, and e-zines. Start a
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| see the red carpet rolled out with
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| | newsletter. Write articles to help
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| stretch limousines and six-seven figure
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| | promote your books. Post on message
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| checks rolling in as soon as the ink
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| | boards. Do Internet Radio Show
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| dries. We're fulfilled with the writing
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| | Interviews. Develop ways to market your
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| in itself, but if we by chance luck up
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| | book off-line and on-line such as through
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| and get published, we expect the world to
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| | the Publisher's Marketing Association,
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| beat a path to our door after we've
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| | Cushcity.com's coop advertising.Copyright
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| accomplished this feat.Unfortunately,
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| | 2006 Black Butterfly PressMaxine
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| when things don't take off right away, we
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| | Thompson's newsletter at( and ) is the
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| abuse our child, our dream, by either
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| | owner of Thompson Literary Agency and
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| giving up too soon or blaming our
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| | Thompson Literary Services. She is also
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| publisher or our agent. To use a
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| | the owner of Black Butterfly Press.
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| metaphor, we want to plant a seed and see
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