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Writer Get NoticedWriter Get Noticed!

A Strengths-Based Approach to Creating a Standout Author Platform

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Stop feeling invisible and start attracting the attention you deserve!

Have you been writing for years, but feel like no one notices?

Have you published your stories, only to gain a handful of readers?

Do your marketing efforts feel like shouting into a void?

Veteran writer and motivational coach Colleen M. Story helps you break the spell of invisibility to reveal the author platform that will finally draw readers your way.

There are more books out there than ever before, and readers have many other things vying for their attention. A writer can feel like a needle in a haystack, and throwing money at the problem rarely helps. What does work is creating a platform that stands out, but in a sea of a million platforms, how is one to do that?

Writer Get Noticed! takes a new approach, dispelling the notion that fixing your writing flaws and expanding your social media reach will get you the readers you deserve. Instead, discover a myriad of strengths you didn’t know you had, then use them to find your author theme, power up your platform, and create a new author business blueprint, all while gaining insight into what sets you apart as a writer and creative artist.

Writers need readers to achieve their highest potential. Find your way to stand out, and let it lead you to the writing career that fulfills all your expectations and more.

In this motivational and inspiring book, you’ll learn:

  • Why simply improving your writing skills won’t take you where you want to go.
  • How discovering your strengths makes you a more effective writer and entrepreneur.
  • What you really want from writing and why that matters.
  • How to use the three-brain decision-making system to build a more successful author platform.
  • What truly motivates you and how to use that to propel yourself forward.
  • How to use the “find your author theme formula” to write a theme that fits your creative style.
  • How imposter syndrome can stall your progress, and how to overcome it.
  • Why risk-taking is critical to writing success, and how to make better decisions about the risks you take.

When you find the treasure that’s been inside you all along, don’t be surprised if it opens new doors you never thought possible.

Post-Publication Awards

What Readers Are Saying

“Although the information of this book is geared to build the author platform, there is a lot of information that helps writers discover their strengths….Colleen M. Story does an awesome job, sharing valuable information in a down-to-earth genuine voice in this well-written well of practical information and useful guide….Story is also able to offer all this information in an easy-to-read style formatted in a way that makes sense to the audience and visualizes the entire writing for publication process.

“Writer Get Noticed! by Colleen M. Story is a Five Star must have in your library as an invaluable guide for writers. However, I am keeping it not just because I am a writer, but because as I found her information and self-discovery processes applicable in other aspects of my life as well! Well done!”

~Susan Violante, Reader Views

“Author Colleen M. Story has the tool to help all writers achieve success. Writer Get Noticed! A Strengths-Based Approach to Creating a Standout Author Platform is both a guidebook and a workbook, aka journal, to coach writers at all levels of success, to help them achieve even greater success. The author leads the reader through careful steps to prepare them for the successful writing career they so desire. Each chapter is well laid out, complete with exercises and space to jot down notes and answers to questions presented….This is definitely an excellent resource and tool to help all writers achieve greater success in their writing careers.”

~Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers’ Favorite

“Colleen Story’s book checks a lot of boxes for me: self-help, writing, marketing, publishing, goals, platforms, step-by-step how-to process with journaling. All the things I found so compelling in Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way many years ago have been updated for a new phase in my own writing life. This book feels just as fresh and revelatory as Cameron’s book did all those years ago. I read many many writer’s guides and I read all kinds of self-help, but rarely do I find something that combines the two with such insight. It’s a deep dive and worth every minute.”

~Cynthia Harrison, Amazon

“I devoured Colleen M. Story’s earlier writing book, Overwhelmed Writer Rescue, and follow her blog, so when I saw she had a new book out, Writer Get Noticed! I was sure it would be a winner…and I was right. This book is everything a writer or creative individual needs to uncover your strengths and use that knowledge to tackle all challenges….The exercises are fun, well-organized, and dig deep to unearth the real you. Doing the work has helped me so much in defining and focusing my dreaded ‘author platform’ that now I actually look forward to tackling some of the ideas I’ve come up with. Additionally, what sets Story apart from other ‘how-to’ writing coaches is her well-researched, scientific background–especially neuroscience–for her advice as well as her fresh, friendly style that makes the reader feel as if we are just sitting down for a chat. This book is all you need whether you are an experienced author or one just starting out.”

~Lisa T, Amazon

“This very readable book is like having a conversation with Colleen as she guides the reader through various journaling exercises to help writers understand their motivations, identify and build on their strengths, discover their heroes, create their author theme, and build their platform….If you’re a writer who’s feeling discouraged, demoralized, and on the verge of giving up, this book is an answer to an SOS.”

~Annette Mardis, Amazon

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