Sue Campbell
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Helping writers, from newbies to bestsellers, be nicer to themselves so they can write more and build an audience.
What's getting in the way of your writing these days? Tell me next week at my FREE author mindset coaching session. Learn from other writers as they get coached on their blocks and raise your hand if you want to get coached yourself.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What's getting in the way of your writing these days? Tell me next week at my FREE author mindset coaching session. Learn from other writers as they get coached on their blocks and raise your hand if you want to get coached yourself.
Here's the last post in developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez's series on how to start when you can't get started:
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's the last post in developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez's series on how to start when you can't get started:
From developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez's series on how to start when you can't get started:
This ingredient is really about completing writing tasks. Because urgent isn’t the same as important, we can use urgency to create importance and re-prioritize tasks.
This ingredient is really about completing writing tasks. Because urgent isn’t the same as important, we can use urgency to create importance and re-prioritize tasks.
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
From developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez's series on how to start when you can't get started:
This ingredient is really about completing writing tasks. Because urgent isn’t the same as important, we can use urgency to create importance and re-prioritize tasks.
This ingredient is really about completing writing tasks. Because urgent isn’t the same as important, we can use urgency to create importance and re-prioritize tasks.
From developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez's series on how to start when you can't get started:
Ask yourself if there are ways to make your project more challenging.
Ask yourself if there are ways to make your project more challenging.
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
From developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez's series on how to start when you can't get started:
Ask yourself if there are ways to make your project more challenging.
Ask yourself if there are ways to make your project more challenging.
In this post, developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez offers ideas for bringing novelty to your writing and editing routine.
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In this post, developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez offers ideas for bringing novelty to your writing and editing routine.
Developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez continues her series on an interest-based approach to task initiation:
The first thing to consider is whether or not you’re really interested in the project you’re procrastinating.
The first thing to consider is whether or not you’re really interested in the project you’re procrastinating.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Developmental editor Rachelle Ramirez continues her series on an interest-based approach to task initiation:
The first thing to consider is whether or not you’re really interested in the project you’re procrastinating.
The first thing to consider is whether or not you’re really interested in the project you’re procrastinating.
From Rachelle Ramirez:
I knew it was important to write the final scene of my story, but I just couldn’t make myself do it. I tried creating consequences. I even told myself I could have a scoop of buttered pecan ice cream. I didn’t work on the scene, and I ate the ice cream anyway—two scoops!
I knew it was important to write the final scene of my story, but I just couldn’t make myself do it. I tried creating consequences. I even told myself I could have a scoop of buttered pecan ice cream. I didn’t work on the scene, and I ate the ice cream anyway—two scoops!
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
From Rachelle Ramirez:
I knew it was important to write the final scene of my story, but I just couldn’t make myself do it. I tried creating consequences. I even told myself I could have a scoop of buttered pecan ice cream. I didn’t work on the scene, and I ate the ice cream anyway—two scoops!
I knew it was important to write the final scene of my story, but I just couldn’t make myself do it. I tried creating consequences. I even told myself I could have a scoop of buttered pecan ice cream. I didn’t work on the scene, and I ate the ice cream anyway—two scoops!
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November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Who needs a mindset boost? I've got a free author mindset mini-course plus a couple of on-demand webinars for writers who sign up at writeanyway.com
You want so badly to write your manuscript, but you can’t seem to get started. Or you can’t get back into it after a long break.
You don’t lack motivation, you lack a strategy for getting started.
You don’t lack motivation, you lack a strategy for getting started.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
You want so badly to write your manuscript, but you can’t seem to get started. Or you can’t get back into it after a long break.
You don’t lack motivation, you lack a strategy for getting started.
You don’t lack motivation, you lack a strategy for getting started.
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
In conclusion, consult your beliefs and your conscience. Consider the culture or subculture you’re launching your story into. If you’re against warnings on principle, don’t use them. It’s a personal choice.
In conclusion, consult your beliefs and your conscience. Consider the culture or subculture you’re launching your story into. If you’re against warnings on principle, don’t use them. It’s a personal choice.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
In conclusion, consult your beliefs and your conscience. Consider the culture or subculture you’re launching your story into. If you’re against warnings on principle, don’t use them. It’s a personal choice.
In conclusion, consult your beliefs and your conscience. Consider the culture or subculture you’re launching your story into. If you’re against warnings on principle, don’t use them. It’s a personal choice.
There's a new, more affordable way to join the Happily Ever Author Club! Our new HEA Core tier offers weekly write-ins, two group coaching calls every month, and a monthly Story Path call with developmental editors and book marketing expert.
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There's a new, more affordable way to join the Happily Ever Author Club! Our new HEA Core tier offers weekly write-ins, two group coaching calls every month, and a monthly Story Path call with developmental editors and book marketing expert.
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
The last thing you want is readers who think your story promises something specific, and then get upset at you for not providing it.
The last thing you want is readers who think your story promises something specific, and then get upset at you for not providing it.
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
The last thing you want is readers who think your story promises something specific, and then get upset at you for not providing it.
The last thing you want is readers who think your story promises something specific, and then get upset at you for not providing it.
Need help with a book launch? Struggling with your marketing? Or perhaps you'd like some support in developing an author's mindset. DM me to learn more about my book launch packages and coaching calls or check out www.pagesandplatforms.com/book-marketing
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Need help with a book launch? Struggling with your marketing? Or perhaps you'd like some support in developing an author's mindset. DM me to learn more about my book launch packages and coaching calls or check out www.pagesandplatforms.com/book-marketing
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
If you decide to include trigger warnings (as distinct from objectionable content warnings), the most sensible idea I’ve heard is to include a statement in your front matter like this:
If you decide to include trigger warnings (as distinct from objectionable content warnings), the most sensible idea I’ve heard is to include a statement in your front matter like this:
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
If you decide to include trigger warnings (as distinct from objectionable content warnings), the most sensible idea I’ve heard is to include a statement in your front matter like this:
If you decide to include trigger warnings (as distinct from objectionable content warnings), the most sensible idea I’ve heard is to include a statement in your front matter like this:
Thinking about self-publishing? Listen in on the Write Anyway podcast as I chat with Patricia Marshall of Luminare Press about three different approaches. We cover the pros and cons of each method and share insights into the costs and processes associated with DIY, asisted, and hybrid publishing.
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thinking about self-publishing? Listen in on the Write Anyway podcast as I chat with Patricia Marshall of Luminare Press about three different approaches. We cover the pros and cons of each method and share insights into the costs and processes associated with DIY, asisted, and hybrid publishing.
Writers ask me all the time if they should create this or that to help them grow their audience. For example, many authors think creating a book trailer will help spread the word about their book.
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Writers ask me all the time if they should create this or that to help them grow their audience. For example, many authors think creating a book trailer will help spread the word about their book.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
All yours when you sign up to receive my free weekly newsletter offering transformational mindset shifts for writers about the stories they tell themselves so they can increase productivity, finish their books and build an audience. Get it at www.writeanyway.com
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
There is no law or even general publishing standard that says you must use content warnings. Writers I surveyed had three main reasons for not wanting to use them:
There is no law or even general publishing standard that says you must use content warnings. Writers I surveyed had three main reasons for not wanting to use them:
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
From Anne Hawley, developmental editor at Pages & Platforms:
There is no law or even general publishing standard that says you must use content warnings. Writers I surveyed had three main reasons for not wanting to use them:
There is no law or even general publishing standard that says you must use content warnings. Writers I surveyed had three main reasons for not wanting to use them:
Hurry — there are just a few open seats remaining for the Happily Ever Author Club! If you're looking for support from developmental editors and coaches, top-notch courses, and community with your fellow authors, you will LOVE the Happily Ever Author Club.
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hurry — there are just a few open seats remaining for the Happily Ever Author Club! If you're looking for support from developmental editors and coaches, top-notch courses, and community with your fellow authors, you will LOVE the Happily Ever Author Club.
The Write Anyway Summit may be over but that doesn't mean you can't keep building on what you learned. The Happily Ever Author Club is the perfect place to grow your writing career with support from coaches, editors, and a community of your fellow writers.
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Write Anyway Summit may be over but that doesn't mean you can't keep building on what you learned. The Happily Ever Author Club is the perfect place to grow your writing career with support from coaches, editors, and a community of your fellow writers.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Listen in as Rachelle chats with Nicole Bross, a certified book coach and editor, about strategies and tools for ADHD writers on the newest episode of the Write Anyway podcast. Watch at youtu.be/KC3hHlqKgRs or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Listen in as Rachelle chats with Nicole Bross, a certified book coach and editor, about strategies and tools for ADHD writers on the newest episode of the Write Anyway podcast. Watch at youtu.be/KC3hHlqKgRs or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
There's so much waiting for you in the Happily Ever Author Club! From weekly group calls with developmental editors and marketing experts to our masterclasses and courses, you won't believe all the value we've packed into this program.
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
There's so much waiting for you in the Happily Ever Author Club! From weekly group calls with developmental editors and marketing experts to our masterclasses and courses, you won't believe all the value we've packed into this program.
It's true — writers LOVE the Happily Ever Author Club! We're opening the doors through the end of the month, so now is the time to grab a seat. Here's the link to learn more and join at a special post-summit price: storypath.me/writeanyway
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It's true — writers LOVE the Happily Ever Author Club! We're opening the doors through the end of the month, so now is the time to grab a seat. Here's the link to learn more and join at a special post-summit price: storypath.me/writeanyway
If you enjoyed this week's presentations, coaching, and community, we have great news for you: there's much more waiting for you in the Happily Ever Author Club! Members get access to the presentations from both years of the summit AND all of the resources of the club!
October 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you enjoyed this week's presentations, coaching, and community, we have great news for you: there's much more waiting for you in the Happily Ever Author Club! Members get access to the presentations from both years of the summit AND all of the resources of the club!