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If you’ve tried to visit either my children’s author site at www.suzannelieurance.com or my Working Writer’s Coach site at www.workingwriterscoach.com in the past few days, you’ve found that both sites are down right now.

That’s because I’m redesigning both of them. But they’ll be back up soon.

In the meantime, if you have a question for me about either my children’s writing or my coaching programs, please just email me.

I love Thursday nights because I get to speak to other writers all across the country. And tonight, we’ll even be speaking with someone “across the pond” since Kevin Dixie of www.fuelmyblog.com, who lives in the UK, will be our special guest.

Kevin will tell us about all the exciting events planned for www.fuelmyblog.com and even give us other creative ways for driving traffic to our blogs.

During the second part of the teleclass we will lead listeners through the simple process of setting up a blog since several subscribers have emailed me asking for help with that.

Subscribe to Writers on Call today so you won’t miss tonight’s teleclass - but even if you can’t make it tonight, as a subscriber you will be sent a link to the recorded class tomorrow, so you can listen to the call anytime you like.

Etta, one of our subscribers, told me recently, “I always feel so rejuvenated after these Thursday night teleclasses.”

I feel the same way, Etta. I think that’s because we always get so many wonderful ideas from each other.

Have a great writing day, everyone! I hope to talk to you tonight.

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

New Challenge for Writers Launches Next Month

Make a name for yourself as a freelance writer in 2007 by accepting the quarterly Lieurance-King Article Challenge, which starts on February 1, 2007.

Each writer who accepts the first-quarter challenge, The New Year’s Article Challenge, will attempt to write and submit 30 articles to article directories between February 1 and March 31.

Before the challenge begins, participants can register for a f.ree e-course, Tips for Effective Article Marketing from freelance writers (and hosts of the challenge) Suzanne Lieurance (known as The Working Writer’s Coach) and Kristen King (whose blog was named one of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers in 2006).

Look for more information about the Lieurance-King Article Challenge here at The Working Writer’s Coach blog and at Inkthinker soon - and rev up your computers for this exciting opportunity to build your platform all year long!

When fulltime writers and writing coaches, Suzanne Lieurance and Yvonne Perry noticed that coaching programs seemed out-of-reach for many beginning writers they started Writers on Call, weekly group coaching telesessions for only $9.99 per month.

Kansas City, Missouri January 2007 — Many people dream of starting a career as either a part-time or full-time writer, but few beginning writers can afford a writing coach. When full-time freelance writers and writing coaches Suzanne Lieurance and Yvonne Perry realized this, they decided to start Writers on Call, a subscription based weekly group teleclass to offer writers and writer wannabes the chance to ask questions and receive coaching for:

* Promoting a freelance writing business
* Writing press releases and articles
* Finding lucrative writing opportunities
* Operating a successful freelance writing business
* Writing books, query letters, and publisher proposals

At only $9.99 per month, now anyone serious about starting a writing career can afford nearly four hours of group coaching and interactive learning per month.

Continued…

It’s always fun to start a blog chain.

Members of the chain all visit each other’s blogs at least once during the week and leave a comment.

But you don’t have to be a member of the chain to visit these interesting blogs.

Check them out, and don’t forget to leave a nice comment:

The Medical Migrant

The Working Writer’s Coach (You’re already here, so please leave a comment and say hello)

The Golden Pencil

Griefcase

Writers in the Sky

Ink in My Coffee

Soaring with Sylvia C.

Ink Thinker

Writer by Nature

The Article Writer

E.D. Easley’s World

Journal On a New Road

Have a great writing day!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

Last fall I created a “Blog Comment Chain” and it was a lot of fun. Plus, it brought some new visitors to my blog and to the blogs of the other bloggers in the chain.

Here’s how a chain works. Blog owners sign up to become part of the chain. Then, each blogger has a specific amount of time to visit each person’s blog on the chain and leave a comment. It is really easy and fun, and I found some interesting blogs that I probably never would have found on my own.

I’m ready to start another blog chain. If you’d like to be part of this chain, email me with the URL for your blog and a short description of your blog. I will only accept 9 other blogs for the chain - otherwise the chain becomes too big. We’ll start making comments for the blog chain next week.

Happy writing!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

If you’ve ever thought of working with a writing coach, let 2007 be the year you finally take the step to do just that.

I work with several coaches myself and I can tell you from personal experience - you will move ahead in your writing career so much faster (and easier) with a coach.

Plus, it’s just more FUN when you have someone to share your journey to success.

I’m very proud of The Working Writer’s Coaching Program I developed to help people who love to write become “working” freelance writers.

Here’s what my clients and I cover together in this intensive 8-week coaching program:

Week 1
Figuring Out the Kind of Freelance Writing Career You Really Want - and Recognizing the Skills You Will Need in Order to Get It

Week 2
Developing a Profile of the Writing Skills & Services You can Provide for Clients Right Now - This Very Minute!

Week 3
Learning to Create Your Weekly Marketing Plan

Week 4
Learning to Study the Markets & Write Winning Query Letters & Proposals

Week 5
Practicing Your Article Writing Skills & Learning to Use Articles as Promotional Materials

Week 6
Learning More Tips for Promoting Yourself on a Regular Basis

Week 7
Checking Your Progess & Using the Power of 12 to Create Some Momentum for Your Writing Business

Week 8
Self Publishing for Self-Promotion and/or Profit

If 2007 is the year you FINALLY decide to work with a writing coach, I hope you’ll consider The Working Writer’s Coaching Program.

Here’s to your BEST year for writing EVER!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

If you’re a writer, I’m sure you want to take your writing career to the next level in 2007.

Visit the Lieurance Group blog today and see the New Year’s Check List of resources that will help you do just that.

Many of the resources are my own products and/or services, of course, since I AM a writing coach, after all.

But others are links to blogs, websites, and newsletters from other writers that will offer you a great deal of help in building your freelance writing career in the coming year.

Enjoy!

Just think…2007 is going to be your BEST writing year EVER!

Happy New Year!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

Now you can help me spread the word about The Working Writer’s Coaching Program AND earn income in the process when you become an affiliate.

Click on the link at right or visit my website to find out how to sign up and start receiving commissions.

Have a wonderful writing day!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach

If you aren’t working with a coach, I have one question for you - what are you waiting for?

Read the following article and find out what a coach can do for you and your professional career.

Personally, I find that working with a coach helps me attain my goals so much faster than I would be able to do on my own.

Why Everyone Needs a Coach

If you look around at the top performers today in any field - sports, sales, or even coaching itself - you’ll find that almost all of these top performers have at least one thing in common. They all had a coach at one time or another in their professional careers.

Whether your field is golf, tennis, running, sales, business management, or writing, a coach can help you perform at a much higher level. Here’s how:

1. A good coach will keep you motivated. Since you’ll have to report regularly to your coach, you’ll get constant feedback and encouragement, which will keep you motivated to achieve your best.

2. A good coach will offer a system for success. With a system in place, you’ll be more likely to stick with it. Plus, you won’t be taking just a hit-or-miss approach to success.

3. A good coach will help you learn to plan. Your coach will help you set goals that are realistic and design training that will help you achieve those goals. In other words, a good coach will keep you focused.

4. A good coach will offer you professional advice. After a while, you won’t rely on your coach for every decision you make about your career or performance. But you’ll still want the coach around when you need a little professional advice.

5. A good coach will help you get beyond certain plateaus when you no longer seem to be moving ahead and improving. Working alone, you might feel stuck at a certain point in your career. But a good coach will help you overcome those plateaus and move ahead to the next level of performance and accomplishment.

6. A good coach will help you accurately evaluate your progress. Sometimes it’s difficult to evaluate our own progress. We tend to focus on the negative, and only see our faults and failures. A good coach will help you see things more realistically.

7. A good coach will make the process fun. Let’s face it. What’s the sense in striving for your highest level of performance if you aren’t going to enjoy the process? Your coach will help you design a working schedule that won’t overwhelm you, so you’ll enjoy the entire process of achieving your best.

Top performers in all fields would probably tell you they wouldn’t be where they are today without a good coach.

Everyone needs a coach. So find a coach who is right for you. Then get ready to enjoy the climb to your top level of performance.

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Have a great writing day!

Suzanne Lieurance
The Working Writer’s Coach