170 - Creating a Winning Workbook

Episode 170 - Creating a Winning Workbook with M.K. Williams

January 24, 2023

I talk with M.K. Williams about CREATING A WINNING WORKBOOK, including why she chose to create a workbook, the importance of understanding your ideal reader’s needs, the vital role played by beta readers, hiring a design professional who specializes in workbooks, formatting options, and production costs.

M.K. Williams had one simple goal: she needed more time to write her own books. After self-publishing two novels, she found herself spending more time answering questions from aspiring authors than working on her next manuscript. Out of necessity, Author Your Ambition was born. Since 2015 she has written and self-published her own collection of books and helped dozens of authors on their independent publishing journey through a series of videos, books, and courses.

"I started to see a need for that with the clients I was working for, to have them work through some of the exercises that we would talk about getting them on their independent publishing journey. And I thought, I think it's time for me to put this all together into one item that somebody can purchase and work through if my videos aren't enough, if hiring me as a coach isn't in their budget, then this is a nice middle ground." —M.K. Williams

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M.K.'s Links:
M.K.'s Author Your Ambition YouTube channel
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/1mkwilliams/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1mkwilliams/
Episode 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators: NOT the Usual Suspects with M. K. Williams
Episode 071 - The Provider Side of Author Services with MK Williams
Episode 082 - Perspectives on Writer's Block

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I hope you enjoyed my conversation with M.K.! I’d love to hear about your experience with workbooks, either as a creator or as a consumer of them. What’s your favorite part of the workbooks you’ve loved—your own or someone else’s—and what’s a common pitfall you see workbooks falling into? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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