Tess Thompson on Resistance, Mindset, and Letting Your Dreams Live

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Episode 143 / Tess Thompson, author of small town romances and American historical romances, joins us to talk about mindset changes she made that have helped her achieve career goals. We delve into resistance, limiting beliefs, and discoverability. Tess also shares tips for writing a small town romance series.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Intro links: </span></p> <p><a href='https://pod.link/1631475103'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Subscriptions for Authors</span></a></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Show notes:</span></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How Tess was traditionally published and then went indie in 2017, essentially starting over from scratch</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>What Tess has learned that helped her writing career take off: finish a series, find your genre sweet spot, use cover styles that readers expect</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why the thing that we resist is often the thing we should be doing</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>The discoverability problem and how Tess fixed it</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How Tess moved from a fear-based mindset to a mindset of letting her dreams live</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why conferences are a good investment even when your revenue is low</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Small town world building</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;' aria-level='1'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How Tess researches her historicals </span></li> </ul> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'> Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the</span> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/'><span sty