Valerie's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/valerieihsan Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor   Announcements: free 7-day trial of my Mary Poppins Fan tier on Patreon. Regularly 15/mo https://patreon.com/valerieihsan   UPDATE:  Valerie:  I've been creating a Creator Profile in Convertkit's Creator Network (in beta). If you want to check it out and see if it'll increase your newsletter subscribes, here is a link: https://convertkit.com/features/creator-network?ref_id=69de0590ae (affiliate) Erick:   Writing stories   Just finished: Seeking Fortune Elsewhere: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo; Manifest Your HEA: Get Unstuck and Create Your Happily Ever After by Heather Hildenbrand, The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix     I'M READING:  Three Story Method: Cowriting with ChatGPT by J Thorn ; The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab; Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs by Suzanne Clothier; Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton.    Up Next: Erick's Reading:  Just Kids by Patti Smith     Show Notes:  Clearly place the reader in their own world (ordinary world). Spend time in the ordinary world with the reader so that they feel heard and seen. Write to your ideal customer. Lean in to who you are to find your people. Make sure that your solution is appropriate for the style of book/article you are writing. Are readers looking for actionable steps to take at the end? Or a more general mindset to have going forward?   Next Episode: Marketing With Other Authors Resources:  "How to write an eavesdropping scene" on Erick's blog