Avoiding our dreams because we are afraid of the struggles to reach them, is choosing to live in fear. Dare to come out and grab that dream.

Living in Fear - Podcast #1

Writing can be frustrating enough to quit when you never feel progress. 

Making Yourself Write (Podcast #2)

What defines your life? Success, whether it's writing or some other endeavor, depends upon how much of your day you are willing to invest into it. We all have lives. We all make choices. When we compare ourselves to others and say, "But I have a life" we are in essence making excuses for what we are not doing. Whatever you do, own it! We all have lives.

I Have a Life (Podcast #4)

When interviewed, I'm often asked how much of my mystery stories are real. That's a marvelous feeling, because the reader has been suspended between fact and fiction and cannot tell the difference. That's when I know I've succeeded as an author.

How Much is Real? (Podcast #5)

If people cannot think of anything to make you stand out in their mind, they easily forget your existence. So how in the world can you ever consider NOT having a brand?


How Can You NOT Brand Yourself (Podcast #3)

Ever seen someone successful and caught yourself wishing your life had turned out like theirs? We all to often sabotage ourselves, thinking our decisions are for our own good, when in actuality, we're making matters worse. Accept life as a challenge. Here's how.

The Opposite of Living is, Guess What? (Podcast #7)

Be grateful for the voices. Be happy when someone comments on what you do...the positive and the negative. All is a plus for you...in your path to "becoming."

What Makes You Come Alive? (Podcast #8)

Success is not a guarantee. Nor is happiness. To say you deserve something intangible is just not so. Life is trial and error. Rather than holding back, regretting what you've done or what's  been done to you, love moving forward, finding new ways to enjoy life. It's a mantra that will serve you well.

What You Deserve (Podcast #9)

Readers appreciate writers, but do they understand them? Understand why they write? Defining why a writer writes is like catching water. In this end of the year message from Hope Clark, let's try to appreciate why writers struggle so hard to tell a good tale...and fit into this world doing what they love to do best.

Why Writers Write (Podcast #10)

Recently I was faced with a decision of attending a fabulous writing event, or staying home and finding another way to do my research. It's hard to be introverted and not feel badly about such dilemmas. But there's nothing wrong with being introverted. You can thrive making alternative decisions . . . and feel fine about not going with the flow.

How the Shy Writer Copes When She Hits a Wall (Podcast #11)

Using the word TRY is like adding a disclaimer to yourself. You are giving yourself an out. Own what you're doing and the odds will increase that you'll succeed.

"Trying" to Self-Publish (Podcast #12)

The Internet screams with options, and all too often we freeze with indecision because of too many choices. We have to learn focus, to tune out the noise of this best practice, or that best practice, and find our direction. Authorpreneurship involves focus, dedication and simplification to take writing to a professional level. But if you take it seriously, you can have a ball doing it as the effort taps your true potential.

The Awesome Cape of Authorpreneurship (Podcast #13)

It's important to paint a culture accurately, and in the South that includes drawl, food, phrasing, mannerisms and more. But the concept applies to all cultures. Noting the details and minutiae of culture takes intense observation and interpretation. Using my dear friend, I give you a dose of what caught my eye, and will soon become part of a key character in one of my novels. 

Writing Southern, and Why It Matters Even If You're Not Southern (Podcast #14)

We all have bad days, but sometimes all we can see is the wrong. Breaking that spiral isn't so easy or so obvious to do, but writers, readers and people in general can choose to do so, with a few tools they already have.

Just Seeing the Wrong (Podcast #15)

In this day of social media, writers and readers stay in touch. But is social media all it takes to develop a platform? It's a tool, but is it how to gain those readers you need to be your passionate ambassadors?

Face to Face? Or Face to Screen?

C. Hope Clark adores mystery, and now she's known for her two mystery series, set in rural South Carolina, the most well known being the award-winning Carolina Slade books. Her Edisto Beach mystery series debuts Fall 2014. 

But Hope is also a motivator and mentor, editor of FundsforWriters.com. Her website and newsletters reach 40K+ readers weekly, and she's a frequent speaker at conferences and events across the United States. Writer's Digest has selected FundsforWriters for its 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 14 years.

C Hope Clark

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