Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Writers can spend months trying to help a book and still end up making things worse. It sounds strange when you put it that way, but it happens all the time.
In this video, I’m talking about one of the easiest mistakes to make when a book starts going wrong, and why it can cost a writer a lot more than they realize.
* BOOK LIFT-OFF IS NOW CLOSED, but you can join the wait list for Colleen's next program here:
rebrand.ly/3w6axbl
0:00 Imagine someone's seeing a doctor...
1:15 Why is misdiagnosis of a book so easy to do?
4:36 Second wrong diagnosis writers make
6:45 Third wrong diagnosis writers make
8:40 Danger! This is more serious than you think
10:37 How to solve the problem of misdiagnosing a book
12:25 Second step to solving misdiagnosis
14:47 Mission of the week
#amwriting, #writingtips, #novelwriting, #writerslife
Writers can spend months trying to help a book and still end up making things worse. It sounds strange when you put it that way, but it happens all the time.
In this video, I’m talking about one of the easiest mistakes to make when a book starts going wrong, and why it can cost a writer a lot more than they realize.
* BOOK LIFT-OFF IS NOW CLOSED, but you can join the wait list for Colleen's next program here:
rebrand.ly/3w6axbl
0:00 Imagine someone's seeing a doctor...
1:15 Why is misdiagnosis of a book so easy to do?
4:36 Second wrong diagnosis writers make
6:45 Third wrong diagnosis writers make
8:40 Danger! This is more serious than you think
10:37 How to solve the problem of misdiagnosing a book
12:25 Second step to solving misdiagnosis
14:47 Mission of the week
#amwriting, #writingtips, #novelwriting, #writerslife
