Writing articles and ebooks takes discipline and perseverance on your part. The rewards will be great, but you must educate yourself and find a mentor to help you through the process. There are many people who want to show you how to write, market and sell your articles, short reports and ebooks, but few of them have done it themselves. Make sure you work with a writing mentor who is available to help you and answer your questions on a regular basis. Here are 7 tips for finding the right mentor to assist you with your writing.
· Do not use email as your exclusive way of receiving mentoring. Ask the mentor if they are available for telephone consultation on an ongoing basis.
· If they are holding regularly scheduled teleseminars, ask to be included on a couple of calls to see if their style appeals to you.
· Don't sign up for a long term program until you have experienced what it is like to be in their programs.
· Do not let anyone pressure you into signing up for an expensive mentoring program. You should be able to spend some time before you decide on a mentor. If the mentor has a lower priced entry level program, you may want to sign up for that first. Ask if you can receive credit towards the mentor program for any money you spend with them before you join their program.
· Ask the mentor if they have any students who would be willing to tell you what their experience has been like in the mentoring program.
· Find out what the mentor has written. If they are truly a mentor, they will be able to show you their articles or ebooks they have recently written.
· Be willing to make a commitment to the program once you join as a mentee. Your success will depend on how much time and energy you focus on your writing.
Take all of these tips into consideration before signing up to work with a writing mentor. Your writing success is too important to trust to just anyone.
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