Sam Vander Wielen

To Plan or Not To Plan Before my first marketing meeting with my publisher a few months ago, I drafted a marketing 'pie in the sky' plan in Google Drive. It was something like, "if I had all of the resources and time in the world, here's exactly how I would launch, market, and sell my book..." (is this something you'd ever be interested in hearing more about? 'Reply' and let me know. I haven't shared about it because I assume no one wants to know!) With just 2 WEEKS before my first book, When...

(Not) The Meanest Thing She Ever Said I was kayaking around the water outside of my house when I felt my phone buzz and saw it was my mom calling. Normally I'd have my phone on silent and wouldn't dare put down my paddle to take a call from someone out on the open water -- But she'd been going through a particularly bad bender recently and honestly, I was always afraid someone was calling me from her phone with bad news. "Sammy?!" she said, sounding desperate, "I just called to tell you...

🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → My Content Strategy: Spilled Don’t hate me. I’m coming to you live from sunny, 77 degree Tampa, Florida 😎 I’m shooting content with my social team in Tampa, FL (where they're based) for the upcoming release of my...

She's Giving Expansion The old me would never write this email to you. She would have felt the need to apologize for how many emails she's sent you lately. She would worry about what to write, spending hours overanalyzing every sentence, fearing something she would say would come off the wrong way. The old me was so comfortable hiding herself. She was told from an early age that her job was to make others shine. Honestly, I've walked to and from the kitchen 3 times to make more mint tea,...

🌶️ A Spicy Deal Not sure what to do when a client owes you money? Scoop up my Late Payment Email Template that shows you what to say, when and what not to do to accidentally waive your rights. Get paid and avoid legal hot water? Yes and yes. Download my Late Payment Email Template → Everything you need to know about the copyright symbol © BUT FIRST ☝️. I’m breaking newsletter form because this is the most exciting thing I’ve written all year. And considering today’s Day 365, it must be big…...