You are not alone.
To all of you writers struggling to reach your publishing dreams by isolating yourself with your computer, we want you to know that you don't have to do it by yourself. In fact, writers all over the world are discovering that by working with a group of like-minded authors, everyone has access to exponentially more resources, perspective and support. The biggest benefit, however, is the raw peer pressure, the accountability of having to answer to a group of people you respect about the progress you have made. MasterMind Groups are more than powerful, they can be life changing.
How do we know? Because we have been there.
As an editor with Random House, Jennifer has heard every reason in the book about why an author missed a deadline. Much of it had to do with working alone. The excuses were too easy and the pressure distant. That is why the author of the Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published started a writer's retreat and wrote the book The Writer's Secret: MasterMind Your Way to Publishing Success. By working as a team to solve problems, hold each other accountable and celebrate each step toward publishing success, everyone wins.
Jennifer's co-author on the Writer's Secret, JT Long, worked for years as a newspaper reporter, a magazine editor, a content developer and then as a freelance writer. Thanks to the wonders of technology, she worked from a home office for years and found she missed having colleagues around her. She formed a MasterMind Group to overcome the isolation and saw her career flourish! The diverse strategies and niches represented by the writers she met with each month opened her mind to how she could be more efficient with her time and clued her in on new places to sell her stories for more money. In turn, JT helped other members make contacts and in some instances hired them to help her on large projects.
Does the idea of friends you trust calling you with paying work appeal to you? Are you ready to participate in the ultimate networking group where trust builds over time and the degree of separation between you and an assignment editor is one handshake? That is the power of a MasterMind and the topic of this blog.
Each day, we will post a new strategy to help you define your ideal group, find members, run productive meetings and get closer to your publishing dreams.
Thank you for being a part of this literary community. This is an interactive group that welcomes your success stories, tips and feedback. Let us know about your group, how you manage all that creative energy and the fabulous results.
We are all in this together.
Chief Nudging Officers (CNO)
Jennifer Sander & JT Long
It is once again time to gather around the literary foliage and reflect on how together we were able to accomplish so much this year. I know as I speed through these final days of the year, I am inspired by the people who have held my hand during this journey. That is why I am dedicating this post to my support network. 
