Becca Syme

Becca Syme (MATL) is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and has been coaching success alignment for more than a decade, having individually coached more than 6,000 authors. She is the creator of the Quitbooks for Writers series and the popular Write Better-Faster course. She also writes mystery novels in her spare time and lives on one of the thousand lakes in Minnesota.

Becca Syme in front of a grey brick wall. She is wearing a green shirt and smiling.

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HEA Quest: Burnout and Time Management

Kansas City Local Time:
January 20, 2024 10:00 am to 10:50 am

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Panelists: Sarra Cannon and Becca Syme

Ready to start 2024 off on the right foot? Our second panel of the day is on Burnout & Time Management, perfect for those looking to set up their coming writing schedule and/or struggling to find balance. Join us as Sarra Cannon and Becca Syme cover these difficult topics!

HEA Quest is a special virtual meetup presented by SFWA’s Romance Steering Committee. It’s available to all Nebula 2023 conference attendees–or, if you would like to register for HEA Quest only, you can do so here for $10 USD.

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The Longevity Blueprint: Building a Career That Lasts

Kansas City Local Time: June 6, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
June 6, 2025 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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Panelists: Becca Syme

When you look into the future of your author career, what do you see? Do you see glistening highways paved with NYT#1 tags and dollar signs? Or do you see fans clamoring for the next book? Or do you see nothing, or worse than nothing? Plot twist. Each author has an individual pathway to a sustainable author career, and in this workshop, Becca Syme, author success coach and alignment expert, will illustrate different pathways to an author career for life, and the action steps to keep yourself in the game. No matter what’s coming.

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Never Give Up! Never Surrender!

Kansas City Local Time: June 7, 2025 9:00 am to 10:30 am
June 7, 2025 7:00 am to 8:30 am

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Perseverance. That’s the name of the game in publishing. The odds of “going viral” are akin to winning the lottery, and it often feels like agents and publishers only know the word “no.” Not to mention the options—so many options! Do I self-publish or query? What does writing to market even mean? Will changing genres mid-career be a game changer or a game over? Decision fatigue is real, but one thing is certain—if you want to “make it,” never give up, never surrender. It’s time to discuss perseverance in publishing and how to keep going when everything’s telling you to stop.

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