Maybe you’ve heard it said that most readers never get beyond the first twelve pages of a book, particularly if it’s non-fiction. This supposed tendency is what drives the billion-dollar…
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It’s math. Simple math. Everybody knows that the more effort you put into something, the better the results you should see. Up to a point, this assumption holds true. Yet,…
I write about the Imposter Syndrome all the time because it’s the single biggest issue many of my clients have. It’s what keeps them from starting their book, finishing it,…
It sounds so easy, right? Take the transcripts from your course–you know, the ones that accompany your video tutorials– organize them into chapters, throw in a few extra case studies,…
This is a guest post by my friend Lucinda Halpern, head of Lucinda Literary. Lucinda is a literary agent. That means she gets writers book deals with traditional publishing houses….
Can I ask you a question? Why do you want to write a book? Seriously, do you even know? What’s your purpose for doing so? • To create a beautiful…
I think author Jon Corteen and his two books, The Profit Culture Formula and The Catfish Interview, offer a terrific lesson to those looking to write a book, particularly if…
I spent my whole life afraid to make a mistake, to take a wrong turn. I latched on to a man early on because I was convinced he had the map, that…
Do you remember when you were in grade school and you had to line up in the gym and wait to get picked for a team? There you’d stand for…
OK. It’s time to dispel with a myth, one that’s going to cause you a number of problems if you persist in buying into it. Book promotion, as much as…
