When you've talked about writing a book for months or years, not getting it done can make you feel guilty, embarrassed, or even like you've failed. Some experts will tell you that if you really wanted to write a book you would have made time to...
Whether you publish with a traditional publisher or you take the indie route, marketing your book will mostly be your responsibility. Getting other prominent authors and experts to blurb your book can be an important part of your book-marketing plan. In this episode, you'll first get clear...
In this episode, you'll find out what might be a new way to approach your life's purpose. This perspective might help you take some pressure off yourself in your pursuit of that purpose or purposes. You'll also discover 4 ways your book can help you fulfill your...
So many authors are introverts, but even the most introverted authors are best served when they stop trying to do it all by themselves. In this episode, you'll discover why community is so important to authors and the different ways you can find or create your...
You know a great book when you read it. And you recognize books that, somehow, just don’t rise to the quality of anything you want to read or recommend. Quality matters when you’re investing your money, time, and mental energy in the books you choose to read. In...
In the first of a 3-part series, What Successful Authors Know, you'll discover a foundation of good book writing that many aspiring authors resist. While many new writers try to fight against it, most bestselling authors employ frameworks to write their books. The good news: frameworks don't lock...
If you're like most humans, you probably get angry when you or someone you care about is mistreated. You get angry about all the injustices in the world. You get angry for all types of completely valid reasons, and I can almost guarantee some of those topics...
What do you do when someone criticizes your work? How do you react when someone says your book idea isn't that great or when you get a negative review on Amazon? When you have a high level of feedback resilience, none of those circumstances will knock you...
You can do all the prepping and planning in the world, but once you actually sit down to write your book it can still be really scary. It doesn't matter if you're writing a novel, a memoir, or a personal or professional development book. No matter what...
Promoting your book is a marathon—at least it should be. You can start marketing your book well before it's published. But even if you didn't, it's never too late to start, and you can keep telling people about your book for months and even years after its...