How do you eat an elephant? The answer is relatively the same for writing a book. How do authors write books? One word at a time. But where do you get started? I suppose all writers and artists have to figure this out on their own. I must have blocked it out of my memory in the…
Author Tips
Tips for entrepreneurial authors.
Our Tribe: A Worksheet Inspired by Seth Godin
Reading Seth Godin’s blog post this morning (“Actually, they’re not yours“) inspired me to create a worksheet to help us think of our tribes in the right way. Authors, entrepreneurs, musicians, marketers, and businesspeople seem to be thinking of their tribes in the wrong way. Download the Our Tribe Worksheet. We make a mistake when…
The Ultimate Book Launch Guide: 33 Ideas Any Author Can Use
Your book is about to be released into the world. You want it in the hands of as many people as possible. The question is, what do you do now? Where do you start? How do you craft a book launch that will really help your book take off? A book launch is a whirlwind…
Self-doubt and the Published Author
Now that I have a published book out and another eBook single on the way, I am experiencing an unexpected feeling. Doubt. What most successful people will tell you, if you ask them, is that they still feel self-doubt. Oddly, I’m feeling it now more than ever. Now let me clarify that I don’t feel…
The Death of the Blog “Subscriber”
You’re blog doesn’t have subscribers. You might think it does. You might see some traffic trickle in from your Feedburner account. When people tell you they “read your blog,” it might make you think they are one of your beloved subscribers. But they’re not. You don’t have blog subscribers. When I first started “blogging” back…
