The majority of aspiring authors don’t have a strong enough desire to achieve this status. This results in lack of action to manifest their dream of writing and publishing a book. That’s why, while 81 percent of the U.S. population wants to write a book, only two percent of those very same people accomplish that goal. You must have the…
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It seems like just yesterday I composed my list of goals and wrote a vision for 2015. Now the end of January has arrived. It feels like the month flew by! It’s time for an honest evaluation of my progress: Have I made strides toward achieving my goals? That’s the focus of this writing prompt. The majority of people set…
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No matter how you publish, you need to turn your work over to an editor. If you traditionally publish, the publisher typically provides editors. (Yes, more than one.) If you self-publish, you must hire a similar team of editors. Doing so ensures you produce a book that stands up to industry standards, which means your final product doesn’t stick out…
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Lately, I’ve been writing a lot about how to write bestsellers and how to create a career as a bestselling author. I don’t want you to think, however, that becoming a bestselling author is all about money. Of course, for publishers (even indie publishers), success is equivalent to sales, which means money. But not every author defines success in this…
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No matter where I teach or speak, writers meet me with the same complaints. Aspiring authors say the necessary tasks required to achieve their goals—and dreams—of becoming successful, bestselling, published authors feel too difficult, occupy too much time, focus on business more than craft, and, worst of all, put their writing on hold. I understand these arguments. I use to…
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Some writers have visions of grandeur and wholeheartedly believe they can achieve the big dreams and goals they have for themselves and their careers. More commonly, writers—like a lot of other people—doubt their ability to achieve success. Therefore, they create goals and dreams that fit the mental construct they have created. They think and dream small. In my last post…
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Have you ever wondered what makes one author more successful than another? It’s possible that one writes better or another devised a fabulous, more-marketable book idea. It could even be that an author with a not-so-great book mastered the art of promotion. More than likely, you’ll find that successful authors, much like successful people in almost any industry, share one…
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