https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItnbMGcNkQ&t=5s I'm a big fan of live events. I really think that some of the biggest moments of my career wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the connections I made at conferences. First and … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I87gFzhxvVg&t=2s There's always a lot of talk about work-life balance. It's a big thing in any business, or any entrepreneurial endeavor, and it’s definitely important for authors. I see a lot of … [Read more...]

Okay blurb writers and users out there. I am a big fan of using a call to action at the end of my blurbs. And I know that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiJ3kULP2Y4&t=2snot everybody is. What is a call to action? It's when you … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsLYO-zBfYc Here's the exact process I used to write my first four novels. I would get up every morning, hop on the bus over to a co-op working space. I paid maybe $80 month for a quiet workspace where no … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hip6YaqFBUw&t=3s I've said some bad things about Amazon advertising's tracking in the past. I still think Amazon advertising is one of the best ways to get traffic to your book, but I stand by my opinion … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T4euhrlX1k&t=3s One of the best ways to know if your cover, your book description, your title, or if anything else is off with your book, is to actually just run an little test. So login to your preferred … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5PbxQzEHho&t=3s It's helpful to think of any career in the same way we think about major athletes. You hear about million-dollar professional athletes getting frequent massages, or having a nutrition plan, … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XZUM5rFlko&t=8s I ran a coaching program not too long ago with 15 people in Chicago. And I asked this question and was stunned by this answer. The question I asked was: "How many of you thought that … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdV709FZtfQ&t=5s I think that sometimes we can get the wrong idea about what our marketing needs to look like. We see a lot of really beautiful amazing websites, and then we think we need that … [Read more...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34iDO-r0po&t=1s The inciting incident in your book is the point at which the action truly kicks off. In other words, where your protagonist or protagonists are thrown into the plot, and things just really … [Read more...]