“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” It’s a popular adage, but we do make decisions about CDs and books based on covers and packaging. Just look at the dozens of paperback books, cleaning, tissue, prepaid phone cards, and shampoo brands on store shelves. We often don’t get past what we see on the outside. Pick it up. Turn…
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For the last few weeks I’ve been having trouble getting motivated. Not a good thing as I move into one of the busiest and most important times in my career as a writer and author. My book will be released next month, and I have a ton of work to do accomplish to promote it. My business is picking up,…
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This weekend I spent three hours listening to author Wayne Dyer speak about his latest book, Wishes Fulfilled. It’s his 30th book. Pretty amazing. I started wondering if I had 30 books in me. He talked about writing and how he gets inspired. He feels passionate about a subject. He feels purposeful about writing something. He sits down. He waits…
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A lot of people say they want to become authors. In fact, 81% of the American population says so. Only about 2% of them actually writes a book or gets it published. For some of them, the problem simply lies in the fact that they can’t get their book written. They don’t find or make the time. The project feels…
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These days everyone searches for everything—even experts—on the internet. That means if the media needs a source, an organization needs a speaker, a publisher needs a writer, or a potential customer or client needs to purchase a product or service, they turn to Google, Yahoo, Bing or some other search engine to find the right person for the job. How…
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One of the best ways to promote a book and to make money as an author involves speaking. That’s right. No writing. Get the words off the paper and out of your mouth. Today my guest blogger is a friend and client, Rick Deutsch, known as “Mr. Half Dome,” author of the best selling guide book “One Best Hike: Yosemite’s…
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It’s almost Tax Day. If you are an author, a self-publisher, a freelance writer or professional blogger and you derive income from your writing, that means you must get ready to file your taxes. If that seems daunting, this guest post from Georganna Hancock, author of IRS & Writers, will offer you a bit of help—from a fellow writer no…
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