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What’s the Best Way to Publish?
Writing a book is only the first part of a long journey. Once the book is done, you need to publish it to let people all over the world benefit from your brilliance. Fortunately, there are several different options for you to publish your book. The hard part? Choosing one. Watch this video to learn a little about the different types and how to choose what’s right for you and your audience.
The Return on Your Book Investment
No one wants to just flush money down the drain. Especially when you have a business, you need to know that what you’re working on and pouring your heart (and cash) into is going to have returns. A lot of people complain that you “can’t make any money from selling books,” but that’s simply not true. You might not sell enough books to quit your day job, but you can absolutely make money from your
Investing in Your Book is Investing in Your Business
Investing in your book is investing in your business, pure and simple. Like investing in doing a podcast. Like investing in a website. It’s a piece of the business that dovetails with what you already do. There is more to it than just deciding that you want a book and hoping that it pans out. Watch the video to learn more about how investing in your book works.
When is Your Book Ready for the Editor?
One of the most popular questions that new authors ask is, “How do I know when my book is ready for editing?” It’s not a simple question of how much space your story takes up. And it’s not as easy as doing a checklist. It takes a feeling within to know when it’s ready. And it’s not something that anyone else can really tell you. Watch the video to learn more about how you can
Is Your Book Aligned with Your Business?
One morning, I awoke with a sense of urgency. It was almost like being awakened by an alarm. I felt like I should rush to my desk and write. I had a really strange dream that was like a movie. And not like the normal dream that’s like a movie. I saw the title come up on the screen. I saw the camera angles change. I met the characters. I followed them. I was even
Use Your Business Book as an Evergreen Marketing Tool with these 4 Tips
Employ these methods now to avoid ups and downs due to sickness or crisis If you have a business, then you’ve likely seen challenges. Lack of clients, loss of staff, illness and more changed the landscape of many businesses quarantine during the spring of 2020 quarantine, and it’s left many looking for outside the box ways to bring stability and work in new ways. The beautiful thing about having a book for your business is
Why Leaders Need to be Honest About their Story
The first book I wrote is in the fantasy genre, and the most fun thing about it was that I could make up everything! I created a world, characters, rules about magic, etc., and if I couldn’t figure out how something happened, magic was an all too convenient culprit. Obviously, the same isn’t true with fiction. Though it may look like other people rose to the top like magic, we know that it didn’t happen
Peppering in Stories can Save your Book from being Boring
I recently read a book that was completely cut-and-dry, to-the-point. Though I have a great appreciation for brevity, I also need something to keep my attention. The book was so straightforward, though, that it bordered on pedagogical and left me feeling like I was in one of my college chemistry classes . . . which is usually the opposite of the environment you want to curate with your book. So how do you get around
When are you ready for an editor?
Some people take years to write their books. How awful, right? Why is this happening? Some people claim it’s time, but for the most part, it’s either lack of clarity in their message or how to publish, or it’s a lack of belief that the book is ready (which is actually a lack of confidence in their own words). I had to go there. We blame a lot of things for our lack of reaching
Why Your Book isn’t Helping your Business
Every once in a while, I run into someone who scoffs when I talk about how books build businesses. Usually, it’s someone who published and hasn’t seen results themselves. And this can absolutely happen! So if this is a current problem for you, there are several questions you need to look at to shift that and get your business into high gear. Your book is a vehicle, after all, and you should be able to
What’s the Best Way to Publish?
Writing a book is only the first part of a long journey. Once the book is done, you need to publish it to let people all over the world benefit from your brilliance. Fortunately, there are several different options for you to publish your book. The hard part? Choosing one. Watch this video to learn a little about the different types and how to choose what’s right for you and your audience.
The Return on Your Book Investment
No one wants to just flush money down the drain. Especially when you have a business, you need to know that what you’re working on and pouring your heart (and cash) into is going to have returns. A lot of people complain that you “can’t make any money from selling books,” but that’s simply not true. You might not sell enough books to quit your day job, but you can absolutely make money from your
Investing in Your Book is Investing in Your Business
Investing in your book is investing in your business, pure and simple. Like investing in doing a podcast. Like investing in a website. It’s a piece of the business that dovetails with what you already do. There is more to it than just deciding that you want a book and hoping that it pans out. Watch the video to learn more about how investing in your book works.
When is Your Book Ready for the Editor?
One of the most popular questions that new authors ask is, “How do I know when my book is ready for editing?” It’s not a simple question of how much space your story takes up. And it’s not as easy as doing a checklist. It takes a feeling within to know when it’s ready. And it’s not something that anyone else can really tell you. Watch the video to learn more about how you can
Is Your Book Aligned with Your Business?
One morning, I awoke with a sense of urgency. It was almost like being awakened by an alarm. I felt like I should rush to my desk and write. I had a really strange dream that was like a movie. And not like the normal dream that’s like a movie. I saw the title come up on the screen. I saw the camera angles change. I met the characters. I followed them. I was even
Use Your Business Book as an Evergreen Marketing Tool with these 4 Tips
Employ these methods now to avoid ups and downs due to sickness or crisis If you have a business, then you’ve likely seen challenges. Lack of clients, loss of staff, illness and more changed the landscape of many businesses quarantine during the spring of 2020 quarantine, and it’s left many looking for outside the box ways to bring stability and work in new ways. The beautiful thing about having a book for your business is
Why Leaders Need to be Honest About their Story
The first book I wrote is in the fantasy genre, and the most fun thing about it was that I could make up everything! I created a world, characters, rules about magic, etc., and if I couldn’t figure out how something happened, magic was an all too convenient culprit. Obviously, the same isn’t true with fiction. Though it may look like other people rose to the top like magic, we know that it didn’t happen
Peppering in Stories can Save your Book from being Boring
I recently read a book that was completely cut-and-dry, to-the-point. Though I have a great appreciation for brevity, I also need something to keep my attention. The book was so straightforward, though, that it bordered on pedagogical and left me feeling like I was in one of my college chemistry classes . . . which is usually the opposite of the environment you want to curate with your book. So how do you get around
When are you ready for an editor?
Some people take years to write their books. How awful, right? Why is this happening? Some people claim it’s time, but for the most part, it’s either lack of clarity in their message or how to publish, or it’s a lack of belief that the book is ready (which is actually a lack of confidence in their own words). I had to go there. We blame a lot of things for our lack of reaching
Why Your Book isn’t Helping your Business
Every once in a while, I run into someone who scoffs when I talk about how books build businesses. Usually, it’s someone who published and hasn’t seen results themselves. And this can absolutely happen! So if this is a current problem for you, there are several questions you need to look at to shift that and get your business into high gear. Your book is a vehicle, after all, and you should be able to