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9 Reasons Why You Aren’t Making the Impact You Want to Make
You’ve seen Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs I bet. Making the impact you want to make shows up way at the top under “self-actualization” – achieving one’s full potential. Even making a difference with a book, what I teach authors how to do, falls pretty high on the...
Richard Branson Thinks You Should Write A Book
“You’ve got quite a big brain there,” he said as he tussled my hair and walked away. The smoke from the campfire was blowing in my face and filling my lungs. I coughed and starred into the fire. ‘What the fuck did that mean?’ Here I am standing with one of my heroes...
Bringing the Magic
I am so excited to announce that The Author Incubator is welcoming Ramses Rodriguez to the team. This is a very special addition because in his role as our Social Media Manager he is going to be representing the voice of our authors. I believe anyone called to write a...
Why I Love to Journal
10 years ago I wrote these goals for my body in my journal: - Be able to shave my legs - Be able to lay on my back - Be able to cross my legs - Fit comfortably in normal seats - Shop in normal store (eg on vacation, forget shirt, can get one) - Easy to sit Indian...
How to Write When You Don’t Want to Write
Try this: Sometime when you have a spare 10 minutes free between meetings or picking up the kids, set a timer for 10 minutes and type without picking your fingers up off the keyboard. You can type about anything – but if you need a prompt try something like: My...
The Biggest Problem Most Authors Don’t Even Know They Have
Have you heard the one about the author who walked into a pizza place and ordered Chinese food? Well, if not, you will want to stick around because if you are making this mistake, you definitely want to stop! But before I explain, I’m going to share a little bit about...
How Long Does It Take to Write A Book?
A lot of people think it takes a long time to write a book, but when they are saying this, they are conflating a LOT of different things. • The act of figuring out what you are going to write about • The act of keeping your fears about your worth at bay • The act of...
Baby, It’s You.
I’ve decided to do something unheard of in the traditional publishing industry – I’m posting the entire book on my website and I’m giving away access completely for FREE.
Read Chapter 11 of Make ‘Em Beg To Be Your Client!, Baby, It’s You., here.
Manage the Drama
I’ve decided to do something unheard of in the traditional publishing industry – I’m posting the entire book on my website and I’m giving away access completely for FREE.
Read Chapter 10 of Make ‘Em Beg To Be Your Client!, Manage The Drama, here.
How to Get Past Writer’s Block
About 5 years ago, when I was trying to write my book, The Difference: 10 Steps to Write a Book that Matters, I had a bad case of Writer’s Block.
And then something magical happened…
Iterate and Optimize
I’ve decided to do something unheard of in the traditional publishing industry – I’m posting the entire book on my website and I’m giving away access completely for FREE.
Read Chapter 9 of Make ‘Em Beg To Be Your Client!, Iterate and Optimize, here.
How to Start a Book (And Why You Haven’t)
Each week my team and I weed through hundreds of applications searching for the perfect candidates who we know we can help write a book that makes a difference. A lot of people think we are looking for beautiful writing, or succinct marketing plans, or even a willingness to be molded and shaped by our process.
It’s actually none of those things! In fact, those are, perhaps surprisingly, indicators someone ISN’T a good fit. Find out what DOES make an author a good fit.