As you write your book, how much of it is intentional? By “intentional,” I mean it’s on purpose, rather than incidental. Each of us creates hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pieces of “content” each day, most of it without ever thinking “Now, I’m going to create some content.” Every email you send, word you say, and
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The Pareto Principle and Richard Koch’s book The 80/20 Principle state that 80% of results come from 20% of the inputs. This is especially true when it comes to the results you get with books—just having a book, even if it’s far from perfect, will give you the vast majority of results. Don’t get me
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There has never been an easier time to be an author, nor a time when your voice was needed more. Since there’s no time to waste, grab a sheet of scrap paper, a sticky note, or anything else at hand, and write: My name is [insert your name] and I am an author. Put that
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Writing a book is a challenge. As Churchill said: To begin with it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and
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