“I know I’ve got great experience and something to say that will help people, I just can’t figure out exactly what it is.” Is that how you feel when you think about writing a book? Welcome to the club. We’ve all been there. Try this simple exercise to see if it will open some mental…
What Time of Day Should You Write Your Book?
Problem: You’re working on a book, but you never seem to actually work on it. Solution: Work on it at the right time of day. According to Ron Friedman, Ph.D., author of The Best Place to Work, the first three hours of your day are when you’re most productive. “Typically, we have a window of about…
My Top 15 Business Book Writing Hacks
These are the top fifteen things I wish I would have known when I began to write my first book. This list is continually updated as I continue to learn new things about how to write, publish, and leverage nonfiction books to grow my own businesses. Download this post as a PDF 1. WRITE A…
How To Become A $100,000 Ghostwriter
I charge six figures to ghostwrite a book. If you want to become a $100K ghostwriter, please steal my formula. The method I use to maximize my ghostwriting income is to follow The 7 Systems of Influence, a framework I developed to help people get what they want. You can learn more about it at…
12 Perennial Sellers That Will Help You Write a Perennial Seller
On the New York Times website is a page explaining how they choose the books that gain a spot on the coveted New York Times Bestseller list. Towards the end of the page you’ll find this paragraph: Among the categories not actively tracked at this time are: perennial sellers, required classroom reading, textbooks, reference and…
10 Lessons From Stephen King On Writing
I have a thing about finishing books I start. The first book I ever started, but didn’t finish, was a book by Stephen King. I wasn’t that into the horror genre to begin with, and I found this particular book disgusting and repellant. It just wasn’t my thing. It also tainted how I felt about…
60 Contributors to Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and More Tell How They Got The Opportunity
Want to become a contributor to Forbes, Inc., or Entrepreneur? Now you can read how 60 contributors got into these and other publications.
How I Chose a Narrator for My Audiobook
Are you an author thinking about putting an audiobook up on Audible? Here’s what the process of choosing a narrator looked like for me.
How To Never Run Out Of Article Ideas
The three most popular articles I’ve ever written have some things in common in how I came up with the ideas for them.
Who Do I Contact At Forbes to Become a Contributor?
Everyone wants to know the easy way to become a Forbes contributor. There is no easy way, but this is the easiest way.