Dreams. We all have them… but how many of us are living them? My clients dream of writing and publishing a book. Seems like an easy task to do, right? Sit, write, publish. Wash, rinse, repeat. However, the desire of writing means nothing if they’re not willing to actually sit down and write. Most of… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Digital Publishing: Product Creation + Writing Your Book
Stuck. Frustrated. Ready to Quit: Managing Burnout Symptoms of Book Writing
Note: This has been previously published on YourBookWritingCoach.com Friday. 9:30 a.m. Jagged Edge’s “Tip of My Tongue” pumps through my MacBook speakers for the fifth time this morning. I’ve been up since 4 a.m. trying to put the finishing touches on this chapter of my book. It’s a sexy non-fiction book, self-help. I’m not revealing… Continue Reading
How Would I Go About Writing a Book When I’m Not Really an Expert at Anything?
Hi! I was wondering how would I go about writing a book about something if I’m not really a subject matter expert at anything? I find that most people tell you to share your knowledge if you have experience with something, but that isn’t really an option for me, I could be, but I usually… Continue Reading
How I Made $5500 Writing Books for Amazon Kindle
August marks 3 years since I’ve begun learning how to make money online in a residual (automated) manner. For the longest time, I’d experimented with niche and affiliate marketing, birthing websites focused on highly specific topics with WordPress and the Google Keyword Tool. Macro- or micro-authority, I learned that while I’m okay at putting together… Continue Reading
How Sexy is Your Elevator Pitch?
*Danielle LaPorte’s Burning Question: “How do you say what you do?”… Continue Reading
Are You Using Amazon’s KDP Lending to Make Royalties?
I’m still in the midst of rewriting one of my ebooks for Amazon, but I noticed that sales for it – and a few other titles – dwindled severely – in the last few months. Luckily, for publishers like me who need to monetize their products as much as possible, Amazon has recently launched the… Continue Reading
Niche Blogging is DEAD… Niche Journalism Got Next
Niche marketing, affiliate marketing, making money online with niche blogs… it’s dead. It’s dead and gone. Let it go. Why? Because the quality of the Internet experience has changed. Your consumers have changed; they’re not just buying from your merchants because you dryly recommended them to with a dreaded affiliate link. Your content development’s changed;… Continue Reading
Book Still Not Finished? 4 Authors, 13 Strategies for Finding Time to Write
Finding time to write is honestly one of the biggest challenges to overcome when you’re trying to self publish your book. Whether it’s your first or 50th time doing so, getting your book finished on deadline seems nothing short of impossible when you factor in children, your day job, family responsibilities and other life… Continue Reading
2 Must-Haves for Writing an eBook
People frequently ask me, “I’m interested in being a writer. How do I self-publish my book?” Having self-published a few books of my own, I’ve learned that there aren’t too many stringent requirements in terms of what it takes to create and develop an ebook you’ll be proud to claim authorship of. Writing an… Continue Reading