Whether you’re pursuing traditional publishing or self-publishing your work, learn how to implement great publishing strategy for your work.
You've got a book that won't come together. Or a business pulling you in ten directions at once. You know AI is supposed to help with this, so you open ChatGPT, type something in, read the output, and think... that's not quite it. You try again. Still not quite it....
Here's a question I got more than once while writing these: why not just write one AI systems book? Wouldn't that reach more people? Maybe. But it would also be wrong. Here's the problem I kept running into, watching how people actually try to use AI in their work. A...
AI is powerful. It’s also loud. New tools appear constantly. Promises of speed, scale, and shortcuts fill social feeds and inboxes. Advice is everywhere, and much of it conflicts. For many people, the result isn’t excitement. It’s pressure. A quiet sense that they’re...
Every writer I know has a folder full of half-formed book ideas. Some are just a sentence.Some are a paragraph scribbled late at night.Some are ambitious outlines that once felt electric and now feel heavy. Most book ideas don't fail because they are bad ideas. They...
Are you looking to self-publish your work? If so, it's crucial to learn the ins and outs of some of the most common self-publishing mistakes. In learning of these mistakes, you can set yourself up for the most success possible. What are the most common self-publishing...
Thirty-nine. Treinta y nueve. Trente-neuf. Thelathini na tisa. No matter how you say it, that was the number. After months of hard work and promotion, my first month of sales on my first self-published book netted me the whopping sales total of 39 copies. I wanted to...
One of the most frequent questions I get from new authors is, "Should I make a website for my book?" The answer is, it depends. Here's why. My first question is, why would you want a website for the book? So people can find the book? You don't need a whole website for...
Where (and how) should you publish your e-book. There are lots of options available. And if you're self-publishing your work, then you'll need to figure out which ones are right for you. In this short clip from the...
I was recently looking back over some of my blog posts from over 8 years ago, and I was struck by how much my writing skills have developed over the years. The heart of the message has stayed pretty much the same, but my writing has certainly evolved substantially. I...
If you've considered writing/publishing an e-book, then it's important to build your project on a good foundation. Analysis of your subject is one of the most important things you can do to boost your success. In this clip...
Platform. That’s the big buzzword in publishing these days. You’ve got to build your platform if you’re ever going to be successful in publishing. At least that’s what everyone says, right? But what if e-book publishing is itself the platform and not the result of...
Nearly every blogger I know has the goal of getting published. Unfortunately, few ever reach that goal. Some struggle with the high perceived investment of time and/or money. Others feel like they may not be able to overcome certain technical aspects of publishing....
When you're passionate about something, and begin sharing that passion with others through blogging and social media, it won't take long for you to develop a good amount of content on the subject. And that content can easily be leveraged to publish an e-book....
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