How I Sold My First Book Before It Was Written
In a room of about fifty people, I made my big announcement from the stage: "In two weeks, I will be debuting my first e-book titled "Market Your Business in 8 Minutes a Day" and if you order your copy now...." Fifteen minutes later, I had more than 500 dollars in sales for a book I had yet to write. Well, technically, I had 5 of 137 pages written -- I started and stopped a few times during the course of a year. Was I nervous about delivering on my self-imposed and super publ
Will You Write Your Book in 2018?
Have you been mulling around a book idea in your head but have never written it down? Are you wondering if 2018 is the right time to start writing your book? Let’s face it, writing a book is work, but when you understand the process, it’s not hard work. Like most worthwhile endeavors, it just requires commitment, focus and time. As this year winds down, you may be thinking that 2018 will finally be the right time to start and finish writing your book. By then, everything that
Here's What A First Draft Looks Like
I’m staring at a blank screen trying to figure out what I want to say in this blog post about writing. And I have no idea. I think if I keep writing, it will come to me. Note to self: Make a file called Writer’s Block Solutions This is what happens sometimes when you start writing. The words don’t flow. I don’t have an outline for this blog post. Fortunately, it’s not a book so I don’t need one. What I do need however at this moment is an editor. Where’s my Alicia to bounce i
