Comments on: Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author

By: Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/23/14 | Unclerave's Wordy Weblog

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/23/14 | Unclerave's Wordy Weblog — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:23:09 +0000

[…] Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author […]

By: "It’s More Fun to be a Pirate than to Join the Navy" — Steve Jobs | Maglomaniac

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:21:35 +0000

[…] came across this quote while reading Kristen Lamb’s Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author, and it really got me thinking about self-publishing. But first, a thought about […]

By: Beginner Writers: Finding Your Writer’s Voice. | Debbie Johansson

Beginner Writers: Finding Your Writer’s Voice. | Debbie Johansson — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:29:04 +0000

[…] the shelves and one sure way to make our name memorable. Kristen Lamb has a great blog post on Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author which I highly […]

By: A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces for June 2013 | KD DID IT Takes on Books

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:41:19 +0000

[…] Lamb makes use of “Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author“, and I thought it was very inspirational. I love his comment on piracy and […]

By: Daniel Neff

Daniel Neff — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:54:22 +0000

Great post as always.
I have to admit I disagree with one thing you wrote and I have seen this sentiment before. It is about blogging, and the suggestion that writers “should blog.”
I don’t agree. If you enjoy blogging regularly and feel you have something useful to say, then by all means you should. But that doesn’t hold true for every writer. It’s like when you see these articles about the “10 Rules for Fiction Writers” and they survey published writers and post their response. You’ll see things that start with “You must…” “You must NOT…” “You should NEVER…” “You should ALWAYS…”
Then I go and read a classic novel and it has adjectives or adverbs or exclamation points or metaphors, etc., etc., etc.
What works for one writer doesn’t work for all. I’m thankful that you blog and I read yours all the time, I just don’t think it is a must for all writers. I DO think that all writers should be writing and reading all the time.

By: Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Au...

Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Au... — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:09:56 +0000

[…] Image via segagman Flikr Creative Commons Yesterday, one of our WANA International instructors, Amy Shojai, wrote about the importance of reinvention, and I strongly recommend her class this Saturday (which is recorded if you can’t make the… […]

By: Core Secrets – How to write and sell a book | anaatcalin

Core Secrets – How to write and sell a book | anaatcalin — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:55:39 +0000

[…] Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author (warriorwriters.wordpress.com) […]

By: tTop Picks Thursday 05-30-2013 | The Author Chronicles

tTop Picks Thursday 05-30-2013 | The Author Chronicles — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:06:55 +0000

[…] Lamb lays out 5 Steve-Jobs-inspired tips for being a successful author, while Sneed Collard reminds us that we are not required to sign bad […]

By: Dennis Langley

Dennis Langley — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:57:12 +0000

Excellent advice, as usual. It is always hard to argue with success and Jobs was successful in spades.

By: Julie Duke

Julie Duke — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:24:33 +0000

All excellent tips! And right too! I’m practising putting my book into three sentences and then I will condense it into one. That will be my motivational reminder. Many thanks.