Stakes, bizarrely enough, are a key ingredient missing in many stories. If the characters don’t have skin in the game, why would the audience?
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Nov 14 2022
3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Writing & Increase Sales
Sales can be scary, so today, I’m going to give you three ways to instantly improve your writing and also sell more books.
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Apr 05 2021
Sales: How Can You Sell More Books When You’re Terrified of Selling?
Sales can be one of the most terrifying words in the English language. If one happens to be a creative professional, let’s just multiply that fear level by ten…or a thousand.
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Jul 13 2018
The Evolution & Devolution of Sales: Why Your Books Aren’t Selling
Sales can be one of the most terrifying words in the English language. If one happens to be a creative professional, let’s just multiply that fear level by ten…or a thousand. In fact, many writers long to sign with legacy publishers for the sole reason they believe a major publisher will tend to all that …
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Apr 07 2017
How to Make ALL Ads, Marketing & Newsletters Work BETTER
All right, so Monday we talked about The Single Best Way to Become a Mega-Author, which is—in a nutshell—write a LOT of (good) books. They key is being prolific and this applies no matter what type of publishing we choose. If you go browse a local used bookstore (which is almost pure legacy press) trust …
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Rise of the Machines—Human Authors in a Digital Age
What is a brand? A platform? Why do we need one? How do we get one? Better still how can we create a brand with the power of driving book sales and still have time left to do THE most important part of our job? Writing more books.
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