Author Tips

William Lighten: On Learning, Earning, and Returning

You want to spend the first third of your life learning, the second third earning, and the last third returning—giving back through philanthropy. — William Lighten, Wall Street executive Spend the 1st 3rd of your life learning, the 2nd 3d earning + the last 3rd returning—giving back. Click To Tweet 2

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Book Marketing Q&A: Marketing Without an Author Platform

Author Marketing Tip: Find someone who loves you (a teenager, a neighbor, a friend, an acquaintance) and hire them to help you book some interviews if you cannot book those interviews yourself. Then have fun doing those interviews or those speaking engagements. Book Marketing Question I know 80% of books are sold by word of […]

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Stephen King: On Writing

Here are a few wonderful quotations from master storyteller Stephen King on writing and horror presented as a tip-o-graphic. Enjoy these writing quotes. If the stuff that you’re writing is not for yourself, it won’t work. — Stephen King Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn’t […]

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How to Build Your Speaking Career, Generate Word of Mouth, and Sell More Books

In this 42-minute audio, you will learn how to build your speaking career as an author as well as how to generate word-of-mouth so you can sell more books. Learn where you should start as a speaking author. Learn how to build word of mouth for your books. Learn how to get interviews to build […]