The business of writing and selling books is a lot like a ladder. If you’re currently on the ground and you want to get higher you need to take certain steps along the way. Attempting to skip a step on the way up can be dangerous and as you get higher the consequences of failure [...]
Posted in Principles0 Comments
This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Vanity Publishing:Self Publishing Vs Mainstream Publishing Vs Vanity Publishing There are only really 3 publishing models but lots of different names for vanity publishing… Paid For Publishing aka “Vanity Publishing”: If you pay someone else to publish your book it could be called collaborative publishing, [...]
Posted in 4. Get Published1 Comment
This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Master The Six Keys To Influence:If you want to become a best selling author then, as “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki has said that clue is in the world “selling”! As an author you have to take responsibility for selling [...]
Posted in 5. Sell Loads of Books1 Comment
This article will start you on the way to creating a massive following on Twitter, which you can then use to promote your book. The first in a series of article laying out this strategy.
Posted in 3. Write Books Easily, 5. Sell Loads of Books1 Comment
7 Secrets to Hooking a Literary Agent or Publisher… (Members Only) Thursday 11th March from 13.00 GMT until 14.00 GMT Founder of Oxford Literary Consultancy and Rich Writer Poor Writer, Former Assistant Director of Creative Writing at Oxford University and Literature Adviser for The Arts Council of [...]
Posted in EventsComments Off
As you negotiate with other people in the course of promoting and selling your books and information products you are almost guaranteed to get people who will quibble about price. I always negotiate so would always expect other people to do likewise. However, I make sure I have
Posted in 5. Sell Loads of Books, 6. Cash In0 Comments
If when you are pitching a book concept, proposal or related idea and the person that you want to persuade begins to express objections (or as I prefer to call them concerns) then this can be very, very good news! I appreciate that this seems counter intuitive
Posted in 4. Get Published, 5. Sell Loads of Books, Authors0 Comments
Are agents and publishers always right? Can you make them eat their words? Other writers have proved them wrong - why not you?
Posted in Authors0 Comments
How a bestselling book title can help you skyrocket your sales. This simple trick has turned many a publishing flop into a publishing sensation.
Posted in 4. Get Published, 6. Cash In0 Comments
How to Destroy People’s Concerns about Going Ahead With Your Proposals – Before They Even Happen! If you are taking a holiday to an exotic and tropical location the common wisdom is to visit your doctor to get inoculated against various illnesses and diseases. You don’t wait to catch yellow fever or typhoid, [...]
Posted in 4. Get Published, 5. Sell Loads of Books0 Comments
Follow Us
Follow us for free in these Social Networks