Sticky Tips
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How do you know if your book will be valued by others?
I recently had a fabulous question about writing a book: "How do you determine what’s in your head that is of value to someone else?" Here's my...
Why we don’t want to publish our books (even after we have written them)
Melbourne drivers have a habit of travelling in two lanes at once, across the white line. When I get behind a driver doing this, they appear to be...
Do your empathy right and build your authority
Here's something weird about writing with empathy: A lot of authors try to create empathy when they write. Let me say: THAT is cool. But the way...
What would you like to know about writing a book?
I've been interested in writing books for a long time. I even dabbled when I was in primary school. My first attempts were tiny books I made with my...
Using my system will get you more sales
Here's one thing I can guarantee with my offer: When you write a book (using my system), you will make more sales, more easily. I see it again and...
My hottest tip to stop procrastinating
If you really want to solve procrastination, here's my one HOT tip. Imagine you want to write a book but can't find the time. You want it to be...
Take the plunge
It was back in 2013, when I made the first heart-stopping investment in myself and my business. I'd just been made redundant after 15 years as a...
Give your readers the ‘how’ of bliss
Whenever you write persuasively on any topic, you know you have done your work when the reader asks a single question. That question is “how”. Lose...
Building your media profile
If you want to build your profile and get quoted in the media, you must earn your place in a journalist’s contact book Journalists love experts....
I like to break the rules sometimes
Do you like to follow the rules always? I don't. Too often, we follow rules without questioning them. Sometimes, following outmoded grammar rules...
Every block of stone needs a sculptor
Every time I start to work with a coach, speaker or other, a mysterious event occurs within the first four weeks. Their businesses take off. Long...
Sometimes your readers can get the wrong end of the stick
Imagine your book is about mindfulness. You explain the benefits of meditating to becoming more mindful. Meditation is useful for most of us. But...