The Daily Up your game before the kids take over Yesterday morning my 7 year old daughter told me that she dreamed that she wrote a book and had her own publishing company. Kids are upping the stakes on everything these days. When I was 7 I wanted to be an astronaut. No idea how that concept got into her
The Daily A new strain of PTSD caused by coaching The other day I had an inquiry out of the blue for fitness coaching. I wanted to vomit. I've got Post Coaching PTSD. Since I haven't said this in public anywhere, let me say it: I will never again coach anyone, concerning workouts or nutrition, in a professional capacity. To
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Members only The Daily Authors don't sell books They don't sell reader relationships or personal brands, either.
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Paid-members only The Daily How this weird Danish philosopher supercharged his writing brand by using pen names There's good business reasons besides the privacy paranoia
Members only The Daily Is Disney's Star Wars Hotel a ripoff or a marketing masterclass for writers? Shameless pandering it might be... but the keen-eyed will get a free education in selling to a hungry niche
The Daily Marketing your writing isn't hard, you're just lazy Why the incurious and self-indulgent personality will always fail
The Daily Creative writers don't look backwards Writing to the market's demands can work, for awhile. But you won't build a career unless you do this...
The Daily Why Rob Halford couldn't sell out a night club without Judas Priest The hidden secret is in the 'name'
Members only The Daily Why fiction authors should be good marketers (but usually aren't) If you write fiction, you've got the skills to be a top-flight self-promoter. But few authors are willing to do it.
The Daily When the "write to market" advice goes south The market doesn't know what it wants... but your readers know what they love
The Daily Confused writers blindsided by unruly Creator Economy You aren't going to grow an audience by writing a newsletter that nobody wants to read
The Daily Why different is better than better (authors, pay attention) "Write to the market," say the experts to the writer. "There's a hungry crowd out there. Give them what they want and your book will be successful." The lesson is that, what worked before will continue working as we move ahead. Keep writing those zombie vampire romances topping the charts
