Are you writing more than one book?

Three years ago, Sheryl Andrews and I originally wrote the Get Started workbook. We developed the 21 questions that every business author needs to know the answer to before they start to write their book. Last month, we were revising the workbook, and it reminded us why we get so much great feedback from it! I’d like to…

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Writing is like standing on a stage naked

“Writing for me is like standing on a stage naked”… This unexpected comment was made by a fellow entrepreneur on Friday lunchtime just after I told her what I did. And I understand her response. When you share something in writing, you may be revealing an intimate part of your soul that has been hidden…

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Book writing tips

When it comes to writing a book, there are hundreds of tips I could share. Although I do have my favourites. This week, I asked some of our clients what they found most useful when writing their books and here are their top tips below. What are your most successful book writing tips? Enjoy this…

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The Miracle Morning book case study

As a book mentor, I’m regularly reading my clients books and giving feedback. I have a checklist of things that I cover following the 10 Authority Principles in Becoming An Authority. And I go through this with them to help them to make their book and their writing better. When I read a book outside…

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11 of the best book writing habits

If you want to make a change in your life, you have to create new habits. If you want to write a book, you need good book writing habits. In January, I did Veganuary and dry January. Yes, that’s quite a tall order, I can tell you – both at the same time. And whilst…

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Are you ready to invest in your book?

If you book a call with me to chat about your book, one question I’d ask you is this: Are you ready to invest in your book? With any book, there is an investment. There’s the time you need to write it. Even if you get a publishing deal, you’ll be investing time in your…

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The ‘M’​ word

10 Ways to Make Money from Writing a Book

Here’s an extract from my new book for thought leaders and business authors coming soon… From Chapter 13: Getting support. The ‘M’ word It’s probably about time I mentioned the ‘M’ word. Money. If you want help to write and publish your book, you will need to make an investment in it. Even if you get…

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Karen’s rules for book writing

How Can I Publish My Book

22,653 words, thousands of steps and four and half days of retreating. This week, I took myself away to the edge of the New Forest to write my next book. I know that I write at my best in big chunks of time and everything aligned for me, allowing time away to get a lot…

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Interview with Kate Barrett, author of E-telligence

Kate Barrett sold 400 copies of E-telligence BEFORE she’d even published. That’s great going! To date, she’s sold just under 1000 books. And she only launched it a few months ago. So what was her secret? I recently interviewed Kate about this business-changing strategy. Kate is founder of eFocus Marketing and The Email Marketing Academy,…

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How many books are you writing?

On our recent Make It Happen day, one of our clients was having her first clear day to focus on her book. But it had been going around in her head for a long time. Eight years in fact. And eight years ago, she had started to write it. But for one reason or another it…

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