Wow. We’re only 3 days into this thing and look at what is happening (real emails from subscribers in my inbox today): “I did the exercise and it did help a ton… Felt great just to put thoughts on paper, not worrying about how good they were. Going to keep this meditative tool with me.”… Continue reading
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[DAY 2 of 90] Q & A + The Shortcut To Mastering A Genre
Strap in. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover. First, let’s start with what I did today: 1. I went to Powell’s Books and spent $147.65 on related books for this challenge. I’ll explain why later (and why you shouldn’t follow my lead on that). 2. I sat down for an hour and filled… Continue reading
[DAY 1 of 90] How To Distract Yourself To Fiction Profits
Today I woke up to an email from a writer/wordsmith/teacher in the world of fiction. In it she said this about me: “Michael B. is, simultaneously, the most focused person I know and the most easily distracted person I know.” That might be the most true thing ever said about me. If you go to… Continue reading
How To Choose A Profitable Genre
This email is loaded, so get ready to use that muscle stuffed inside your skull called a brain. I want to teach you how to choose a profitable genre, but… … I first have to teach you how to set goals. And to do that, I need to reveal the real reason why I took… Continue reading
[DECISION 2016] 90 Day Challenge Update
It’s update time: As you know I’ve been tinkering with the idea of putting on a 90 day challenge for fiction. Sent out a few emails, got some response, put together a plan, then… … My dream job walked through my inbox and I couldn’t say ‘no’. That was 3 weeks ago (wow! time flies… Continue reading
[PODCAST] How To Write Like Isaac Asimov & Make $700k In The Process
From the host’s website: “This is the best advice I have heard for beginning ALL authors in a long time. In this podcast you will hear some of the best most down to earth advice, and you will notice that Mike really cares about you struggling authors out there. My favorite part is not the… Continue reading
I’d Rather Be This Than Good
Stephen King is the man. Honestly. He become one of the richest men in the world by simply writing his ideas down on paper. No employees. No angel investors. Didn’t even need to rent an office. That is hustle on a genius level. But here’s the thing… His ideas aren’t that great. They aren’t that… Continue reading
Kindle Unlimited Isn’t The End Of The World For Authors. Here’s Why…
Authors are up in arms over Amazon’s most recent launch of the Kindle Unlimited service. I guess I see things a bit differently. Fact: Reading for fun is on the decline (source: The Decline of the American Book Lover & The Number of Teens Reading for Fun Keeps Declining). Fact: Ebooks trend opposite of that… Continue reading
Your Stuff Sucks And It Will Still Make Money. I Promise.
I have two friends who are trying to break out of their desperately boring jobs and journey across the great divide into entrepreneurship. They have chosen to write books for Kindle. I have chosen to help them. What you are about to read is an email that I sent trying to light the fire under… Continue reading
Lessons Learned From Selling 4,335 Copies Of Two Self-Published Non-Fiction Books In 8 Months
8 months ago I published Copywriting For The Rest Of Us and Video Marketing For The Rest Of Us out of frustration. To make a long story short, Copywriting For The Rest Of Us was written in a day using Dragon Naturally Speaking and Video Marketing For The Rest Of Us was an info product I… Continue reading