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The Start of a Reading Revolution: Harry Potter Comes To Life
It was 1990. J.K. Rowling was working as a bilingual secretary for Amnesty International in London. She used her off time at work to write her own stories. Though she was not a published author as of yet, she longed to be.

Lesson #1: Slay the Dragons Standing In Your Way
Today, there are hundreds of millions of Harry Potter books in print around the world. Each book in Rowling’s series has also been on The New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. But when Rowling first began to seriously pursue her writing career, the story was a much different one than that.

Lesson #2: Put a Little Magic into Your Thinking
When Rowling first approached publishers with her manuscript about a boy wizard, she was welcomed with a barrage of criticism. Many of those criticisms she could do little about. For instance, how could she make her story less fantastical when the very concept behind it was all about magic and wizardry? But there were other criticisms that Rowling took to heart and tried to fix. After all, she knew success was often times much like a game; if you wanted to reach the end, you had to play by the rules.

You Cant Get There Alone
It's About Results!
3 Bibles for Developing Clear Thinking and Problem Solving (Plus: Get an Original 4HWW Manuscript with Extra Content!)
Feeling overwhelmed? Chances are that—after looking everywhere else—unclear or cluttered thinking is the root problem.
The Little BIG Things
On July 28, 2004, I made my first Blogpost at tompeters.com. The topic was then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama's speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention in Boston.

Sales and Selling - Which Has Evolved More?
What I found amazed me and will surely amaze you. Ready? Salespeople have not changed in any way since the recession. The statistics are identical with one exception - the percentage of salespeople who are hitting their numbers has declined significantly. However, the skill sets have not improved despite the need for them to. And the weaknesses are just as plentiful as they were, despite the need for them to be overcome.

Self-Editing Success; How to Edit Your Own Writing
Writing and editing are two different processes. Writing requires creativity; editing requires analysis. The writing process should be free and experimental; the editing process should be systematic and critical.

The Most Underrated — and Most Powerful — Tool in Online Book Marketing
Know the outstanding, cost efficient features of owning and maintaining a highly effective, interactive and multimedia website to market and promote your books.
When and How to Get Feedback on Your Book-in-Progress
If you’re writing a book, eventually you need to get feedback on your writing skills, the material itself, and whether or not your goals were accomplished in the manuscript. After all, the goal of writing a book is to communicate with readers, and if no one has read your book at press time, you’ll never know whether your message is perceived the way you intend it to be perceived. You can read it yourself over and over again, but you won’t be able to get a sense of how others interpret your book without letting someone else read it.

Publishing Options Do You Have a Book Just Waiting to Be Published
Have you completed a novel and are now looking for ways to have it published? Want to get the family cookbook published? Well, first you should understand your options--and you do have a few. Whether you query New York publishers, use a subsidy publisher or publish entirely on your own, it's a good idea to know the pros and cons of every option.
Advice to Authors: Give Acquisition Editors What They Want
Authors: Ever wonder what acquisition editors at book publishing houses are looking for? Want the "inside scoop"? Here's some advice for authors from a 25-year publishing veteran--Jerry D. Simmons.
A Plea to my Publisher
Sometimes life just happens. I have a book manuscript due on February 1st. In light of that looming date, I just sent this note to my publisher:
Michael Hyatt guest post today - Forget the royalties – just give my book away
I have yet to meet an author who thought his/her publisher did enough marketing or who was satisfied with . Most have the fantasy of writing the book, submitting the manuscript, and then sitting in a lawn chair next to the mailbox, waiting on those big checks to show up. The reality of publishing and the source of real income is a quite different picture. Several years ago , author of , told a small group of us author wannabes something that revolutionized my approach to writing. He said, “Everyone I meet wants to write a book. I tell them, ‘Write your book. Do a great job. Now you’re 10% finished. The remaining 90% consists of marketing, promoting, developing ancillary products, etc.’”

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Lesson #2: Put a Little Magic into Your Thinking
When Rowling first approached publishers with her manuscript about a boy wizard, she was welcomed with a barrage of criticism. Many of those criticisms she could do little about. For instance, how could she make her story less fantastical when the very concept behind it was all about magic and wizardry? But there were other criticisms that Rowling took to heart and tried to fix. After all, she knew success was often times much like a game; if you wanted to reach the end, you had to play by the rules.

Attention Authors! Sell Lots of Books with Teleseminars!
Countless numbers of authors have the dream of selling lots of books, becoming well known (and even reaching celebrity status), and making their fortune through their craft. Yet, most will not succeed due to lack of how to develop and implement an effective publicity plan. It takes more, much more, than a well-written manuscript to succeed as an author, at least if you want to make money through your writing. Learn one of the most effective marketing strategies around.

When and How to Get Feedback on Your Book-in-Progress
If you’re writing a book, eventually you need to get feedback on your writing skills, the material itself, and whether or not your goals were accomplished in the manuscript. After all, the goal of writing a book is to communicate with readers, and if no one has read your book at press time, you’ll never know whether your message is perceived the way you intend it to be perceived. You can read it yourself over and over again, but you won’t be able to get a sense of how others interpret your book without letting someone else read it.

How To Earn Extra Money As A Writer On The Internet
Most writers are required to have a job in order to eran a living so they can continue to write. Ask yourslef a quesiton, if you could earn the same amount of money and possinly more from home and have more time to focus on your manuscript would you continue to work?

Chapter by Chapter: Ten Self-Editing Questions Every Writer Needs to Consider
Congratulations, you've finished your first draft! Take a day or two to celebrate your accomplishment. Then, get back to work-you have a manuscript to edit. Every writer needs an editor, but all writers can use the following ten self-editing questions to think critically and objectively about their own work.
Writing and Publishing eBooks Made Easy #03 Desinging Your eBook
The good news is that, with a few clicks of your mouse, you can convert your manuscript directly into an eBook. The most common file format for an eBook is Adobe Acrobat PDF. You'll be doing the actual "design" of your book in your word-processing program. Since Word is the most commonly used word processing program (and the one in which most e-publishers will expect your document), this chapter will focus on formatting in Word.

Writing and Publishing eBooks Made Easy #12 - Designing Your eBook
The good news is that, with a few clicks of your mouse, you can convert your manuscript directly into an eBook. The most common file format for an eBook is Adobe Acrobat PDF.

A Plea to my Publisher
Sometimes life just happens. I have a book manuscript due on February 1st. In light of that looming date, I just sent this note to my publisher:
Michael Hyatt guest post today - Forget the royalties – just give my book away
I have yet to meet an author who thought his/her publisher did enough marketing or who was satisfied with . Most have the fantasy of writing the book, submitting the manuscript, and then sitting in a lawn chair next to the mailbox, waiting on those big checks to show up. The reality of publishing and the source of real income is a quite different picture. Several years ago , author of , told a small group of us author wannabes something that revolutionized my approach to writing. He said, “Everyone I meet wants to write a book. I tell them, ‘Write your book. Do a great job. Now you’re 10% finished. The remaining 90% consists of marketing, promoting, developing ancillary products, etc.’”

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