A Summer Shipping Package to Help You Finish Writing a Short eBook

One of the participants in Voxe Media's Beta Author Boost emailed recently to ask if she was the "only one who had failed."

Eegads. No - ! No one failed. I won’t let them.<

Can You Really Write a Short Book in 8 Weeks?

Yes, if you start with a bunch of great content you can draw from: blog posts, articles, notes, lists, research. And are ruthlessly focused on shipping something in 8 weeks. But the fact is, it probably does

Why a Short Book? Hint: Quicker to Write and Delivers Same Business Benefits

The cool thing about writing a short book and self-publishing it on Amazon Kindle is that you can think of yourself as a Beta Author. Why Beta? Think of it as an Agile Book Launch. Your short book will

My Three Words for 2012: Alignment, Quiet and Compassion

Inspired by a number of other bloggers and authors, including Chris Brogan (Temple, Untangle, Practice), Jonathan Fields (Serve, Inspire, Transcend) and Chris Guillebeau (Finishing), I am starting 2012 with three words. I was tempted to say "launching" 2012 because that's

Wake Up and Write For Your Existing Readers (Don’t Look for Readers Later)

Seth Godin reminds us - again - of the new way to think about writing a business book. You are writing for the fans and followers you already have. Your tribe. They are the ones who will celebrate with