My review of Why business people speak like idiots by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky is live at Actionable Books.
Go. Read. Comment.
And ponder the fact that I can help you speak like a non-idiot when we spend time together to get your book written
A friend let it slip that she, at some point, had wanted to write a book. After I wormed more details out of her it turns out she has wanted to write a book for years, but as she said, she couldn’t get unstuck. Since that’s what I do best, I gave her a call.
You won’t be surprised to discover that I’m a fan of independent publishing.
Some folks might be surprised to discover that James Altucher is, too, because his first 5 books were published traditionally.
Read my Sunday Doughnut, courtesy of Bob Poole.
Responses have started coming in from my survey of friends who are self-employed. They’re sharing their personal stories for my book You Don’t Want a Job, to be released on February 29th.
Another of my least favorite arguments proffered by supporters of traditional publishing:
Have you seen all the junk that comes out of vanity press? Traditional publishing avoids that.
No, it doesn’t.
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Another quote from a supporter of traditional publishing: they refer to “the paid affiliates of C[reate]S[pace], iUniverse etc…who prey upon the uninformed, delusional, first-time author”
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Sucker for a flash gimmick, that’s me.
I’m working on another Little Purple Book, You Don’t Want a Job. At the same time, I’m working with the first new LPB author Frances Schagen on her own book Your Effortless Business.
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When your fans ask for the Kindle or Nook version of your book, how do you feel when you have to tell them “I’m working on it” ? That only works so long before they lose interest—and you lose a sale.
Reading a public forum today, I ran across a lengthy comment by a member of the traditional publishing industry.
I was enraged.
Since their comments made it clear they’re incapable of understanding this, and since I’d rather start a range war on my own soil, I thought I’d share my response here.
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