Reading time: 22.22 seconds This is it—the final hours of celebration and the Write Your First Nonfiction Book 99¢ birthday sale. Before you decide to pass for now, I want you to imagine something... One year from today: I'm celebrating the book's 3rd birthday and your book's actual birthday! You're holding your finished book. The cover is beautiful, the content is polished, and you're genuinely proud of what you've created. Then this happens: Your phone buzzes—it's an email from someone who...
1 day ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 25 seconds It's almost the last day for the 99¢ book birthday sale, and I know a lot of you have already bought the book. But sometimes you need more than a book, you need an entire "toolkit" of resources to ensure you dot every i and cross every t. Allow me to simultaneously provide said toolkit while demonstrating how one income stream can simultaneously and almost instantaneously become three. Having the right resources makes all the difference, so when I wrote: 📖 The Book...
2 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 35 seconds One of my readers got an advanced copy of Write Your First Nonfiction Book, and immediately followed the process. She published her guide to workplace communication in early 2024. Six months later: 3 keynote speaking gigs for at least $15,000 each A corporate training contract worth $50,000 (blowing her mind and blowing up her bank account simultaneously) 2 1-1 coaching clients at premium rates Invitations to podcasts and industry panels Her book sales only totaled...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 35 seconds When I published my first book, Tall Order!, I sent one to a friend of mine and while she was reading it, her husband asked, "Who is Honorée to write a book?" #rude Good thing I didn't take that that heart and stop working toward my vision of building an empire. Neither should you. If the thought, Who am I to write a book? has ever crossed your mind, you're not alone (you're in good company—some of the most qualified people I know struggle with this). I'm not sure who...
4 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 35 seconds Every day I leave my house (hi, introvert here!) I get the question: "Honorée, how long does it take you to write a book?" What I've discovered they are really asking is, "Honorée, how long will it take me to write my book?" Although I have historically published several books a year, the answer I have for you might be a surprise: I recommend giving yourself a full year. Yes, you could do it faster, but here at Reality.com, we're focused on real, profitable, long-term...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 45 seconds Yesterday I shared my book birthday sale (still just 99¢!), and the response has been incredible. Thank you for supporting my book business as I am supporting yours! Today I want to talk about one of the more avoidable mistakes I see authors make: They try to write their book without a plan. It's kinda like trying to build a house without blueprints (and as someone in the midst of this process, blueprints are a must!). You'll get a house, but it would be like the...
6 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 30 seconds It's the end of June and that means it's time for the 2nd book birthday of Write Your First Nonfiction Book! (Time flies when you're having fun!) I'm celebrating, as you might expect, by having a cookie with buttercream frosting (obvi) and practically giving it away... For the next few days, grab your copy for just 99¢! 👉 Get it here for 99¢ I know you want to build an empire, and you know I am fully in conviction that at the center of every empire is a book. So, that...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 30 seconds If you're not super new, you'll remember last week I hosted the Empire Builders Mastermind (EBM) for our mid-year meeting. We ate, laughed, and yes, we strategized. Founded quite by accident in 2019 and now in its seventh year, EBM is one of my two very favorite income streams. As someone who has been a participant in all kinds of masterminds (from 2-3 day weekends to full year participation), I've seen firsthand that people will pay extraordinary amounts to be in a...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Reading time: 30 seconds A story people want to hear often is "how I sold 11,000 books in 3 weeks" (as an unknown, first-time author, in 2005, with zero social media or paid advertising). I saw a post by one of my favorite entrepreneurs, Sara Blakely, on LinkedIn. She was sharing "the most unhinged things she did when starting her business." I'm not sure I was unhinged, per se, but I did fancy myself a ninja 🥷🏻 there for awhile. I took Mark Victor Hansen's advice to "do 7 things every day to...
9 days ago • 2 min read