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Honorée Corder: Author. Empire Builder. Publishing Strategist.

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Ready to Reset Your Year? Make Q2 Count!

Reading time: 3 minutes Is It Time for a Fresh Start? I did my first quarter review over the weekend and while it wasn't everything I was dreaming about on New Year's Eve, I'm happy to report I made some great progress on some of my goals. Others, not so much. Tomorrow I'll show you what caused my physical training to go into overdrive (and put me on the couch with an elevated foot for a few weeks). 🙄 Believe me, you'll know it when you see it. Tony Robbins said, "When we're successful, we...

Reading time: 2 inspirational minutes Is Q2 Your Transformation Quarter? As we step into the second quarter of 2025, I wanted to share something powerful with you: a framework that has changed not just my life, but the lives of countless clients who were ready to stop making excuses and start seeing results. I'm sure you remember the last time you set a major goal and somehow "life got in the way." (I sure do!) Maybe it was a business target, a relationship milestone, or a personal health...

📝Reading time: 1 minute, 12 seconds It's the last day of March, the last day of Q1, and almost April Fool's Day. I hope you've had a magnificent month and a great quarter! As an aside, do you play April Fools' Day jokes on people? As long as it's good, clean fun, I'm here for it. Give me some ideas! Okay, now let's talk about what authors want almost as much as they want book sales: Book reviews. One key piece of my life-long philosophy is: If you want (more of) something, give it away. About...

A huge welcome to all of the new course students! Thank you for being one of my students–I look forward to hearing about your best earning book! 💰Reading time: 1 minute Today's the final day of our celebration for The Bestselling Book Formula's 2nd birthday! 🎂 Before the sun sets on this book's birthday, let me leave you with the most powerful insight from the entire formula: The books that earn the most money are the ones that are easy to share. This is Key #4 in the formula, and it's the...

...(and it's killing sales)! 💰Reading time: 1 minute I'm going to challenge something you might believe... Your book doesn't need to be 300 pages to be valuable or successful. Guess what, author friend! Focusing on writing an overly long book could be what prevents you from having a best earning book. The Bestselling Book Formula is intentionally brief--you can read it in under an hour--because I respect your time and want you to get exactly what you need without an unnecessary fluff. (No one...

...and how to avoid that entirely! 💰Reading time: 1 minute Still celebrating the 2nd Book Birthday to The Bestselling Book Formula over here! 🎉 Am I the only one who sometimes tries to think of a book and can't remember the title or author no matter how hard I try? This happens all the time, and it's costing authors thousands in lost readers (and sales) ... and is completely avoidable. 🤦🏻♀️ In The Bestselling Book Formula, Key #2: Making your book EASY TO REMEMBER is crucial when you're...

💰Reading time: 1 minute Happy 2nd Book Birthday to The Bestselling Book Formula! 🎉 Today marks 2 years since I published The Bestselling Book Formula and I want to clear up the biggest misconception in publishing. Being a "bestseller" isn't what you think it is. In fact, as I explain in the book, there's a massive difference between: A "bestselling" book (that hit #1 in some obscure Amazon category for an hour) where the author never reaps any meaningful financial gain from their book...and A...

Said no one ever. Not even me. 💰Reading time: 1 minute Let me tell you something no one else will... Your book cover might be ugly. And, an ugly cover is the #1 silent killer of book sales. People will think it. They will say it to everyone other than you. But no one will come right out and tell you. I know that's harsh, but it's the brutal truth. They'll just scroll past and never buy it, refer it to anyone, or review it. Or. They will buy it because they know you personally (and feel...

💰Reading time: 1 minute Okay, wow, y'all really liked me on a rant. Thanks so much for all of the shares, replies, and comments. I have two more cents on this aspect of empire building, and if you want me to expand on either, just ask: If you're not getting paid what you're worth, first work on your money mindset (I suggest Prosperity for Writers by yours truly and The Magic Money Book Series by Holly Alexander), and then ask. If you don't a-s-k, you do not g-e-t. Make sure you bring the heat...

💰Reading time: 1 minute Okay, my several-day soap-box diversion to talk about some of the nuances of empire-building and money mindset is over (for now). Let's spend a day chatting about one of my most lucrative income streams--and one most authors have zero idea exists. It's called "white-labeling" (or at least that's what I call it). Here's how it works: A company wants to buy your book to give to their clients, strategic partners, or even employees Instead of simply buying your book in...