Okay, I can't believe it's Saturday (where did the week go?). January was such a long year, February was a flash and now we're in the final month of Q1. Wait, what?! The number of you who've replied and said you'd never heard of this book (Stop Trying So F*cking Hard) reminded me that it's always a great idea to keep marketing your book--even if you're tired of talking about it, there's someone who hasn't heard of it (and would really like to). If you have a book you haven't talked about in...

I've been really busy lately, running out of daylight or brainpower (sometimes not in that order). I've got a lot going on--I know you do, too--and even though I fall asleep (according to my SleepNumber bed) in less than one minute, I've been waking up at 3 a.m. I know, that is super early, and it's a full hour and a half earlier than I usually get up (and 4:30 isn't exactly late, either). Those extra 90 minutes can mean the difference between me being creative and me counting the hours until...

Reading Time: 19 seconds Reader, I see most aspiring authors get stuck in the space between: “I’m not sure…” and “I’ll figure it out later.” Weeks turn into months, and those months turn into years. If this is you: You're still tweaking your subtitle, rescheduling your publishing date, or researching, well, anything that has to do with book publishing, marketing, or monetizing ... you might want to consider what I've been talking about for the past few days. Imagine a scenario where you bring...