ASP 09: The 80/20 of Self-Publishing

Quote of the day

The few things that work fantastically well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured, and multiplied.

– Richard Koch

A lot has happened over the past few months. Steve is going to be a dad, and is excitedly looking forward to the birth of his child, while Barrie and Ron have been busy building a new course. But as always, the three have also been keeping up with their various projects and endeavors, and finding the most efficient and productive ways to operate. One of the strategies that they utilize is called the 80/20 principle.

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How to Launch a #1 Best-Selling Book — The 5-Day Plan That Works

Book launches can be frustrating.

You dedicate a few weeks—even months—to writing the book. Then you spend a week or so promoting it. Finally, when the dust settles, you’re “rewarded” with a handful of daily sales.

But here’s the interesting thing…

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ASP 08: How to Overcome Fears, Doubts, and Burnout

Quote of the day

Be courageous and try to write in a way that scares you a little.

– Holley Gerth

Writing can be a scary thing! You are putting yourself out there, presenting your thoughts and ideas and making yourself vulnerable to critique and criticism. But they say that nothing good comes easy, so maybe that is why writing is so rewarding. In today’s podcast, we discuss fear, doubts, and burnout as they relate to writing.

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ASP 02: Writing Habit: How to Write on a Daily Basis

Quote of the Day:

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us get up and go to work.

– Stephen King

A Few Ground Rules for Productive Writers

When it comes to accomplishing goals and forming habits that lead to success, one of the biggest hindrances is ego depletion. We all draw from the same reservoir of willpower, but that reservoir is not bottomless. Making choices and sticking to them is not always easy, so it is important that we avoid the pitfalls of ego depletion by limiting the number of choices that we have to make. In doing so, we will save more creative energy for writing.

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ASP 00: Welcome to Authority Self-Publishing

Quote of the day:

Once, if you told people you were self-published, they’d look at you like you were a smelly old jobless hobo just come off a dusty boxcar with soup can shoes and a hat made from a coyote skull.

– Chuck Wendig

The Self-Publishing Questions podcast is currently on hiatus for a number of reasons. First of all, Steve was overwhelmed with running his book business on his own. Secondly, he recently got married and his wife is expecting, so there is a lot going on in his personal life at the moment. So he has decided to do a team podcast with Barrie Davenport and Ron.

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