Ask the Author: Simon Weiner
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Simon Weiner
Sitting down and writing a book is difficult, especially when there are so many better alternatives. Without doubt the middle and end of the book is very hard to finish and you need to keep in mind the benefits of a best selling book - sharing your insights with a potentially large audience and the benefits of being a best selling author -. The question comes to mind of 'what are you willing to do to succeed'? And then you simply push yourself to write.
Simon Weiner
I felt strongly that I wanted to share my value added business experience with other business people. I had given a presentation on value added in Late 2014 to a Professional Group and that was NOT sufficient as more people needed to know more about Value Added. Late 2015, I had a free 3 month window and decided I would first try and share this experience thru a book first. And then use this book as a platform to share more widely.
Simon Weiner
Successful writers need to understand that the number one goal must be to write a book that the target audience wants to read. This book includes its story, the story of the author and the cover of the book. Once this book is written, it needs to be heavily marketed over several months for people to hear about it and want to buy it. Without these ingredients the book is likely to fail. Learn from past failures and make your book a success.
Simon Weiner
Without giving the subject away, I am working on a story that will captivate a huge audience and therefore has much higher potential. Most books have a limited audience and therefore limited upside. Don't write one of these.
Simon Weiner
For most of us, being a writer is a daunting if not impossible challenge. Once you have faced that challenge head on and beaten it by publishing your book, you get a huge adrenalin rush from that sense of accomplishment. Try it and see.
Simon Weiner
Have you considered why there is the term writer's block? Almost all writer's suffer from it and you are just another Author to experience it. The critical thing is to recognize Writer's Block for what it is and move on, either re-motivating yourself (or having someone else like a Book Coach do this for you) to 'just do it' and/or find a creative way round the Block (by changing the book subject and possibly coming back to the Blockage later).
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