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Who Else Wants the Audience Their Words Deserve?

For years, I looked at mediocre bloggers making a dent in the Internet and grimaced. I seethed and passed judgment, quietly growing bitter. I told myself (and others) that I could do better.

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I wasted a lot of time talking about writing, even thinking about it, but did very little of it myself.

I was a fake.

Then I had an epiphany

Two years ago, my life — and writing — started to change. I began calling my own bluff. I stopped talking and started doing.

It all came down to a fundamental shift in what I believed about myself. I stopped saying I wanted to write and began calling myself a writer. Then I started acting like it.

The results were staggering. Over the course of eight months, I saw more results than I had seen in six years of blogging: over 100,000 monthly readers, a book contract, and more attention than I knew what to do with it.

I wondered: What if one day, I could share this process with others?

My secret project

A few months ago, I quietly launched an online course to a small segment of readers. I was overwhelmed by the response. Over 450 people signed up to be part of this charter group.

Together we went through the four modules (a total of 30+ multimedia lessons and over a dozen expert interviews) and covered the following material:

How to hone your writing voice and find a worldview that resonates with an audience
The importance of establishing a platform and building a list
What it takes to expand your reach and serve your way into relationship
Why you need to get published and share your work with the world

We’ve since shaped the course into what it’s become, and I want to invite you to be a part of it.

A new writing course

I’m calling the finished product Tribe Writers — an online membership program to help you find the audience your writing deserves.

This is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done.

It’s taken me the greater part of a year to create the content and build the course, but it’s something I’m really proud of.

And now, it’s time to share it with you.

Six reasons to join

Since this is still fairly new, I’m offering some bonuses to those who sign up this week:

Exclusive early adopter discount ($100 off the list price)
Lifetime access to all content and the community of 400+ writers
Personal contact with me via email
Over 20 hours of audio content, including expert interviews with NY Times best-selling authors and popular bloggers
Live conference calls to answer your questions
Extra signup bonuses worth over $160 in writing resources

Don’t take my word for it…

I don’t like selling myself. So I asked some of students to share what they gained from the course. Here’s what they said:

Jeff has provided invaluable material at a frightfully low price. The contributions and links the rest of you have made have taught me a lot as well. I may have a master’s degree in writing, but now I feel I have the tools necessary to reach my readers.

—Eric von Mizener

Starting from nothing — no drafts, no writings, no concepts — I have in the short span of eight weeks created a self-hosted blog with content, learned how to write for an authentic audience and found the deeper meaning of what it means to be a writer.

—Jennifer Humble

Before this course, I was afraid to publish an ebook and take the steps required to grow my blog. Now I’ve finished an e-book/manifesto and have tripled the size of my blog subscriber list.

—James Prescott

Before this course I wrote 100 words a day. Now, I write 1,000 to 2,000 a day.

—Devan Crable

Tribe Writers reignited my passion for writing and blogging! Even if you already know what you are doing (or think you do) this course will take to the next level and a few levels above that one!

—Bryan Hutchinson

You can read more of these and hear a whole lot more about the course here.

Time to find your tribe

Ever wondered what it takes to get your writing noticed? This course is for you. I describe it as a “marketing course for writers” and a “writing course for marketers.” I think you’ll like it.

Tribe Writers does what, in my opinion, few other courses do. It combines the finer points of the craft of writing with the practical elements of online marketing — all designed to make you a better writer and help your message spread.

So for the next five days, I’m opening up the course, giving you an chance to join an encouraging group of writers and communicators.

If you’re ready to find the audience your words deserve, I hope you’ll join us. Once this signup window closes, you won’t be able to join again until we re-release the course at a higher price.

A deal and a promise

The first 20 people who sign up for Tribe Writers will get a free copy of The Pro Writer Package (all my products bundled into one, worth $49.99) to keep for yourself or give to a friend.

So there’s a little nudge to not procrastinate. And if you’re not sure about it, here’s a guarantee:

I’m offering a 60-day, money-back guarantee. If you go through the course and aren’t 100% satisfied, I’ll refund your money. No questions asked. You don’t even have to explain why.

That means you basically take no risk. Not a bad deal, right? I hope you’ll consider being a part of it. And if this isn’t your kind of thing, please pass this on to a friend. I’d sure appreciate it. Every writer deserves to have her words heard. (Click here to tweet that.)

By the way, this offer goes away Monday, December 17, 2012 at 11:59pm CST. Feel free to think about it, but don’t wait too long. There’s some goodies for those who act. To learn more, click here.

What would finding an audience for your writing help you do? Share in the comments.

Can Stories Really Change the World?

From Jeff: This is a guest post from Chris Marlow. Chris is the Director of Help One Now, a nonprofit that seeks to end extreme poverty and injustice. You can connect with Chris on Twitter @ChrisMarlow or via his blog.

If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy…

—Mumford & Sons 

One of the greatest dangers in our world is apathy. I’ve dealt with my fair share of it, as have most people. Through that experience, I’ve learned compassion isn’t something that comes naturally to most of us. We have to learn to do good, seek justice, and right wrongs. And story plays a critical part in that process.

Photo credit: Dennis Photography (Creative Commons)

Have you ever marveled at people who adopt orphans or take care of widows? How they seemingly serve without any hesitation?

Maybe that’s not the whole story. Maybe they’re not Mother Teresa reincarnate. Maybe they’ve just been practicing compassion longer than the rest of us. And maybe we can do the same.

We are all called to this

My faith compels me to serve those who are suffering, to love the unlovely. But this is a universal calling — to serve your fellow man and woman, to reach out to those in need.

But this calling is often easy to ignore. Sometimes, it’s too simple too painful to pay attention to. The reality is it’s impossible to ignore; pain is all around us. Here’s the good news:

Each of us can make a difference in the world — if we choose to open our eyes and hearts to being moved.

Yes, it will hurt. But the joy of doing the right thing is always worth the pain of discomfort. Trust me. Apathy is, indeed, an enemy. But there is a way to destroy such an adversary.

How do we vanquish this foe? With story.

Storytelling can crush apathy

I know the power of story firsthand. I remember watching a video from Invisible Children in 2007 and weeping bitterly over the story of Emmy.

For the first time, the plight of the poor had become real to me. After watching the 11-minute documentary, I wanted to jump on a plane to Africa and help Emmy and his mother (who was dying of AIDS). A few months later, I did.

When I arrived in Africa, I didn’t find Emmy, but I found hundreds of starving orphans in Zimbabwe. And I didn’t stop there.

Story helps you find your purpose

This launched me headlong into my calling, my life’s work.

Because of one single story, thousands of lives have been changed through Help One Now, the nonprofit I helped found. And it continues to guide me in my life as I seek to live a good story.

I don’t know you or what you’re called to do, but I’m guessing story has some part to play in your life.

Why is story so powerful?

Story is the pathway to connection. Give me a stat, and I don’t give a damn. Tell me a story, and I weep like a baby. (If you agree, you might want to tweet that.)

We are most alive when we live in the midst of great stories. And this is why art has been thrust back into the forefront of humanity, why we are seeing a resurgence of world-changing movements catalyzed by creativity.

Storytellers are the prophets and poets of the 21st Century. The pen (or keyboard), film, photography, music, art — they all inspire us to live better lives, empathize with those who are suffering, and call us to do something about it.

Story drives action and mission

Reality can be painful, but story can point us forward. It gives insight to our indifference and compels our hands and feet to move towards action.

Many artists and storytellers are stepping up to tell stories that matter. But there is a whole world full of suffering and injustice out there. We need your help.

Everyone has a story; we know this. Somewhere in you, there is a story waiting to be a told. But there is also another story waiting for you — out there in the world where people don’t have access to the tools you and I take for granted.

It may be a story of poverty or injustice or incredible suffering. This is a story that needs to not only be told but transformed. And someone needs to start the change. Will it be you?

Become a part of rewriting the story in Haiti. After the earthquake, a group of 120 children lost everything. Some lost parents, others homes, and all of them lost their school. Help leave a legacy by contributing to a project that will change the future of Haiti. Find out more here.

What’s the story you’ve been given to tell? Share in the comments.

5 Lessons from the Early Days of Blogging

Back in the early days of blogging, we didn’t have social media. Not like we do today. Stories didn’t spread as quickly, so when they did, you knew someone had something important to say.

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You couldn’t tweet out links to your blog to thousands of followers or like your own post on Facebook in hopes that others would, too.

In those days, if I wanted people other than my immediate sphere of influence to read my blog, my best bet was to get another blogger to link to my post. And that meant becoming friends with that person. Which required time and work.

There were a lot of important lessons to learn in those early days of blogging:

Blogging was about relationship — period.
If you had a blog, you were rare and different, already remarkable.
The goal wasn’t to “go viral.” It was to be consistent.
A slow growth to success was the only way.
People were less concerned with being polished and more concerned with being real. Transparency was a must.

I miss those days.

What do you remember from the early days of blogging? Share in the comments.

Do You Want to Create? Then Prepare for Pain

From Jeff: This is a guest post by Matt Ragland, who is a writer, speaker, and camp director at Camp Rockmont. You can read more from him on his blog and follow him on Twitter.

In our connected world, the tools available for people to create are plenty and affordable. You can start a blog for free, a beautiful website for under $100, Zenfolio will host your photography, Etsy will sell your crafts, and Behance will do pretty much anything.

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These are just a few of the options available. It’s incredible, encouraging, and means you’re out of excuses to hold back your art. But there is a cost to this opportunity.

“Stop hitting yourself”

Do you remember when you were younger, and a bigger kid would grab your own fist and hit you with it? All the while mocking: “Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!”

That’s what writing is like. Your own mind will put up a fight, because it enjoys the status quo.

Understand this: The moment you decide to begin creating, you are under assault. Yes, “The Resistance” (to borrow Steven Pressfield’s term) will be in full force, shouting at you, keeping you up at night, trying every ruthless trick to keep you from creating.

Every day, I need to remind myself I can write, but it takes a conscious decision to actually do it. Even 150 posts later, I’m unable to sit down and honor my craft without a fight.

The Resistance casually rears its ugly head: Well, you’ve managed to get by another day. This article is all you had left, good luck tomorrow.

Once again, the assault begins.

You’re not alone in the fight

Anne Lamott writes about a similar problem in her book, Bird by Bird:

I know some very great writers, writers who people love, write beautifully, and make a great deal of money. But, not one of them routinely sits down feeling wildly enthusiastic and confident.

There is enough great material in the world now about the internal struggle of writers, and tactics for fighting through the pain (Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones is another great book).

This is certainly the first broadside shot to your creativity that you must face, because it’s done in secret, the wee hours of the morning or the velvety darkness of midnight.

But if we cannot triumph over ourselves, we cannot make it to the next level. Which brings more creativity — and more pain.

Sounds like fun, right?

Going public with your art

Eventually, it’s time to go public.

When I say this, I’m not talking about your first post (although, that’s a big step). I’m talking about the first essay you write that is going to strike a nerve with the people you love. The kind of writing that shines a light on pain, passivity, and fear.

You will get sideways glances at the dinner table, passive-agressive statements about your superiority and knowledge. You may have to remind others you are no better than anyone else, but there is value in creating, in naming struggles.

If you survive, then you’ll do what most of us are afraid to do: keep creating.

For sale

This is the final step, and if you’ve gotten this far, take heart! This is where every artist wants to end up: to be at a place where you’re creating stuff people value so much, they’re willing to pay for it.

I did this recently and have received some good feedback. But I’ve also received some surprising feedback, as well, most notably from people I know. The words are well-intentioned, cautionary, and dangerous to my art:

I think it’s great you made this book, but are you sure you’re qualified to be giving people this advice?

It’s pretty bold to ask people these questions… why do you have to cause a fuss?

It’s a nice product, but I don’t think people will pay money for it.

Before you crumble in worry and self doubt, know I did receive good feedback and constructive criticism, which is helping the process. But, it’s painful to hear these words, and difficult to digest.

The Resistance gleefully picks these words up from the scattered remains of your psyche, and carefully places them in his ammo belt for future attacks.

My advice? Get used to it.

Good news

Do you love creating? I mean, really love it? You need to; otherwise, it’s not worth the trouble. Because the pain makes it hard to survive.

If you do love this, these attacks become easier to deal with. You’ll know what’s possible on the other side, and can confidently say, “I’m doing what I was made to do.”

And start fresh.

What’s been your experience with pain and creativity? Share in the comments.

More Cartels, Fewer Clubs

The difference between a club and a cartel appears to be a matter of semantics, but it’s a lot more than that. And the difference holds the secret to making a difference as a leader and communicator in the world.

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A club is a group with a shared interest. A cartel is an agreement among competitors. Clubs are about exclusion and competition. Cartels are about inclusion and collaboration.

Bipartisan politics is the product of club-based thinking. Wikipedia is more of a cartel. As the world of open source and disintermediation grows, we will most likely see more cartels and fewer clubs.

Why cartels are king

In a world where we have virtual access to everyone and everything, the leaders and organizations that are winning are the ones finding ways to collaborate with those they used to compete with.

Mark Oestreicher and Adam McLane are doing this with church youth groups. Instead of competing with large programs with bigger budgets, they’re finding ways to think smaller. More personal and local. And it’s working.

Like a growing contingent of indie artists and musicians, they’re realizing something important: They don’t need to be huge in order to fulfill their vision — or make a living, for that matter.

A million tiny niches

I don’t know about you, but I don’t need another blog to read or another magazine to subscribe to. I don’t need a new platform on which to promote my stuff.

I need to focus more on creating and less on selling. But the market is making this increasingly difficult. Because while it’s easier to find fans who care about your work, it’s harder to gain traction.

There is, after all, no more mass market.

I don’t have time to build another asset or join a new social network. As the world segments into a million tiny niches, we artists face the real risk of fading into oblivion. And that’s a problem.

The alternative to club-based thinking

What we need is more collaboration. More cartels and fewer clubs. This is the key to effective leadership in this new era.

My friend Joe and I are doing that with a little project called Story Cartel. It’s not a new blog or another website you have to subscribe to. It’s a band of authors and artists coming together to promote work they believe in, all based on a core belief: Stories are meant to be shared. (Think Noisetrade for books.)

Of course, we’re not doing anything new, and we’re not trying to. That’s the beauty of a cartel. It’s all about connection.

Our goal is to connect with people who share our worldview. It’s not for everyone, but it is for someone. And it’s available to anyone. If you want to join us (we give away a free book from a great author every other week), that’d be cool.

If not, maybe you should form your own cartel. There’s plenty of room for more players at the table.

Three marks of a cartel

Want to form your own cartel? Here are some things to consider:

A cartel is not an organization. It’s a collaboration.
A cartel is generous with its resources. It rewards insiders and encourages outsiders.
A cartel isn’t for everyone. But it is for someone.

So what’re you waiting for? Maybe it’s time to start thinking of your competitors as potential collaborators. Maybe the pie is bigger than you thought and the world smaller than you realized. (Tweet that, if you like.)

What do you think? Are you more of a cartel or club person? Share in the comments.

If you’re found this blog helpful, would you mind considering nominating me for this contest?

Let’s Get Wrecked in Guatemala Together (Invitation to a Vision Trip)

Since Wrecked came out, I’ve been looking to give people a “next step” to take. This is the type of book that demands action from its readers. It doesn’t work as a comfortable weekend read; it needs something more. And I think we’ve found it.

A unique opportunity just for you

For the past few months, I’ve been talking with folks at Adventures in Missions about how we could offer a way for my readers to get wrecked.

We’ve been brainstorming options for people to step out and serve. And I think we’ve come up with a pretty cool opportunity:

In February, I’ll be co-leading a vision trip to Guatemala, and you’re invited to join me. We’ll be serving people living in poverty and getting our hearts wrecked in the process.

For five days, we’ll be learning what it means to get wrecked and finding ways to step out of our comfort zones together.

This is a chance to put into practice all this generosity stuff we talk about, not to mention a way to connect with others who care about making a difference in the world (including me).

Disclaimer and details

For those who don’t know, I work for a Christian nonprofit organization — that’s my day job. If prayer and Bible reading aren’t your thing, then this trip may not be right for you. (I don’t want anyone to feel excluded, but at the same time, I don’t want anyone feeling uncomfortable.)

Here are some more details:

When: Feb. 2–6, 2013
Cost: $855 (includes airfare from Miami International Airport)
Includes: Lodging, food, and in-country transportation; we will take care of all the details and logistics once you arrive
Lodging: Normal room with shared bathroom and multiple beds

That said, not everyone can hop a plane to Central America for a week, and I totally understand that. So if you have a desire to be involved (and won’t be able to make it), let’s find a way to do that.

This whole community is invited to participate in this trip. Soon, I’ll be sharing more about what that looks like, but in the meantime I’d love to hear any ideas you have.

Act now before it’s too late

There are only 25 spots available (and they’re filling up fast!), so if you’re thinking of applying for the trip, don’t wait. This is going to be a really special group, and I’m looking forward meeting all of you in person.

If the trip goes well, we’ll probably do more of this sort of thing in the future.

To find out more about the Wrecked Vision Trip (including more on what we’ll be doing and how you can apply), click here. See you in Guatemala!

What might a trip like this teach you? Share in the comments.

10 Steps I Take to Begin Every Weekend

It’s almost the end of the week, and I’m getting ready to shut down. Time to unplug from work and connect with family. Every week, I try to practice a routine (albeit, imperfectly) for ending my week well.

Photo credit: Joe Lanman (Creative Commons)

Here’s how I close out out a typical week (this takes about an hour, so I try to begin around 4:00pm) and begin the weekend:

Go thru my task management system (I’m currently using Wunderlist), finishing any tasks that are urgent or necessary to complete before the weekend and reassigning the rest for next week.
Process all my email and try to get my inbox to zero.
Schedule enough tweets to get me through the weekend (using Buffer).
Schedule next week’s blog posts (I may go back and add a photo before these posts publish, but at least I have the content written and ready to go).
Look at my weekend schedule and next week’s schedule just to get an idea of what’s coming up.
Back up my computer. I try to do this daily, but often forget. Friday is a great day to plug into my external hard drive and make sure all my data is backed up.
Turn off my computer.
Turn off my phone.
Go for a walk (with my son or dog or both). This is a great way to separate mentally from the week, process some things, and dive into the weekend.
Start cooking dinner. I do a lot of the cooking in our family, and I love it. It’s fun to do this on a Friday night, because I don’t have to rush to finish it due to some commitment for the next day (sometimes, I work at night to get ahead for the next day).

What’s your end of the week routine look like? Share in the comments.

What Putting a Baby to Sleep Taught Me About Success

Note: This is an excerpt from a piece I published recently on the Wishing Well blog. Click the link below to read the rest.

Being a new parent can be as frustrating as it is rewarding. It’s full of big breakthroughs and overwhelming obstacles. Through the experience, I’m learning a few new lessons about myself and life in general.

For instance, I don’t like doing things I do poorly. I never played basketball, because I’m short and uncoordinated. This, incidentally, is also the same reason I looked for excuses to not put our son to sleep. Until recently, I was terrible at it.

But one day, something changed.

As I was rocking our son to sleep and watching with frustration as he squirmed and fussed in my arms, my wife gave me some advice. This came at a critical moment, because I was just about to give up.

“Just keep doing that,” she said as I bounced him on my chest while rocking my hips from side to side. “It’ll work. You just can’t give up.”

I sighed dubiously. This was the moment I usually threw in the towel.

Keep doing this? I thought, that’ll never work.

A minute later, he was asleep. And I couldn’t believe it.

Read the rest here: How to Put a Newborn to Sleep (or Do Anything)

How to Crowd-fund Your Next Book: Free Video Training

Ever thought about writing a book? Of course, you have; we all have. So why haven’t you done it yet? Maybe because you thought you didn’t have the resources. But you actually do.

Photo credit: Derek Gavey (Creative Commons)

Maybe it’s a project you’re already working on —fitting it in between other priorities, late at night or on the weekends. Or maybe it’s something you plan on getting to “eventually.”

Either way, I’m willing to bet there lurks in the back of your mind a fantasy about becoming a published author.

Whenever you read stories of famous authors getting their first, six-figure advance, your heart starts to race. You begin to dream.

But then reality sets in…

You hear celebrity authors tell talk show hosts about the years of rejection that they went through before a publisher was even willing to give them a shot.

And you remember a statistic you once heard that said most books sell fewer than 1000 copies, and never cover the costs of the first print run. 

You wonder whether you have the time, resources, and fortitude to put yourself through all of that — all for something that might never even happen.

So what do you do?

Do you let your dream of writing and publishing a book die? Do you consign yourself to a life of hard work and rejection? Are you doomed to be a starving, unknown artist for the rest of your life?

Maybe, just maybe, there’s a third option. (Hint: there is.) You can pick yourself and invite a community to join.

And I’m excited to say a friend of mine knows a thing or two about this. And I’ve asked him to do a free, live webinar for my readers.

About the event

Danny Iny is the guy behind Firepole Marketing, author of Engagement from Scratch! (an Amazon best-seller), and a manifesto-turned-crowd-funded-phenomenon called Naked Marketing.

In addition to being a pretty savvy marketer, he’s also a super-friendly, really nice guy. Which is why he’s agreed to put on a special training event to teach you everything you need to know to crowd-fund your book project and turn it into a best seller.

If you’ve been waiting for some publisher to come along and pick you, it’s time to stop stalling and put your work out there. And Danny is going to show you the way.

A no-pitch webinar (seriously)

This is going to be fun, and more importantly, it’s going to be totally free. No cost to register and nothing for sale in the presentation.

This isn’t some clever way to bait-and-switch effort you into buying some expensive teaching program. There will be absolutely NO PITCH at the end of this training; all you have to give is up is your email.

Danny and I have done this sort of thing before, and I can assure you it will be worth your time. All you have to do is register and show up on Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 3pm Eastern.

Register now for this free, live training: How to Crowd-fund, Write, and Self-publish a Best Seller.

Have a question?

Danny and I want to make this training as valuable as possible, but we need your help.

If you have any questions about crowd-funding, self-publishing, or anything else related to writing a book, bring them to the event. IF you can’t make it, enter them in the comments of this post, and we’ll do our best to answer them.

Whether you can make it or not, go ahead and register. If we’re able to do a recording (there’s no guarantee of this, so really try to make it to the event if you can), we’ll email it to everyone who registers.

Note: This event has already happened. You can watch the replay below or click here to download the worksheet.

What’s one question you have about self-publishing, crowd-funding, or launching a best-selling book? Share in the comments.

How to Crowd-fund Your Next Book: Free Live Training

Ever thought about writing a book? Of course, you have; we all have. So why haven’t you done it yet? Maybe because you thought you didn’t have the resources. But you actually do.

Photo credit: Derek Gavey (Creative Commons)

Maybe it’s a project you’re already working on —fitting it in between other priorities, late at night or on the weekends. Or maybe it’s something you plan on getting to “eventually.”

Either way, I’m willing to bet there lurks in the back of your mind a fantasy about becoming a published author.

Whenever you read stories of famous authors getting their first, six-figure advance, your heart starts to race. You begin to dream.

But then reality sets in…

You hear celebrity authors tell talk show hosts about the years of rejection that they went through before a publisher was even willing to give them a shot.

And you remember a statistic you once heard that said most books sell fewer than 1000 copies, and never cover the costs of the first print run. 

You wonder whether you have the time, resources, and fortitude to put yourself through all of that — all for something that might never even happen.

So what do you do?

Do you let your dream of writing and publishing a book die? Do you consign yourself to a life of hard work and rejection? Are you doomed to be a starving, unknown artist for the rest of your life?

Maybe, just maybe, there’s a third option. (Hint: there is.) You can pick yourself and invite a community to join.

And I’m excited to say a friend of mine knows a thing or two about this. And I’ve asked him to do a free, live webinar for my readers.

About the event

Danny Iny is the guy behind Firepole Marketing, author of Engagement from Scratch! (an Amazon best-seller), and a manifesto-turned-crowd-funded-phenomenon called Naked Marketing.

In addition to being a pretty savvy marketer, he’s also a super-friendly, really nice guy. Which is why he’s agreed to put on a special training event to teach you everything you need to know to crowd-fund your book project and turn it into a best seller.

If you’ve been waiting for some publisher to come along and pick you, it’s time to stop stalling and put your work out there. And Danny is going to show you the way.

A no-pitch webinar (seriously)

This is going to be fun, and more importantly, it’s going to be totally free. No cost to register and nothing for sale in the presentation.

This isn’t some clever way to bait-and-switch effort you into buying some expensive teaching program. There will be absolutely NO PITCH at the end of this training; all you have to give is up is your email.

Danny and I have done this sort of thing before, and I can assure you it will be worth your time. All you have to do is register and show up on Thursday, November 29th at 3pm Eastern.

Register now for this free, live training: “How to Crowd-fund, Write, and Self-publish a Best Seller.” Click here to reserve your spot (it’s free!).

Have a question?

Danny and I want to make this training as valuable as possible, but we need your help.

If you have any questions about crowd-funding, self-publishing, or anything else related to writing a book, bring them to the event. IF you can’t make it, enter them in the comments of this post, and we’ll do our best to answer them.

Whether you can make it or not, go ahead and register. If we’re able to do a recording (there’s no guarantee of this, so really try to make it to the event if you can), we’ll email it to everyone who registers.

Hope to see you there!

What’s one question you have about self-publishing, crowd-funding, or launching a best-selling book? Share in the comments.