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How to Become a Successful Author

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Are you tired of writing books that release to crickets? Are you sick of reading hundreds of articles about how to find more readers? Are you lost in a sea of information without any direction on how to move forward?

Then How to Become a Successful Author is the perfect book for you.

Russell Nohelty is a USA Today bestselling author who has spent a decade in the writing trenches building his own career, growing a network of successful authors, and helping hundreds of authors with their marketing. This book compiles the best tips, tricks, and hacks from his life, and the most powerful secrets he has learned from other authors about how to make six figures or more as an author.

Inside:

Learn the secrets to self-publishing success
Discover the exact steps to landing a publishing contract
Find out how to build a network of successful authors
Launch a book successfully into Kindle Unlimited and wide on all platforms
Build an audience that's eager to buy your books every time you launch
And so much more. There are over 50 hard won lessons in this book, all borne from life as a successful writer. You'll leave this book with the tools and ability to make a living as a writer without struggling every minute of the day.

How to Become a Successful Writer is broken up into three sections: Mindset, all about how to build focus, grit, and resilience, Writing, where Russell breaks down how to build a successful book from the ground up, and Marketing, where you'll learn how to take your book and share it with the world.

This is the best book you'll ever read on building a successful author career from the ground up, packed with everything you need to know to become a successful author, starting today.

Get it now.

286 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2019

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Russell Nohelty is a USA TODAY bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy books that are both entertaining and thought-provoking. He fills his books with action, adventure, mystery, and thrills.

Russell was born in northern New Jersey, grew up in Northern Virginia, went to college in Maryland, and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and dogs, which he loves.

He's been writing as long as he can remember and hopes to do so far into the future. When he's not writing, he's usually reading or watching movies. For more information, you can follow him below:

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65 reviews1 follower
November 17, 2020
This isn't a book about writing and the craft, this is more of a strategic, business-plan type approach which goes into the numbers of audience retention, back catalog sales, etc. The advice is good in terms of marketing and planning to write a series, submitting to anthologies, self-publish vs. traditional publishing. But I'm not so sure it's great for writers who want to know more about writing and less about business.
I'm not so sure about this approach though, basically Russell tells you to have at least 3 books ready to go and probably plan to do at least 9 up to about 15. This is to help rotate marketing, keep advertising something else every couple of months, push people to get into your series, build an audience, etc. It's very a technical and crunchy dive into becoming a writer, not what I thought it was but still valuable to know.
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Author 24 books55 followers
December 23, 2025
If you're tired of launching books to silence and drowning in conflicting marketing advice, Russell Nohelty's guide cuts through the noise with hard-won wisdom from a decade in the trenches. This USA Today bestselling author delivers over 50 practical lessons across three essential sections—Mindset, Writing, and Marketing—covering everything from building resilience and crafting compelling books to launching successfully on Kindle Unlimited or wide, growing your network, and cultivating an eager audience. Obviously, some aspects of the book are not relevant anymore because the publishing world keep changes.
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1,338 reviews8 followers
December 12, 2019
A good book about marketing your products. writing a book was treated as making stickers for children. make more than 3!

That's why I don't read big series, they are written to get readers to pay. It's not about a new and innovating story, something that makes the reader think. It's just about getting them addicted to the characters and make them read the same story over and over again!
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September 12, 2023
A great book for those looking to make a career out of their writing. This one is great for those who want to be traditionally publishing, self-published or hybrid. I particularly liked the section on publishing contracts
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Author 14 books76 followers
May 25, 2024
Very useful practical, no fluff, writing business advice. I’ve made notes and will follow through. Building an author business takes hard work, no way around that. This book gives you the simple strategies and tactics to buckle down and get it done.
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