Books That Matter is Tracking Wonder’s interview series that showcases influential thinkers’ and authors’ relationships with books that matter to them. John Jantch offers consistently useful, grounded marketing advice for business owners and thought leaders who want to attract and engage…
There are some generally held misconceptions about writing your first book, specifically the first novel. There are two schools of thought on first novels. Some people believe your first novel is essentially practice. First novels are sometimes referred to as “Juvenalia.”…
A funny thing happens to a writer’s level of confidence in writing a book. It shoots up and down seemingly as erratically as weather. Part of what makes confidence so unreliable is what we base confidence on. We try to base confidence on nebulous…
You’re writing a book. You’ve written a book. You’re looking to publish your book. Your options are not just the Big 5 or self-publish or bust. The publishing world is so much more diverse than that. What’s cool but confusing…
Books That Matter is Tracking Wonder’s interview series that showcases influential thinkers’ and authors’ relationships with books that matter to them. Few people bring joyful mindfulness to entrepreneurship and to pivoting toward the next best thing the way dynamo Jenny…
Last week we discussed the six areas to consider if you plan to self publish. This week I’m spinning the lens around to examine at the same key areas you need to know to publish your book and how publishers add…
As a writer I’ve published my own books with Penguin and with independent presses. In my 20+ years in the industry I’ve navigated the path to publish extensively with authors. When you break down what a traditional publisher – regardless of size…
Books That Matter is Tracking Wonder’s interview series that showcases influential thinkers’ and authors’ relationships with books that matter to them. Few people speak and write as eloquently about the role that poetry plays in our lives than author, teacher,…
Are you time-strapped or focus-challenged, but keen on writing a book or have a business to build? It might seem counter-intuitive – even threatening to your cherished beliefs – to imagine writing a book or building your signature business Story 15,…
Consider the book you want to write. Why do we get caught up in thinking we have to write a 300-page “big” book or nothing? That’s the question my pal Charlie Gilkey invited me to consider, and that’s the question…
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