Stop Playing Follow The Leader — You’re Important: YES, YOU

I coach writers. It’s a joy. I love talking with writers, and helping them. The biggest thrill I get is when a writer follows his own intuition, and creates something because of who he is.

I know that because the writer has stepped outside his comfort zone, and has created something that’s original, he’s taken a huge step forward in his career. Being yourself is not merely fun, it’s your key to ultimate success as a writer.

Here’s why.

The Internet is copy-and-paste world. Usually not literally — blatant plagiarism and content theft occurs of course, but it’s blessedly rare. But everyone follows everyone else, so soon you get thousands of writers creating sites which are clones of each other. Everyone’s doing it, so it must be the right thing to do…

In a sense, that’s perfectly fine. You learn by modeling others, but you need to realize that you’re doing it, and then you need the confidence to stop copying others, and do what you want to do as soon as you can.

So, who are you following? What are you copying? How’s that working out for you?

Be yourself: you’re an original

Now you know what you’re doing, think about what you’d love to create, if you had confidence.

Grab a piece of paper, and complete this sentence: “If I had confidence, I would love to write________” Next, write 200 words about why you want to write whatever it is.

Please try the above exercise. It will change your thinking, and this is important. It will help you to stop following the leader, and write what you want to write. You’ll write with enthusiasm and passion, and that will win you readers.

You’ve got to be yourself. Sooner or later, you’ll realize that that leads to your success… It might as well be sooner.

Turn Your Words Into Gold: Write and Sell An Ebook In Just Eight Hours

Here’s what I love about writing ebooks: you write them once, and they keep on selling forever.

I know several writers who’ve taken to the Kindle platform like the proverbial ducks to water. One writer friend turns out a new Kindle ebook every month, like clockwork. The last time we spoke, she had 11 ebooks selling — and her income is rising month by month.

Another writer friend mixes writing her own ebooks, with writing ebooks for others. Currently she’s been commissioned to write a biography, and a family history, for the same client. She’s finding it huge fun, and she’s making more money than she’s ever made.

The benefit of writing and selling ebooks is that once written, they can keep on selling forever. Would you trade eight hours for an income stream?