Summary

I feel like the title pretty much covers what the book is about.

Thoughts

  • Also includes a lot of the standard jargon 10,000 hours 80/20 There are riches in niches, etc.
  • The jargon I like:
    • 1,000 true fans

Excerpts

The truths

  1. Everything from pricing to customer loyalty to promotion is in a willing, writers, hands, meaning that you are responsible for your own success
  2. Just when you think you have it all figured out, things will change
  3. It is always smarter to focus on strategies, not tactics
  4. Print isn’t doomed… But it’s function and publishing will change
  5. There are more gatekeepers than ever!
  6. Everything has changed… Except for what’s important

The three pass strategy for writing

  • First draft write for yourself with the door closed. Say it.
  • Second draft revise for readers with the door open. Say what you mean.
  • Third draft polish. Say it well.

Cover