Review: I READ THIS BOOK IN ONE DAY, AND IT CHANGED EVERYTHING!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
I purchased this book in the morning and finish it by the evening. As one of those "struggling authors" mentioned throughout the book, and really that is the audience this book targets, I found myself not just reading another book on "how to write better" or "here is what you need to do to sell more books." This book is the book I've been looking for, and could relate completely to the Author Mindset section, and how, before words are even on paper, most authors, myself included, FAIL to get anywhere because of the initial mindset I bring to the writing table. I have read more books on writing over the years and have picked up a bit here and there, a lot there and here, and the pieces have been forming slowly with many mistakes made along the way. Some things I did right, most things I didn't. This book "WHY AUTHOR'S FAIL" pointed out the things I have not been doing, and although I knew this deep down that I had to "Connect with Readers" and "Find Out What People Need", it has been one of the biggest chinks in my armour, as I am sure it is for many "struggling authors". I know that there is no set formula or perfect way to do something; you can't just write a book, plug in the process, and expect to get thousands of sales and new readers, BUT, there are certain things that if NOT DONE, will almost guarantee failure. This book points those out. My attitude towards the whole business of writing has taken a new turn since I read this book in one day. I realize that I have been asking myself the wrong questions and within the wrong mindset. Fortunately change is a choice and mindsets can be changed, too. I would certainly recommend this book for struggling authors so that they/we can make the leap FAILED AUTHOR to "I USED TO BE ONE OF THOSE FAILED WRITERS, BUT THEN I......"