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This is the first episode from the Book Magnets series. In this episode I will share with you everything that I think is important to know about the book covers. I have even created a free ebook with book cover resources for your reference, which you can get by clicking here, or filling the form below. If you enjoy the Write 2B Read podcast, please help me grow the show and help more writers please click the link below and

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What are the book magnets? (Btw it is not a term – it’s something I came up with)

 Book magnets are all the different elements of the book, which attract potential buyers and make him decide whether to buy it or not.

I created Book Magnet series under the Write 2B Read podcast where I will be talking about the things that potential readers see first – that is before buying your book.

So in the series we will cover 5 Book Magnets:

1. Book cover 2. Book title 3. Book blurb 4. Book reviews  5. Book price

Starting from next Monday (July 28, 2014) – each day of the week I will release an episode where I will talk about 1 particular book magnet.

Bryan Hutchinson is a writer. He also created the blog called Positive Writer for fellow writers who are stuck like he was, stuck in doubt, uncertain of their abilities, and yet, have an overwhelming desire to create work that matters.

Bryan Hutchinson's books

One Boy's Struggle: A Memoir: Surviving Life with Undiagnosed ADDWriter's Doubt: How You Can Overcome Doubt and Create Work That Matters

Bryan's blogs

Positive Writer

Positive Thinking & ADHD

Famous writers don’t need to seek literary agents and publishers. They don’t have to worry if their books will sell or not. Famous writers don’t have day jobs and have the privilege of doing only what they love – write.

We dream to become one of them. We wish to be where they are now. But did we ever think where were they before becoming famous? Well I can tell you. They were exactly where you are now. Most of them came to success through failure. Many of them even through a massive failure… Don’t believe me? Well let’s see… From the many examples I have chosen those writers whom almost everyone knows. Even those who don’t read much and have not read their books have at least heard about them. None of them was an overnight success but all of them deserved the success.

1. J. K. Rowling She gave birth to Harry Potter and the guy made her famous and rich. But things were not that smooth in the beginning. 12 publishers before that rejected her manuscript. So if she gave up, let’s say after the 10th rejection we would never know that Harry even existed.

2. John Grisham He was a lawyer, who loved to write. His first book Time to Kill was written in 3 years and rejected by 27 different publishers. But now he is one of the bestselling authors with total copies of 250 million of his books sold.

3.  Steven King Steven’s book Carrie was rejected 30 times, but once it was published it sold 1 million copies in the first year alone.

4. Stephanie Meyer From the 15 literary agencies she wrote to 5 did not answer at all and the other 9 rejected her book. Only 1 gave her a chance and we all know what happened next.

5. Vladimir Nabokov In one of the 26 rejections received from all major publishers he read “I recommend that it be buried under a stone for a thousand years”. Vladimir finally found a publisher in France. Later Lolita was published by all those publishers that initially rejected it and sold around 50 million copies.

 6. Margaret Mitchell She received 38 rejections before Gone with the Wind was published and as a result sold 30 million copies.

7. Audrey Niffenegger 25 literary agents rejected her debut manuscript. She mailed it unsolicited to a small publisher. The Time Traveller’s Wife sold 7 million copies since then.  

8. Kathryn Stockett The Help was rejected 60 times and only the letter number 61 was with positive response.  

9. Nicholas Sparks 24 literary agencies turned down The Notebook. The 25th agent sold it to publisher for $1 million.  

10. William Saroyan This one beat all the records. William collected a pile of rejection slips 30 inches high (around 6,000 !!!) before selling his first short story. Whoever told you that you only have to write a good book lied to you. Whoever told it was easy and smooth lied too. Things will never be smooth and you won’t succeed without coming across failure once in a while. And you will succeed only if you don’t give up after the failure. Keep writing, do your best and don’t give up and eventually you will get there sooner or later.

Did you know that writing can save your life? Well that's what happened to the fantasy writer Ksenia Anske and that is why she gives out all her books for free... and makes money that way.

Confused? Well, you have to her my talk about writing and life with Ksenia in order to understand what I mean.

More about Ksenia

Check her website by clicking this link

Goodreads Author Page

Twitter account @kseniaanske

                                         Amazon Author Page 

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This episode covers list of places, where you can find writing ideas!

How many times have you been stuck? How many times have you realized that it is time to update your blog or start your next book but did not have any idea what to write about?

So where could you get ideas about topics you could write about?

I came up with a list, which may help you come up with your own list of topics to write about.

1. Blogs

2. Magazines

3. Books

4. Overheard dialogue

5. Movies

6. Forums

7. Art

8. Music

9. Conversations with friends

10. Quotes

11. History

12. Travel/Trips

13. Children

14. Dreams

15. Free writing

16. Brainstorm

17. Success Stories

18. People watching

19. Your life

20. Other people’s lives

21. Photography

22. Questions you’ve been asked

23. Ask in social networks

24. Your previous writings

I wish you all plenty of ideas and a productive writing week!

About Johnny B. Truant

Johnny B. Truant is one of the hosts of the popular Self Publishing Podcast and an author of the bestselling self-publishing guide Write. Publish. Repeat. Johnny published over 1.5 million words' worth of books in 2013, then wrote a book live in front of an audience in June 2014 to show his audience how. You can see that whole process at FictionUnboxed.com. Johnny's Amazon Author Page Johnny's website

Realm and Sands - Fiction website

Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)

Fiction Unboxed - see how a novel really gets written

The Self-Publishing podcast

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“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” ― Aristotle

In this episode I am talking about criticism and how to deal with it. Before I was also afraid to be criticized but then I came up with several thought, which made me think that criticism is not always a bad thing.

Below are the points that helped me accept criticism

1. It is not about you

2. You cannot have a look from the ‘’outside’’

3. No one is perfect

4. Chance to improve

5. Criticism as success indicator

6. Filtered criticism

7. Criticism as strong motivation

8.  For someone to criticize you, it means that he/she cares

9. Necessary criticism

10. Keeping the balance

Would love to hear about how you deal with criticism and what do you think about the topic in general. Head over to the Write 2B Read podcast closed Facebook group to discuss the topic with us.

Thank you for listening!

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Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode

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Derek Olsen is a husband, father and a number one best selling author. Derek and his wife Carrie encourage married couples to have better conversations about money. You can grab the free e-book 4 1/2 Conversation Starters on his website at www.derekandcarrie.com

Book:

You can get more details about the book From Your Head to Your Hands -- How to Write, Self-Publish, and Launch Your Book on Amazon or on the book webpage.

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