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How to Ghostwrite a Bestseller with Author Adam Skolnick: Part Three


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Award-winning indie journalist and author, Adam Skolnick, returns to discuss the “virus of dissatisfaction,” writing for modern-day samurai David Goggins, and their latest journey to bestseller with “Never Finished,” the sequel to a bestselling memoir.

Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within is the follow-up to Can’t Hurt Me, David Goggins’ smash hit memoir. It’s been described as a tour of David’s “... Mental Lab, where he developed the philosophy, psychology, and strategies that enabled him to learn that what he thought was his limit was only his beginning and that the quest for greatness is unending.”

Adam is an award-winning independent journalist and author covering adventure sports, environmental issues, and civil rights for outlets such as The New York Times, Outside, ESPN, BBC, and Men’s Health, among others. 

Adam is also the author of One Breath, has narrated David Goggins’ bestselling audiobooks, and co-hosts The Rich Roll Podcast, on the "Roll On" edition.

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In Part Three of this file Adam Skolnick and I discussed:

  • How the sequel to a memoir hit #1 on Amazon and Audible in its week
  • Battling Michelle Obama (once again)
  • The pressure of publishing a follow-up to a longtime bestseller 
  • “Goggins Grad School” and the pursuit of greatness
  • Why ghostwriters need to stay out of the way, be a servant to the story…
  • And a lot more!
  • Show Notes:

    • AdamSkolnick.com
    • Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within – by David Goggins (Amazon)
    • Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds – by David Goggins (Amazon)
    • Adam Skolnick on Instagram
    • Adam Skolnick on The Rich Roll Podcast
    • A Mostly Uncensored Chat with Award-Winning Journo Adam Skolnick
    • 21 Productivity Hacks from 21 Prolific Writers: Part One
    • 21 Productivity Hacks from 21 Prolific Writers: Part Two
    • Kelton Reid on Twitter
    • Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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