Learning From Mistakes/Failure

Is nothing going your way? Feel like a failure? Take a step back and breathe because here is a different way to look at things when you are presented with a mistake or failure. Everyone loves to go out and have a good time, now there are the times where you have one too many … Read more

The 10,000 Hours Rule is Not a Rule at All

10,000 hours rule is dumb as hell

Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours rule is a sham. A big fat sham. According to Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours to become “really good” at something. To put that into perspective, let’s crunch some numbers. 10,000 hours is around 417 days. Not reasonable to accomplish this 10,000-hour goal. If you practiced a skill for two hours a … Read more

Fiction Versus Nonfiction and Self-Publishing

fiction versus nonfiction selfpublishing

What is the difference between self-publishing fiction and nonfiction? Assuming you’re outsourcing and doing no marketing outside of releasing the next book, there is a huge difference between fiction and nonfiction sales over time. I like to call fiction a firework and nonfiction a candle. For fiction, you get a huge amount of sales in … Read more