Want to write a book? Don’t overthink book writing. Use these 4 ways to become an author.
People see a book like Atomic Habits (25m+ copies sold) and they go, huh, how did he do it?
Or $100M Money Models with 3m copies sold within 72 hours and they say, I can never do that!
As a new writer, you shouldn’t compare yourself to best-selling authors.
That would be like a start-up comparing itself to a behemoth like Amazon or Wal-Mart.
You can aspire to be a best-selling author (someday) but don’t compare yourself to James Clear or Alex Hormozi (from day one).
Those experts have perfected their craft.
Besides, you don’t know where they are coming from
For instance, Alex Hormozi’s first book, Gym Launch, flopped.
So, here are 4 ways to get started and become a published author, fast:
1. Repurpose What You’ve Written Before
This is the easiest way to become an author.
You’ve written something before.
Repurpose it into a book.
It must be a subject you know inside out.
That’s exactly how I wrote my first book.
(Credit Appraisal & Procedure Handbook).
I repurposed a credit memo I wrote into a credit booklet.
It’s a very ‘niche’ book – with a clear audience and purpose.
That first flimsy 58-page booklet gave me the confidence to write the 2nd and the 3rd and the 8th.
You have to start somewhere.
- Take an existing topic and flip it on its head
This was the approach James Clear adopted.
Before Atomic Habits, the dominant book on habits was 7 habits.
7 Habits was broad and generic.
James Clear’s Atomic Habits went the opposite direction.
Focused and specific.
What to do day-by-day to pin down habits (Atomic).
Both books have sold over 50 million copies combined.
- Write on a popular topic with your own story
No topic in the world is more popular than ‘how to be rich’.
How to be rich. How to be popular. How to make money.
Any book in this genre is bound to be an instant winner.
Books in this genre have a long history:
- (1859) Self-Help by Samuel Smiles
- (1890) Acres of Diamond by Russell Conwell
- (1926) The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
- (1936) How to Make Friends and Influence People
- (1937) Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- (1965) How to be Rich J. Paul Getty
Self-help is the most crowded genre in the book industry.
But that fact did not stop Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter.
Their 1997 book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, became a run-away best-seller.
(with 40m+ copies sold worldwide).
- Write on a niche topic that you’ve mastered (Expertise)
The top experts here are Stephen Pressfield. Russell Brunson. Daniel Priestly.
In recent years Daniel Priestley has emerged a top voice in the area.
All his books are super niche:
- 24 Assets
- Oversubscribed
- Scorecard Marketing
- Key Person of Influence
- Lifestyle Business Playbook
Alex Hormozi, the current Guinness World Record holder, for the fastest selling non-fiction book is in a class of his own.
His books have sold 5m copies combined:
- $100M OFFERS
- $100M LEADS
- $100M MONEY MODELS
All are super niche.
So, get started today.
Stop scratching your head waiting for lightning to strike.
Pull out a doc you wrote yesterday and repurpose into a book.
That’s it.
You’re a published author.
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