writing books

Writing Fiction? Story, Story, STORY!

by MikeFook on October 10, 2010

One thing I’ve noticed over the years and more so now as gaggles of writers are deciding to give it a shot and crank out ebooks? The one thing that matters the most, far beyond all else – is the story. If you’re writing fiction – there is nothing more important than a really amazing, [...]

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Teach or Write Books?

by MikeFook on October 9, 2010

Living in Thailand now for the last six years, you’re probably tired of me saying. I’ve been just working online for the past three years. It has been nice not needing to go to a 9-5 job, and I’ve been able to improve my writing by whole letter grades over this time. I’ve written millions [...]

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Moving to Thailand to Write Books

by MikeFook on October 1, 2010

You might be sitting in your house in the USA, UK, AUS, CA, and wondering how in the world you will be able to write books full-time. You can’t quit your job. You are too stressed to write most days. You have 75 obligations that you just can’t blow off. You have bills to pay, [...]

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$100,000 in Online Book Sales? YEP!

by MikeFook on September 22, 2010

Not me. This guy is kicking heaps of ass on the way to the top… Guy earning over $100,000 in 2010 on ebooks. <- link. Finally someone is letting some numbers fly… This guy’s run is what we have to aspire to. Right now I’m selling like 50 books a month. My books are priced [...]

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Writing Books – The Suck of ADD/ADHD

by MikeFook on September 20, 2010

Maybe you have a similar experience while writing books… I get 30-50 pages into writing a book when it happens. Inevitably there is a break of a couple days as I take care of other projects. When I return I don’t remember exactly what I wrote anymore. The big picture is lost to my frayed [...]

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New Writer Advice: Write Your Ass Numb

by MikeFook on April 18, 2010

I could have said, “Write Your Fingers Numb”, “Write Your Butt Numb”, or something else less forceful, right? Would you be surprised to find out forceful works well most times? Write what you know. Write how you know. Know what you know. Write like you know. And, like what you write. If you are just [...]

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