How magnificent is this? Artist Marta Minujín has created a replica of the Parthenon out of banned books. It’s part of the Documenta 14 contemporary art exhibition in Kessel, and students at the university there were involved in drawing up the list of 170 banned books, and then helping the artist source copies – 100,000 of them […]
Continue readingI’ve been enjoying putting together episode 69 this morning. Here’s a great quote from John Hall, CEO of Influence & Co, on writing a book: You’ve got to form habits. When you’re doing a book, there has to be habits and a system set up. When you’re doing this, this when you’re dumping, this is […]
Continue readingTonight’s run was a bit special. Firstly because it was such a beautiful evening, the sun low in a mackerel sky, the air warm with a delicious breeze. Secondly because Child 2 tagged along, cycling around me, cutting me up, telling me in detail about today’s science experiment, planning adventures for the summer, talking non-stop. […]
Continue readingFollowing this week’s interview with Louise Wiles, winner of the first 10-Day Business Book Proposal Challenge and now author of Thriving Abroad, published by Practical Inspiration last month, there’s been an amazing conversation going on in the Extraordinary Business Book Club Facebook group about the resistance that every one of us seems to feel, pretty […]
Continue readingSo the official announcement about my new partnership with Bookollective was released today (here is it on their site), and I’ve been absolutely overwhelmed by the response. So many friends and clients have taken the trouble to email me or message on Facebook or Twitter to send their congratulations and, what’s even lovelier, express their […]
Continue readingShhhh, don’t tell anyone yet, because it’s not quite formally announced, but it’s just so exciting I can’t keep it to myself any longer…. this press release to go out soon…… Following a successful pitch Practical Inspiration Publishing has appointed Bookollective as its retained agency to publicise its full publishing list from July 2017. After […]
Continue readingA key part of the 10-day Business Book Proposal Challenge is to define and evidence the target market for your book. I talk about the different ways in which you can segment the market, to help people get clear that their book isn’t for ‘the general reader’ (or if it is, they’re in trouble). For […]
Continue readingIt’s Scarecrow Fortnight here in Bramley: the village is dotted with homemade scarecrows, along the grass verges, hanging off trees, propping up roadsigns, and in our case leaning dramatically from a balcony (if you have a balcony and it’s Scarecrow Fortnight, the only obvious way forward is to recreate the balcony scene from Romeo and […]
Continue readingI’ve just seen a tweet by Extraordinary Business Book Club favourite David Taylor offering this thought for the day: Positive thinking is not only about expecting the best to happen…. it’s also about accepting that whatever happens is for the best. So simple, but so powerful. If I decide what’s the best thing and then […]
Continue reading#sorrynotsorry for shameless brag: here’s what one of my bootcampers (from Class of April 2017) posted in the group this week. ‘This course is absolutely the single most clarity-inducing thing I’ve ever done for my business! For the first time, I feel I can create clear plans for marketing, building my brand and growing the […]
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