It’s The SMART Kids Who Do This
When I was in high school, no one visited the guidance counselor. I mean NO ONE.
He was a creepy hippy-turned-teacher who sat alone in his third-floor office, waiting for someone to show up and ask for help.
Asking for help felt like surrender, sign of weakness, an admission that you didn’t have it all figured out.
Years later, when our daughter was about to start at the same high school, we asked the principal about academic support. Was that lonely counselor still sitting up on the third floor?
Nope. The school had multiple counselors. And the principal told us what they tell every student:
“It’s the SMART kids who seek help.”
I’ve never forgotten that.
I think about it every time I talk with an author whose book isn’t bringing in clients.
They spent months writing it. They spent real money publishing it. Now it sits on a shelf (or in a box in the garage)… and they’re a little embarrassed that it isn’t working.
So they don’t ask.
Maybe it’s time to be a “smart kid.”
What’s the question about your book you’ve been afraid to ask?
Pick a letter:
A) How do I get my book in front of the right people?
B) How do I turn readers into clients, not just fans?
C) Should I give my book away or sell it?
D) What do I do with a book that’s been collecting dust for a while?
E) Something else. (Tell me what it is.)
Just hit reply and send the letter. Or write a sentence or two if you want.
I’m asking because I want my next few emails to answer the questions you actually have.
I read every reply, and I’ll write you back. Then I’ll share the most common questions (no names) and my answers over the next few days.
Don't go away yet..
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