I give out a lot of free advice. Somebody thinks they might want to write a book. Or their boss does. So they contact me and we discuss how the book business works, and how it might work for them. What’s your objective? Who is your audience? What is your idea? How does ghostwriting work?…
Newsletter 43: Free advice is the lubricant of the business world; PRH proprietary AI tool; hybrid insights, plus three people to follow and three books to read. Beyond the old-boy network The working world runs on free advice. This may or may not have been visible to you when you started working, but unless you’re…
I help people. It’s not because I’m a nice guy. It’s because I can’t stand an unsolved problem that I can solve. In my Facebook author group, if there’s a question I can answer, I answer it. If I know the answer and it will help someone, why not? If someone is recommended to me…
No. Usually. I get these requests all the time. And I am generous with free advice. Even so, how I respond is based on on where you land on two separate scales. How specific are you? “Can you help me with x?” is a lot different from “Can I pick your brain?” The more specific…
I give lots of free advice. So do other people. If you’re going to ask me (or anyone) for help, I thought you might want to know how that works. How I give free advice Here’s a little peek into my business. People hear about my work with authors from my blog, from other authors,…