Become Unstoppable: 7 Habits of Highly Successful Authors: Author Success Foundations, #6
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Become an Unstoppable Author
Success leaves clues.
Figure out what successful authors did to advance their careers, then do what they did. It's the most effective course of action. Simple concept, but we must do the work. You know, the hard part.
In the pages ahead I discuss how each habit works, as well as the lies we tell ourselves to rationalize our lack of forward progress. Finally, I shine the light of truth on the lies we tell ourselves and watch as they scurry away like little cockroaches.
I include anecdotes from my own life, where appropriate, to explain the principle at play and give you a real-world example of my successes and my failures to implement them.
While you may disagree with one or more points made in this book, the unassailable truth is many highly successful authors apply these principles to their lives.
Apply these principles to your life and you'll achieve their success. It's inevitable. All it takes is a pinch of perseverance, a dash of focus, and two cups of hard work.
I studied successful authors to learn how they do what they do. I examined their work ethic, their writing habits, and their life stories to find the clues they left behind. I use it all to increase my chances to achieve their success.
This book is the result. May it guide you down Publication Highway and keep you safe along the way.
The Author Success Foundations Series
1. Awaken Your Author Mindset: Finish Writing Your Book Fast
2. Design Your Morning Routine: Jump-Start Your Writing Success
3. Author Focus: Develop Your Author Vision Statement and Laser-Focus Your Writing Career
4. Prolific Author: The Step-by-Step Guide to Write More Words in Less Time and Finish Your Book Fast
5. Done is Better than Perfect: 7 Keys to Finish Writing Your Book Fast
6. Become Unstoppable: 7 Habits of Highly Successful Authors
7. I Don't Have Time To Write And Other Lies Writers Tell Themselves
Christopher di Armani
Christopher di Armani is an Amazon bestselling author and the creator of Author Success Foundations. This 7-book series teaches authors at any level how to develop the mindset, daily routines and work habits necessary to unleash their creativity and get their books published. Christopher has published 16 books and produced 4 documentary films on topics ranging from the craft of writing to civil liberties and politics.
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Become Unstoppable - Christopher di Armani
Become Unstoppable
7 Habits of Highly Successful Authors
By Christopher di Armani
Author Success Foundations Series Book 6
Copyright © 2018 Christopher di Armani
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1988938103
Editor: Nicolas Johnson
Published By:
Botanie Valley Productions Inc.
PO Box 507
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http://BotanieValleyProductions.com
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my sweet and loving wife Lynda. Without her unwavering support none of this would be possible.
Acknowledgments
Without the assistance of my editor, Nicolas Johnson, I can’t imagine how this book would read. He tears my words apart from every conceivable angle, then offers thoughtful and constructive criticism on how best to fix the destruction at our feet. I thank God for Nicolas Johnson and his talents, daily.
#EditorsMatter
I also wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to the following individuals who took time from their own busy lives to critique this manuscript. Their willingness to assist a total stranger humbles me.
Kim Steadman (KimSteadman.com)
Sharilee Swaity (Facebook.com/Sharilee.Swaity)
Foreword
Success leaves clues.
Figure out what successful authors did to advance their careers, then do what they did. It’s the most effective course of action. Simple concept, but we must do the work. You know, the hard part.
In the pages ahead I discuss each habit as well as the lies we tell ourselves to rationalize our lack of forward progress. Finally, I shine the light of truth on the lies we tell ourselves and laugh as I watch them scurry away like little cockroaches.
I include anecdotes from my own life, where appropriate, to explain the principle at play and give you a real-world example of my successes and my failures to implement them.
Apply these principles to your life and you’ll achieve their success. It's inevitable. All it takes is a pinch of perseverance, a dash of focus, and two cups of hard work.
I studied successful authors to learn how they do what they do. I examined their work ethic, their writing habits, and their life stories to find the clues they left behind. I use it all to increase my chances to achieve their success.
This book is the result. May it guide you down Publication Highway and keep you safe along the way.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Are You a Successful Author?
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines success as
1. a favorable or desired outcome, and
2. The attainment of wealth, favor, or a position of prominence or superiority.
The success you seek, your favorable or desired outcome,
is different than mine. Success, the attainment of wealth, favor, or a position of prominence or superiority,
also means something different to you than it does to me.
Some authors view financial success as the ultimate goal. For others, it’s achieving expert status
in their chosen field or earning a living doing what they love. For still others, success is holding their finished book in their hand after their long and arduous journey down Publication Highway.
However you define it, success can’t arrive until you finish your book. Ask yourself the following questions and answer them honestly.
Do you review your accomplishments at the end of each day?
Do you plan what you will write tomorrow?
Are you happy with your current daily output?
Did you write your author vision statement? Are its core values reflected in your work ethic?
If you answered No
to any of these questions, maybe it’s time to follow the first rule of success: Learn what successful authors did and emulate their actions in your life.
The first four books in the Author Success Foundations series asked you to examine your current habits and beliefs and, with your honest evaluation to guide you, redesign your daily life to reflect the importance you place on finishing your book.
If you want to finish your book faster, with more productivity and less procrastination, more peace of mind and less frustration, writing more words in less time than you do today, embrace the road ahead.
Successful authors:
1. Write every day.
2. Schedule their writing sessions.
3. Work from detailed outlines.
4. Write terrible first drafts as fast as possible.
5. Set specific goals and meet their deadlines.
6. Focus on one task at a time.
7. Slay their fears and do the work anyway.
This is the path all successful and prolific writers take in their journey down Publication Highway.