Contrary to wishful thinking, you don't get confidence in your writing by avoiding criticism or waiting for the perfect moment.

You get confidence in your writing when you embrace feedback, commit to continuous learning, and understand that every great author was once a beginner too.

Connecting with people you admire and want to support makes the difference you're looking for.

Explore and experiment, and view this platform as a way to connect and engage with their work.

Believe that what you seek is seeking you.

I define seeking as connecting, reaching out, and supporting and celebrating others.

I know if I put out that energy, something good will return. The way of the world still applies to these platforms.

I see it happen daily.

After an author launches their book into the world, something happens.

They post a few times to share some reviews and try to attract more readers, but soon, they're unsure what to post next.

I don't habitually click on Google's first result.

Instead, I skim for sites I recognize.

I seldom review my emails in order.

Not sure who your Target Audience is when it comes to writing your business book?

Try this👇🏽

Before you start thinking about who your target audience is, choose proactively who you AREN'T for.

Do you know your barista's name?

If you're a regular at a coffee shop, visiting daily for a couple of weeks, you'll likely learn more than just their names; they'll recognize you too.

One day, everybody will be their own personal brand.

Building your Author brand on LinkedIn will help you:

• grow a supportive network,

• build trust with your audience,

• get podcast appearances,

One of our Rising Authors Launched his book yesterday, and I wanted to take a moment to celebrate him!

Launching a book out is special and for Abbas Jamie 🍉 It's all-encompassing and life-changing in so many ways.

Author Marketing Hack: absolutely master the rule of fifths

Your potential reader or client needs to see/hear about you/your brand AT LEAST 5 times before deciding if they will trust

The ultimate attention machine has arrived.

Literally strapped to a screen an inch from our eyes.

The Apple Vision Pro has taken over your feed in the past few days.

88% of people are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience.

94% of first impressions are related to your site’s web design.

Nearly 75% of users will judge your business’ credibility based on your website design.

I'm grateful.

I have had so much support from so many from incredible people.

Building Rising Authors has taken so much effort. But I can honestly say there's been so many who have helped it grow.

Hunched over and sweating, I pulled the squeegee across the screen to print the last of 200 t-shirts.

I had been in this basement relentlessly, day in and day out, for the past two weeks.

In the journey toward becoming an author, it's easy to get caught up in the idea of wanting to become "somebody" in the eyes of others.

Yet, in this pursuit, we often overlook the importance of authenticity, mistakenly believing that our personal stories are insignificant or that they won't resonate with anyone.

This year, I've set a simple goal for myself: write something every day, no matter what.

Here's how I keep it chill and manageable:

Every Sunday evening is my writing time. I spend a couple of hours then and there, and I get all my writing for the week done.

Why I push authors to develop personal brands.

Richard Branson has 18,742,764 followers

Virgin has 273,127 followers

Bill Gates has 34,792,433 followers

Microsoft has 20,493,232 followers

Things you don't need to become a master of marketing👇🏽

Expensive advertising budget

Degree in Marketing

Connections with industry giants

Flip the script.

'Don't sell your book' - an unconventional mantra that's reshaping the author's marketing landscape.

It sounds counterintuitive, right? After all, you've poured your heart and soul into those pages.

Designing a book cover is just as important as writing the story itself.

This is the first thing your readers interact with and it should be great and resonate to pique their interest.

Today is Tuesday, which means another one of my amazing friends, Rising Author Michelle Mehrnoosh Bazargan, just launched her book into the world.

I had the pleasure of doing a LIVE interview with Michelle just a few hours ago today, and let me tell you, I'm still inspired and lit up from our conversation.