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How To Become a New York Times Bestselling Author

Graham Cochrane•www.grahamcochrane.com
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Reaching the New York Times Bestseller list is a huge achievement and major aspiration for most authors, but it’s certainly no accident. To get there you have to be doing something right. What that is...I want to find out. I’m Graham Cochrane, and in each episode of How To Become a New York Times Bestselling Author I’m having conversations with some of my personal favorite authors, all of whom have reached the pinnacle, as I seek to learn exactly what steps they took and what strategies they implemented in order to get their book to the top of the writing world and more importantly to get their message out to the most people possible!
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Jeff Walker | Author of Launch

Jeff Walker is the New York Times bestselling author of Launch and the creator of the Product Launch Formula. Jeff and I sat down recently and in our conversation he shared: - How his $20 book has led to the majority of his $40,000 mastermind students - Why he didn’t hit the NYT list on launch week even though he sold more copies than books on the list (and what he did the next week to get there!) - How his book fits within his ecosystem of course sales, memberships, and high end coaching. - And...

Nov 26, 2021•47 min

Cal Newport | Author of Deep Work and Digital Minamalism

Today’s guest is Cal Newport, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal and I sat down recently and in our conversation he shared: - How he landed his first book deal as a college student all based on a dare - How it took writing books for 10 years before he became a bestseller - The 2 step formula for a bestselling non-fiction book - The biggest mistake authors make when choosing what content to put in your book...

Nov 19, 2021•51 min

Jon Acuff | Author of Start and Soundtracks

Today’s guest is Jon Acuff, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his most recent, Soundtracks, The Surprising Solution To Overthinking. Jon and I sat down recently and in this conversation he shared: - Why it’s much harder to “keep” your voice than it is to “find” your voice - How Jon transitioned from being a corporate copywriter to a blogger to an author - How he uses 5 day challenges instead of webinars to drive sales of his book - Why you can and should repeat your...

Nov 12, 2021•50 min

Michael Hyatt | Author of Platform and Win at Work & Succeed at Life

Today’s guest is Michael Hyatt. Michael is the founder and chairman of Michael Hyatt & Company the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, The Vision Driven Leader, and his newest book (with Megan) Win at Work & Succeed at Life. Michael and I sat down recently and in this conversation he shared: - Whether you should go traditional publishing, self publishing, or the new...

Nov 10, 2021•55 min
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