Publishing Coach Weekly Teleseminar Replay

Special Note before you listen to this teleseminar:

This was a very interesting interview with Noah St. John.

Noah is a "successful author" by all standards. His book was published by a mainstream publisher (Harper Business Books), snagged a 6-figure advance, and has gotten him on many major television shows. In this interview and the last one, 6 months prior, Noah shares his perspectives of what it takes to become "successful." His book is all about being successful as well.

Yet, I don't necessarily agree with everything he said. Publishers care supremely about platform, it is true, but you don't have to be a Joel Olstein to be published. If you have the potential to become great, and you're already working hard toward that end, and your book is solid and fresh--a publisher may well take a chance on you. (That is how all books are viewed--taking a chance on an author. They do what they can to minimize the riesks.)

I also believe that "success" is defined individually, and for many of us authors, it's not equal to "becoming a celebrity."

I'm also not sure you have to wait until you're a successful author to create a community. I'm still noodling on that one.

So listen to the interview, and see what you think. Share your comments on the Your Book Publishing Coach blog, please. I'd love to hear them! 

In this second case study of a successful author, Diane interviews Noah St. John, author of The Secret Code of Success, which was published by a major publisher (Harper Business Books), and garnered Noah a high six-figure advance. Find out how Noah started from "ground zero" with the media and built a successful platform, and what "new era publishing" marketing strategies he's using now to become "well heard and well paid for what he knows and loves to do."

Teleseminar replay:

 (Click to listen 65:03)

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Action Steps:

1. To build your platform with the media, sign up for the invaluable free service, Help a Reporter Out. Peter Shankman delivers, three times a day, leads on stories reporters are looking for. Incredible resource for building your author's platform via the media.

2.  Get Noah's book, which I highly recommend because if you actually do his 7 Action steps and apply it to being an author, I believe you will become a successful author.

3. Sign up for Noah's Living the Code community. Get a feel for what being part of a community is like. Maybe it's right for you.

4. Sign up for the Author Success Plan, my new free 5-part mini-course on "The A-B-C's of Becoming a Successful Author."

5. To build your list, get the free Special Report (and the course that goes with it--very good value) at www.bestlistbuildingstrategies.com.

6.  If you haven't listened to the first Great Author Promotions with Noah 6 months prior, you will be encouraged by his publishing story.

7.   Contact me at   if you want to explore how you can map out your own author success plan to "be well heard and well paid for what you know and love to do."

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