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Rethinking Book Publishing with Lucy McCarraher – Dent, The Podcast
Lucy was interviewed for the Dent Podcast, click to hear the full interview. Are you looking to write a book? Or do you want to write a book but the idea of manually cranking it out yourself is not your cup of tea? In this episode, my guest is an expert in helping...
Find out more about Lucy McCarraher in this interview with the IPG
Recently the IPG (Independent Publishers guild) interviewed Lucy to find out more about her day. If you've ever wanted to know what the life of an Independent Publisher is like take a read. Find out how she balances her busy schedule, manages the creatives and still...
The Reading Lists Interview with David García González: Entrepreneurial Success & Inspiration
Read the interview with David García González by Phil Treagus the founder of The Reading Lists, an entrepreneur, and a self-confessed book nerd. David García González runs a company called GoLocalise, a localisation company which specialise in translation, subtitling...
The Reading Lists Interview with Martin Norbury: The Business Mentor of the Year
Read the interview with Martin Norbury by Phil Treagus the founder of The Reading Lists, an entrepreneur, and a self-confessed book nerd. Martin is the author of I Don’t Work Fridays, where he explains his five steps to scaling a business; allowing you to run the...
The Reading Lists Interview with Robin Waite: Master the Art of Positive Thinking
Read the interview with Robin Waite by Phil Treagus the founder of The Reading Lists, an entrepreneur, and a self-confessed book nerd. They cover Robin's worst job, what he's reading now and his recommendations for a Reading List for entrepreneurs. If you want to know...
Listen to: Time For a Rethink with Lucy & Tom Evans of the ZoneShow
Listen to this podcast with Tom Evans, host of the Zoneshow, and Lucy McCarraher from Rethink Press. Tom Evans is the host of the Zone Show. He started his professional career as an expert in broadcast technology. These days he is as surprised as anybody to be on the...
How Your Book Can Become Your Business
Olivier van Duuren left a high-powered job at the top of Microsoft to set up his own business. Almost his first step was to write his book, The Dualarity. He worked with and published with Rethink Press to create an excellent and professional book that would represent...
Guest Podcast – Lucy Interviewed on The Extraordinary Business Book Club
Listen to this interview with Lucy McCarraher, co-founder and Managing Editor of Rethink Press, and Publish Mentor (UK and Singapore) for Daniel Priestley’s Key Person of Influence programme. Lucy talks about publishing for entrepreneurs, the importance of planning a...
Should Entrepreneur Authors Publish On The Cheap?
It's now easier than ever to get a book published and up for sale (though not necessarily selling) on Amazon. You don't even need to have a "real” book to be an author, thanks to Kindle. The barriers to entry for book publishing are all but gone, which in many ways is...
Quick and easy ways to do book market research
If you’ve decided to write your business or self-help book, you will need to do some research to find out if there’s a readership for your book. Making sure there’s a market is important, but it can be done fast with cost-free and easily available tools. Tracking...
Mapping out your book
Everybody has different ways of planning, plotting and manipulating information. So when you start planning the content and structure of your book, you should choose methods that play to your strengths. Most people work with one main, or two particularly strong...
The W.R.I.T.E.R. Process – the foolproof way to write your book
Our W.R.I.T.E.R. Process is practically foolproof – so long as you already have a very detailed structure for your book as a blueprint to work from. The best way of getting one of these is by attending either one of Lucy’s BookPlan workshops, or working one-to-one...
Finding Your Book’s Market
Having an idea for the business or self-help book you want to write is a great start but you also need to be sure there’s a readership for your book, however niche, so it can increase your impact, income and influence. Here are some tips to ensure you have identified...
How to Create a Brilliant Book Title
Your book’s title is probably the single most important thing to consider at the initial ideas stage. Some publishers may want to change it, but your title (even when pitching to publishers) says a lot about you, your position and your book’s chances. Never...
How to Create a Winning Book Idea
Are you one of those lucky people who wake up with a new idea for a book every morning? If so, you can use the checklists, tools and self-tests that follow to review your ideas and pick the one most likely to connect with your perfect audience. If, though, like many...
