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On February 9, Dr. Alex Loyd’s The Healing Code will be released by a major New York publisher, Hachette. It will be published in the Grand Central Life & Style imprint.
As a publishing coach and the editor of The Healing Code, I couldn’t be more thrilled. I know how rare it is for a first-time author to get the kind of attention this book has gotten from a major traditional publishing house. Publisher’s Lunch reported it as a “significant deal.” Such deals are always rare, but in today’s publishing climate, they are almost unheard of.
Another important marker of the book’s success is that foreign rights have been sold in a number of languages. So far, rights have been sold in 12 countries/languages: United Kingdom, Australia; Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, and Spanish.
As a Certified Healing Codes Practitioner, I am very excited about this. We HC Practitioners serve clients from all over the world, so it’s very exciting to know that the book will be available in so many countries. (I got a custom code for a client in Portugal just last week. We connected via Skype. Now I can tell him the book will be available in his language.)
Dr. Loyd wrote a wonderful book, as the majority of 381 reviewers of the first edition on Amazon attest. He is to be congratulated for his hard work.
It may seem like “overnight success.” Within months of its being published in March 2009, it soared to the top of the amazon bestseller lists, hitting #1 in 10 categories now. Yet “overnight success” rarely is overnight. Dr. Loyd’s success is based on the spiritual success principles he teaches and lives (listen to the Cutting Edge archived programs), hard and smart work, relationships he’s built, and of course, writing a book that other people find genuinely life-transforming.
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The first week of October was the most incredible week of my 32-year career (the anniversary of which also came that week as well).
**Three major goals I’d been working on for at least 5 years came were achieved–in the same week.
**A client also had a major breakthrough (can’t talk about that yet).
**A publisher scheduled a meeting to discuss a project I’ve been dreaming of and working on for two years.
**I conducted my most successful teleseminar yet (nearly 700 people on the call).
**Many important new connections. Direction confirmed. More income. New clients.
**Seth Godin and I spoke briefly and he gave me a nugget that was just the right word at the right time for me. (Thank you, Seth!) I will share that in a future post.
**And I got certified as a Healing Codes Coach/Practitioner by Dr. Alex Loyd.
I say this not to brag, but to encourage you.
That week was my “bamboo week,” the week the bamboo tree of my career shot up at least 20 feet. (In the fifth year, bamboo can grow up to 90 feet in its 60-day growth cycle.)
Or, another image I have, is that the seeds I had planted 2, 3, 5 years ago grew up into a beautiful garden in one week.
I have been pondering why it happened, so that I can pass on some principles to you that will lead to a “bamboo week” for you, too.
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Dr. Alex Loyd
The last teleseminar interview in the Successful Author Secrets series was one of my favorites, because it was with an author I’ve worked with personally on a book that has changed my life, and is changing the lives of thousands of other people.
Many of them write to me and share their stories of healing of all kinds of issue, not just for themselves but for others as well. You can read some of them at www.thehealingcodeinfo.com.
I’m talking about Dr. Alex Loyd, and his book, The Healing Code: 6 Minutes to Heal the Source of Any Health, Success or Relationship Issue.
The key word here is Source. That is what makes this book so unique.
Dr. Loyd has truly discovered how to heal the source of any issue.
The actual source is something that Solomon wrote about 3000 years ago, and modern science is confirming in study after study. That’s not what’s new.
What’s new is a way to heal the source that, for once, does not require any pills, complicated techniques, or even outside help.
I know it sounds too good to be true, but I challenge you to get the book, which explains how it all works. And not only explains it, but gives you the answer–the way to fix that source of your issues.
Lots more information here, including my own personal experience with this new healing mode. I have a rather dramatic story. (By the way, it has nothing to do with chakras, meridians, Reiki or anything like that. It is truly its own new healing mode, discovered in 2001 and validated by Heart Rate Variability studies.)
NOTE: If after you listen, you want personalized help using The Healing Code for your issues concerning your book, contact me via email. I will tell you how you can work with a coach on your specific issues.
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Best selling author Seth Godin (12 New York Times etc. bestsellers) dropped a bombshell on the publishing world when he announced on his blog that he’s not going to publish “traditionally” anymore.
“I’ve decided not to publish any more books in the traditional way. 12 for 12 and I’m done. ”
Why would a successful author ditch the world that has helped create his success? (Or has he succeeded despite it?)
“Traditional book publishers use techniques perfected a hundred years ago to help authors reach unknown readers, using a stable technology (books) and an antique and expensive distribution system.” (Of the latter, I wrote a post back in March 2007 called “The Fatal Flaw in the Book Publishing Industry.” We’re finally now seeing its collapse.)
In an interview with Jeff Rivera for a Mediabistro feature, Seth elaborated: Read More→
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Author success does not happen overnight, as I say over and over again. It is like bamboo–it takes TIME.
It also takes four other things. I call them the Four Rs.
You must do the right things the right way, in the right sequence, to the right people.
Let’s break this down.
The Right Things
There are two main things any author needs to do consistently over time in order to become successful. Read More→
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Did you know that one of the best ways that an entrepreneur can stand out from the competition is to write a book?
(It’s what I talk about in my Find Your Publishing Path free teleseminar–path #2 and #3.)
When you’re an author, you have a business card that lasts forever, sharing your message and wisdom with the world. In fact, a book is often your ticket to getting invitations for paid speaking engagements, media attention, information products, higher fees, and a steady stream of clients.
However, writing and marketing a book can be challenging, especially if you don’t know where to begin. Aspiring authors can get bogged down and never finish their books, or, even worse, write a book that no one wants to buy.
I’m really excited about an event happening the month of August, Successful Author Secrets: Navigating the Course from Aspiring Author to Best-seller and Beyond. This ground-breaking program will feature
21 successful authors who will tell you the truth about what it took for them to become successful. Read More→
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Becoming a successful author is very much like the growth of bamboo.
Bamboo is an interesting plant. Its growth starts underground, where the rhizome system that supports the canes are developed.For three whole years, the plant establishes itself underground and there is no apparent growth. Nothing appears to be happening.
In the fourth year, shoots appear. The bamboo canes grow in height and diameter for only 60 days every spring. After the 60 days, that particular cane will never grow again.
However, because of the rhizome system, the next spring the shoots that come up will grow much taller and faster in those 60 days. After a bamboo grove has been establishing its rhizome system for 5 years, the canes that grow in that fifth year can reach as much as 90 feet (for certain species, in certain conditions)–all in 60 days!
Becoming a successful author is largely about establishing a strong “rhizome system” that will support the growth you can experience seemingly overnight–growth in the number of people who are exposed to your message and who themselves will begin to spread the word.
What it takes to develop that underground system is what I’m all about as a publishing coach.
That’s why you see a bamboo image in my new header.
I’m not about to promise you overnight success. I just don’t believe the real world works that way. You don’t really believe it does, either, do you? Much as we’d like to believe the fantastic claims of writing a book in 14 days or becoming a bestseller overnight, you and I know deep down that these are promises from clever marketers who want to sell us their products.
Instead, I’m going to show the exact Read More→
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I just read a very clear explanation of the economics of publishing by a successful author, here. Make sure you read the comments, too. If you don’t understand what advances and royalties are and how authors are paid, make sure you read Joe’s explanation.
(This applies to traditional publishing. Some of the newer publishing models are different. With Intermedia, for example, there are no “royalties” per se, you pay for their services, for instance, if they act as your distributor or fulfillment house. And they pay your share of sales every month. For more about publishing and Intermedia, go to www.askaboutpublishing.com. You can even ask a question there.)
It is difficult to make a living as an author, from a book alone. One thing that helps is becoming prolific. I taught a class on this once, and you’re welcome to check out the replay and notes for Writing Secrets Revealed. When writing becomes almost as natural as breathing, you have a better chance of putting out several books a year (and don’t forget spinoff info products that can be more profitable than a book).
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The recording of the Great Author Promotions interview with Noah St. John is ready.
Those who were on the live call and frustrated by the sound level of my voice on the webcast will be pleased to know that the recording is MUCH better. I had no control over the webcast quality, but because I don’t trust technology, I had a good backup system in place and thankfully, that worked.
(You’ll be introduced to my dog, Millie, barking in the background at one point. She’s usually nice and quiet but missing her walk for two days due to rain made her jumpy, I guess.)
Anyway, Noah had some interesting things to say.
But I did not agree with EVERYTHING he said.
In fact, I want to say a couple of things before you even listen.
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I’m so excited about this week’s PCW teleseminar …
I’ve been working secretly on something for some time, and on this week’s Publishing Coach Weekly teleseminar, you’re going to be the first to know about it, before anyone else!
(Don’t worry, this won’t cost you anything, and you ARE going to love it!)
Here’s a hint: It has to do with my goal for you–to become a successful author.
On this teleseminar, I talk about what that means, AND tell you about this exciting Thing that you will be the FIRST to know about. (It’s not even up on my site or anything yet!)
A few weeks ago, I interviewed Charlene Baumbich about being a successful author. (If you haven’t heard that yet, you might want to do so at www.publishingcoachweekly.com/teleseminarreplays.html.) But I myself have a lot to say about this topic, and I can’t wait to share it with you!
If you have any question at all about what it takes to become a successful author, please ask it here.
The call-in details can be found on that page, or if you don’t have any question for now, just go here to get call-in details or listen to the replay.
