If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver.

Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Books do not write themselves and they do not sell themselves. Authors write and promote their books.

Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.

If only it were as easy to do the work of others as it is to criticize their performance.

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.

A manuscript not submitted is a book not published.

Each step you take reveals a new horizon. You have taken the first step today. Now, I challenge you to take another.

Five Minute Marketing is entertaining and thought provoking marketing advice by a Canadian for Canadians.

If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter.