You know once you reach a momentum of 40+ blog posts you really begin to see the power of a blog – at least from an author’s perspective.

Provided you’ve been writing a fairly thought provoking post at least a couple of times a week, and promoting your blog, your visitor base can really begin to blossom.

I’m sitting here looking at all the posts I’ve made in the past couple of months, and I’m realizing that I could actually turn this blog into an information product. (Not now. Maybe by the end of year.)

Why not.

This has been a stress free event. And I’m actually enjoying the process far more than most other infoproducts I’ve created.

My colorful everyday life combined with my compilation of bookmarked links, creates just enough fodder for a blog post. So there’s almost always something to say.

But I do see how this idea of blogging a book could possibly feel like you’re standing naked, with one leg in a pile of quicksand.

It’s quite easy to feel that way if you’ve got a loosely written list of possible subjects, and nothing more.

Don’t be disuaded from this process though. I’m going to help you knock one of those stupid hurdles out of the way.

20 Types of Blog Posts – Battling Bloggers Block is an excellent article that – even though written for bloggers – is still a handy dandy tool for those of you blogging a book.

The idea is to mix-and-match the post ideas you’ll read about in 20 Types, along with your own topic list.

So instead of writing a basic article on training a new kitten, you could do a profile of a cat trainer who works with movie animals. Or you can do a contrasting post, showing the pro’s and con’s of different training methods.

It’s just one more way to keep the momentum going.

Now blog that book and grow rich!

Alexis Dawes

The status quo is so overrated. 

When everybody else is going left, I go right. When the sign says up, I go down. Purposely.

My life is a cookbook in going against the grain.

I’m a happy single parent (and not looking for a better half)… I have lots of tattoos (for a girl)… and to the utter amazement (and awe) of most people around me, I freely travel the world with a young child in tow.

This philosophy carries over in my business life too.

For example, when a particular marketing technique (like safelists) is totally out of style, I embrace the hell out of it and see what happens.

Sure it’s a calculated risk. Sometimes I discover the wrong way really is the wrong way.

But then again, there was a time when everybody thought the world was flat…

This unique outlook – I’m discovering more and more each day – is a definite asset to my writing career.

A Quick Look at Contraian Writership

You ever heard of the book Die Broke?

Written in 1998, it was a NY Times bestseller. And it’s an immpecable example of Contrarian Writership.

Many people are taught to work a 9-5… use credit cards… retire at 62… give our kids an inheritance.

Die Broke says ditch the 9-5, get rid of your consumer debt, DON’T retire, and live your entire life happily ever after until “the end.”

Can you imagine NOT retiring?

Most people can’t because of an ingrained Pavlovian response to the infamous work life equation: Hard work + 40 years = Retirement

And yet, enough ‘wrong way’ thinkers resonated with the don’t retire idea enough to make Die Broke a bestseller.

So your task for today is to think of how can you add a contrarian point of view to your regular writing.

Prove a point that others say is unprovable. Do something that is supposidly un-doable. And then write about it.

Shake up the establishment and grow rich,

Alexis Dawes

Listen, if you’re reading this blog, you’re a writer.

Even if you’ve never written an ebook. You’re still a writer. It’s in your blood. You can’t help yourself.

So why – when we have the idea and the know-how to get the proper words on paper – do we often stumble and fumble in the process? Here are 3 reasons…

1) You’re trying to write and sell from non-experience.

When I write an ebook, it’s always because I have personal experience with the topic I’m writing about. Even if I gain said experience right before writing the ebook, it’s a path that I must take.

If not, I struggle. I toy around with the book for months before throwing in the towel.

Some of us just aren’t meant to write about things we haven’t personally experienced.

If that’s you, and you’re still stuck for a topic, then you need a new hobby or two or three. Seriously.

2) You have too much time to write.

A couple of weeks ago I realized that the reason why I’ve been writing so slowly is because I’ve got an entire day to write.

When Layla was at home with me full-time, I was forced to write between the hours of 9pm-2am. The time constraint made me a lot more focused during those hours.

Now that she’s in daycare/school, I don’t have the same time pressure. Now I’ve got the time to be lazy.

The solution… I began breaking up my day with a sewing session. This way I’m doing something constructive – (ahem, something I can write about later on) – and I have specific times when I write.

3) You write until your piece is perfect.

And if you’re writing for perfection, you’re going to have a constant uphill battle.

I’m not saying that you should do shoddy work. On the contrary.

There comes a time when every writer feels a subtle ‘click.’ It’s an internal signal that tells you when you’re done.

When the click comes, no more editing. No more re-writes.

The click is a reminder that you don’t write for perfection. You write to sell.

Start working smarter and grow rich,

Alexis Dawes