You know you're ready to write a book when you have a feeling that you should do it, no matter what anybody says. It's like falling in love or starting a company. When you're still wondering if you should get married or you're still wondering whether you should start a company that might be not the right person or the right idea. And writing is the same way. When you've locked on to the topic, you'll just write it.

Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn’t easy, but it’s fun and sometimes even lucrative. Plus, your book could change the world.

Everyone is passionate about something. It's your job to find out what it is.

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.

An editor who is a mentor, advisor, and psychiatrist. Don't kid yourself-a good editor will make your book better.

You have to start with the basic premise that you need to know what your competition is doing.

Someone once said that death is God's way of telling you to slow down. I do enjoy what I do, and the secret of my success is the willingness to grind work out.