Be authentic. Don't try to be someone you aren't. You'll hate yourself for it & the effort to maintain the facade will exhaust you. BE REAL! Many won't like the real you but that's better than having people adore the person that isn't you at all

It seems to me most people make the mistake of never building a following where they are considered a resource to their fan base so when they do release the book there will be somebody there to buy it.

Most of the stats say that 90% of people who buy a book or check one out of a library would never get past the first chapter. To me, the title better say everything there is to say about the book.

Stress comes from knowing what is right and doing what is wrong

I have discovered that enemies will buy your books as much as your fans buy your books because they're looking for something new to hate you for.

Do what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going to do it, in the way you said you were going to do it.

Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention.