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Now in bookstores!

Setting myself an unbreakable 90-day deadline to finish the book worked! Albeit with one day off (Christmas day), some very hard days, and about one time a week where I wanted to pitch my laptop out the window. But after 89 days, the Kindle, Print Replica, and paperback editions of 100 Days, 100 Grand are all on sale now!

I’m chuffed to see the idea I had four years ago finally making a thump on the desk. (A big thump – the print edition weighs in at nearly 3kg.) Throughout its creation I’ve remained a working copywriter, and far too often the book took a back seat to my clients. I’m still taking clients as a working writer – man’s gotta eat – but this is the day my business changes a bit.

The plan now is to coach budding six-figure freelancers in the book’s methods, and I’m planning a series of small seminars and presentations to encourage as many freelancers as possible to aim for a six-figure income and share the book’s threefold philosophy.

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What is that philosophy? First, that everyone has a saleable “signature move”: some combination of what they love and do best they can offer to the market. Second, that in our superabundant global economy there are customers for that offer: somewhere in the world’s $100tn market there are people with a mere £100,000 to spend on you. And finally, that technology – the true driver of the global economy today – can help you define, find, and connect with those people at low cost, across the wires and waves that link three billion people to information, applications, and resources.

That’s the life-affirming message of the book I wanted to write: you can build the life you want, in 100 days. After nearly four years of effort, I think I achieved it. Now buy the book!

 

 

Up for pre-orders on Amazon today

Happy to report the Kindle version of 100 Days, 100 Grand is now available for pre-order at Amazon! It’s been a long and hard journey, but the (next) finishing line is now in sight. (After which the real work of getting 12,000 people to buy it starts.)

Take a look at my shiny new Author’s Page, then pre-order your copy now!

 

Sample content added to site

With the 100 Days Kickstarter now approved (here’s the preview link if you want to check out the video) I’m starting to get comments on recent updates … one being that I should publish a sample chapter or two so people can see what they’ll be supporting. Great idea!

Getting wordy on the Afterword

A four-page Afterword, in which I somehow manage to compare and contrast graphic novels, exploring the universe, employment’s effect on the family, and penguins! Might need a little editing…

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Solid publication date set

Setting a publication date is like doing exams: there’s no backing out, but knowing you have to aim for an exact date concentrates the mind. Accordingly, and with over 200,000 words in the can, I’ve set a concrete date to get the book into stores.

100 Days, 100 Grand will be available for purchase on Nov 30, 2017.

The completion pathway between now and then includes a long summer lock-in in a property I own … bracketed by a couple of courses I’ve wanted to take for years.

100 Days global HQ

100 Days global HQ

The property you know: 100 Days HQ is a tricked-out garage in London, mostly used as a home gym although home’s now somewhere else. The courses are two fitness qualifications I’ve long wanted to try: the PCC and RKC instructor certifications in progressive calisthenics and kettlebells.

The first, in May, is followed by the lock-in; the second, in Nov, signals its close. (I’m not an instructor, but I do write a bit on fitness at Medium, and doing some professional development might help me know what I’m talking about.) That close means everything: text, typesetting, proofing, visuals, the lot, all ready to go to the distributor.

Of course, I’m taking my own medicine – everything planned for the next six months, with daily tasks and checklists just like 100 Days itself – and unless I’ve made serious miscalculations or get hit by a bus, it should go smoothly.

After all, writing a textbook is much like fitness. You can’t just jump on a bar and pump out 20 reps: you need to start small, progress smoothly, level up when you’re ready. And this summer stint should get me to the finish line.

Second prelaunch email out

The second prelaunch email leading up the book’s publication date went out today! If you’d like to receive the next one, join the mailing list here, or take a look at the email first