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13 MENTAL FREE BARRIERS YOU GUIDE MUST DESTROY You Had Me at Goodbye by 13 TOXIC WRITING HABITS THAT MAKE YOU HATE WRITING Gaby Perez AND HOW TO FIX THEM .

CONTENTS 3    Introduction 4   Mental Barrier #1: “I don't know where to start.” 4    Mental Barrier #2: “I suck at writing.” 5   Mental Barrier #3: \"I don't know what to write about.\" 5    Mental Barrier #4: “I’m no expert. I’m afraid of being judged.” 6    Mental Barrier #5: “People won't buy my e- book.” 6  Mental Barrier #6: “It's too hard to write an Ebook.” 7    Mental Barrier #7: “It's not a worthwhile endeavor for me.” 8   Mental Barrier #8: “If I only had the right resources and tools...” 8 Mental Barrier #9: “I don't know how to handle payments.” 8 Mental Barrier #10: “I have a 9-to-5 job. I don't have the time.” 9 Mental Barrier #11. “I tried once and failed hard” 9 Mental Barrier #12: “Aww, man. I don't want to do spell checking” 9 Mental Barrier #13: “I don’t know how to sell online” BOOKISH MAGAZINE  |   2

BOOKISH FEATURE INTRODUCTION 20-year-old Marianne Teigen recently published her first young adult novel, and in only a month, it has reached the New York Times Bestsellers list. M          ind Barriers (mental barriers) are self-inflicted wounds. Your mind loves playing dirty tricks on you. \"Writing an ebook is hard.\" “I suck at writing” \"I don'tknowwhat towriteabout\" These are all Mind Barriers. You might know them as excuses. You've got some weird Mind Barriers messing with yourpsyche. So, you procrastinate because you don't know where to start. Are you tired of writing intermittently? Would you like to install a lifelong writing habit, one that gets your butt in the chair every single day? Then this is the book for you. Lifelong Writing Habit draws on well tested neuroscience to help you install a daily writing habit that will endure for life. Let's fix this now. BOOKISH MAGAZINE  |  3

BOOKISH FEATURE MENTAL BARRIER #1: “I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short storieNote: MB = Mind Barrier I have great news for you. Right in front ofyou, you have the best resource tolearnhow towriteyour book. So keep reading because I’ll soon be laying out the foundations on how to write an e-book in seven days. MENTAL BARRIER #2: “I SUCK AT WRITING.” Some people might tell you that you don't have what it takes to make it big. They will laugh right at your face and tell you that you’re destined to fail. I'm here to tell you otherwise. If you know how to read, speak and write in a simple and understandable fashion, you, my friend, have a superpower. ”And, to your advantage, you only need a 4th-grade writing level to make yourself understood. The problem is that you’ve been programmed not to believe this. Society tells you that your writing must be 100% perfect. Look, I'll be honest with you. I also used to struggle with writing. Especially in English, as it's my second language. For years I wanted people to buy and enjoy my writing, but I never delivered. Why? Fear to being judged. That fear went away, and now I’m selling ebooks like bread. Again, youonly need a 4thgrade level of writing to make yourself understood. Nothing more. Nothingless. So stop it with this excuse. 4   |   BOOKISH MAGAZINE

BOOKISH FEATURE MENTAL BARRIER #3: \"I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT.\" \"Being able to control your breathing is a 5,000-year-old idea Being able to control your thinking is a 5,000-year- old idea Being able to control your body is a 5,000-year-old There is nothing “new” to these things, they are just rediscovered\" - Alexander Juan Antonio Cortes You don't need new ideas. You need to present your ideas entertainingly. Most best-sellers are just a regurgitation of other best-sellers and all-time classics. The big players do this. You should do the same. Don't overthink this. Now, I am not promoting you plagiarize. What I’m saying is that only you can say stuff using your voice. Souseyourwritingabilities,andprofit. Write about: What you like and love Your previous fears and how to defeat them How you fix stuff Mindset, habits, meaningful endeavors, mission, personal growth ” Learning a skill and how to master i MENTAL BARRIER #4: \" “I’M NO EXPERT. I’M AFRAID OF BEING JUDGED.” \"Aren't we all afraid of being judged? I just don't let this get in my way. Why? Because I have a mission. I need to provide for my family. My Family is abovemy fears. Not caring about what people think is a superpower. This doesn’t mean that you should stop paying attention to honest feedback from friends and family. Either means that you will not bend the knee to the internet mob nor society itself. way, you're not qualified to call yourself an expert. See the market determines this. Not you Therefore, if you fail to promote your work to the world, you'll never know how much of an expert you are. To be honest, MB4 is just a copout. 5   |   BOOKISH MAGAZINE

BOOKISH FEATURE “Oh I am not an expert, so I'm not suited to write about XYZ topic.” Please understand that even the best of the best have had severe doubts about their skills. So you're not alone. Write and keep writing. The crowd will tell you how good you are MENTAL BARRIER #5: “PEOPLE WON'T BUY MY E-BOOK.” Check this out. If your book doesn't sell, change the price until people start buying. If this doesn't work, use the ebook as a free Lead Magnet to invite people to subscribe to your email list. A Lead Magnet is a free product youoffer topersuade peopletosubscribe toyour list. This is another reason to keep your ebooks between 5K and 20K words. Risk management for the win! you fail to get sales, you'll win. Why? You learned what doesn't work ” You now have a lead magnet You're now an author (I mean... you wrote something) You now have your first product MENTAL BARRIER #6: “IT'S TOO HARD TO WRITE AN EBOOK.” Have you ever accomplished any difficult feat before? How did you feel after succeeding? Amazing, didn’t you? You have the power to create fantastic material with your mind. The mainproblem is that you love overcomplicating stuff. Overcomplicating kills your creativity. You already have everything it takes. You have a story to tell. You're the expert on telling your own story. Then thing ist than you keep making things much harder than they truly are. Or maybe, you feel people will judge you. unce this thinking and do what you have to do. Do this to destroy your Mind Barrier #6: 6   |   BOOKISH MAGAZINE

BOOKISH FEATURE - Set the goal to write between 5K and 20k words for your ebook. Make it easier on yourself to write these words. “How,” you ask? Break the ebook into small chapters. In fact, this is how I constructed this fantastical course. I wrote down all the Mind Barriers I could think of. Wrote a ton of words about how to destroy each of them. And then I edit it down, edit the text, and added new information if I deemed fit. Simple actions you can take right now to get started: Establish your word-count goal Break the ebook into small chapters Divide the chapters into smaller sections (optional) Write between 1K to 5K word for each chapter Finally, leave the editing for last. 5 to 10 chapters is ok for an ebook. To be honest, if you follow this simple guideline, you'll have your ebook in no time. So, if you want, stop ”reading and start writing. MENTAL BARRIER #7: ” “IT'S NOT A WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR FOR ME.” By writing about your experiences, you might be helping someone level up. First, think of how many people you can help with your ebook. Do you remember all the hard work and frustration it took you to reach your level? Write down all your past frustrations. Write down the process of learning. Write down your 'before/after'. Edit this information. Turn in into an Ebook. Upload it to Gumroad or any other platform. And profit. What no one ever told you about selling Ebooks: Sell 30 ebooks at $27 = $810 That's selling 1 ebook per day during a month. Extra $4,050 in your piggy bank. Earning money every day is great for your mindset. Selling 1 ebook a day may sound a bit daunting at first. But don’t worry, let's focus on doing the work first. 7   |   BOOKISH MAGAZINE

BOOKISH FEATURE MENTAL BARRIER #8: “IF I ONLY HAD THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND TOOLS...” Hey! You only need 3 resources: 1. Your ideas 2. A word processing app 3. Internet For example, I wrote this short chapter on Pages for Mac because I had no internet while I was writing it. You could also use Microsoft Word (paid). Or better yet, Google Docs. I wrote my first e-book using it. I used it to write this course too. The best thing about using Google Docs is that you can share the document with your friends and ask them to spell check your body of work. MENTAL BARRIER #9: ” “I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE PAYMENTS.” HYou won't need to handle the payments. ” During this course, you will learn the fundamentals of Gumroad. Gumroad will handle all the payments for you. They will send the money to PayPal. So your only job is to transfer the money from PayPal to your bank account. MENTAL BARRIER #10: “I HAVE A 9-TO-5 JOB. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME.” When someone says they don't have the time, it means one of two things: 1. They do not care about the topic 2. They’re afraid to start their venture If you cannot find time to write about your ideas, please meditate on why you can't. Maybe you think you cannot write well. Or perhaps you prefer to spend your time watching Netflix. You’ve read many of the Mind Barriers already. See if any of those ring a bell to you. If they do, re-read them again and learn how to destroy them. 8   |   BOOKISH MAGAZINE

BOOKISH FEATURE MENTAL BARRIER #11: “I TRIED ONCE AND FAILED HARD” Learn how to fail forward. Failing forward means having many ways to win and fewer ways to lose. Maybe the market wasn't ready for your ideas. Or maybe your sales page sucked. In my experience, most failed endeavors are because of a crappy sales page. Later in the course, I’ll show how to create a simple sales pages. Bear in mind that if things don't go as planned, you can use the new ebook as a lead magnet. MENTAL BARRIER #12: ” “AWW, MAN. I DON'T WANT TO DO SPELL CHECKING” HYou won't need to handle the payments. During this course, you will learn the fundamentals of Gumroad. ”Gumroad will handle all the payments for you. They will send the money to PayPal. So your only job is to transfer the money from PayPal to your bank account. I personally use Grammarly to do my spellchecking. Check Grammarly Out. Full disclosure: this is an affiliate link. MENTAL BARRIER #13: “I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SELL ONLINE” During the course, I will teach you somefundamentals of copywriting. Copywriting is the art of persuading with the written word. You won’t need too much trial and error to start making sales. Also, Gumroad makes the buying process very simple for your potential buyer. Later on, I'll reveal a simple process on how to promote your ebook. Let's jump into the Meat of Write Your Ebook In 7 Days. 9  |   BOOKISH MAGAZINE

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