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Write A F*$%'ing Book Already - The Insider's Guide To Increasing Your Sales & Improving Your Career With A Book
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I’m not going to tread lightly. In fact, I’m going to be very terse with you. The reason you grabbed a copy of this book is that you already know, deep down in your heart, you need to write a book if you want to take your career or business to the next level.
You’ve seen your competitors do it, yet you still don’t take action. You’ve lost jobs because someone else branded themselves and built more credibility than you, yet you still don’t take action.
Here’s the tough love. Write a F’ing book already!
This book is meant to convince you that you must have a book if you want to win. You like winning, right?
Look, you need to make this happen. Not later. Now. This book is going to help you get it done.
In Part 1, I’m going to discuss why you must have a book and talk about what that book can do to help you win. In Part 2, I’m going to show you how other people, just like you, have done it so you can see how it’s done and how it’s directly affected their career or business. In Part 3, I’m going to give you tips and strategies on how to publish your book and use it to close more sales and leads, and create publicity.
Then it’s up to you. So are you ready? It’s time to write the F’ing book!
I’m not going to tread lightly. In fact, I’m going to be very terse with you. The reason you grabbed a copy of this book is that you already know, deep down in your heart, you need to write a book if you want to take your career or business to the next level.
You’ve seen your competitors do it, yet you still don’t take action. You’ve lost jobs because someone else branded themselves and built more credibility than you, yet you still don’t take action.
Here’s the tough love. Write a F’ing book already!
This book is meant to convince you that you must have a book if you want to win. You like winning, right?
Look, you need to make this happen. Not later. Now. This book is going to help you get it done.
In Part 1, I’m going to discuss why you must have a book and talk about what that book can do to help you win. In Part 2, I’m going to show you how other people, just like you, have done it so you can see how it’s done and how it’s directly affected their career or business. In Part 3, I’m going to give you tips and strategies on how to publish your book and use it to close more sales and leads, and create publicity.
Then it’s up to you. So are you ready? It’s time to write the F’ing book!
75 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2012
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February 10, 2014
The focus of this book is to convince you that writing one is a good idea if you own your own business. There are a lot of case studies for why a book can help you sell yourself and your products, and breaks down the different income streams having a book can lead to. It's a bit light on advice for how to actually write a book, but helps point out why you'd want one. A very quick read.
March 10, 2024
I have dabbled in writing here and there (and someday I will actually get my ducks in a row) but I had never thought about writing a book to use as a sales tool and I absolutely love the idea.
Write a book and use it as your resume.
Write a book about what you do and how other people can do it too.
Write a book for your hobby.
Write a book for your business lines.
Publishing deals with big book companies aren't the way to go anymore. It's so much more of a hassle and too many gatekeepers. Self-publish through Amazon or another independent e-publisher. I used Smashwords for awhile. You can do some fun things through Goodreads.
There's literally nothing stopping you. If you think there is, go read this book. And then read it one more time. Then go write your book.
Write a book and use it as your resume.
Write a book about what you do and how other people can do it too.
Write a book for your hobby.
Write a book for your business lines.
Publishing deals with big book companies aren't the way to go anymore. It's so much more of a hassle and too many gatekeepers. Self-publish through Amazon or another independent e-publisher. I used Smashwords for awhile. You can do some fun things through Goodreads.
There's literally nothing stopping you. If you think there is, go read this book. And then read it one more time. Then go write your book.
September 10, 2017
What a waste of space
I am only writing a review because that is the only way to warn people Not To Read This! Can't get a job? Write a book. That gets you as job. What a load of crap. If writing a book got me a job, I would never be on the market. This is a book of lies and BS.
I am only writing a review because that is the only way to warn people Not To Read This! Can't get a job? Write a book. That gets you as job. What a load of crap. If writing a book got me a job, I would never be on the market. This is a book of lies and BS.
September 23, 2019
Thank you
This book touched on a lot about writing a book. I can’t say anything bad about it. If your looking to writing a book and you don’t know what to do pick up this book it will help you
This book touched on a lot about writing a book. I can’t say anything bad about it. If your looking to writing a book and you don’t know what to do pick up this book it will help you
May 25, 2021
Great examples and a few sentences worth highlighting. Well written with only a couple grammar errors and formatting issues. Some practical tools are discussed. The most useful content is the informal area where objectives to writing a book are overcome.
February 23, 2017
Write A F*$%'ing Book Already by Jim. F. Kurkral is a short, but to-the-point book on why you should write a book. It reads more like an essay on why you should write a book instead of taking you step by step on how to write one. But it makes some fair points about how your book will be a resume booster and all that. And it encourages you to write about what you're good at. So, yeah. I wish there was a little more how instead of why, but it's a short book. I'm sure there are other books out there that will help.
November 29, 2021
In my never ending quest to learn more about writing and publishing, I often sign up for a website, get some downloads and then forget about them. This one was in my pdf folder and caught my attention because of the title. It’s honest.
But what it also is, is more of a non-fiction thing.
Jim sees a book as a new kind of business card. He’s not talking 200k word fantasy epics, but 10-30k word ebooks in your chosen niche; the examples he uses are: Disney specific travel, bill collection strategies, money management, and a model’s guide to fashion styling. Being a good marketer, he has links to those people’s works and permission from them to tout their wares in his book.
He is, of course, promoting his own business the author marketing club.
http://www.authormarketingclub.com/
Hardcopies are invaluable to people who use public speaking as part of their business. Include a print on demand copy in the course notes, or have a pile available for sale. If people connected with your message they might buy one and they will cost you a couple of dollars each to print yourself and give away, or sell at a profit.
The days of vanity publications and you having 2,000 copies of your own work in the garage that you have to pay to pack and mail to the purchaser are long gone. At least, for the sensible and well informed.
A pile of links and sound advice but mostly for non fiction and small businesses.
2 stars
But what it also is, is more of a non-fiction thing.
Jim sees a book as a new kind of business card. He’s not talking 200k word fantasy epics, but 10-30k word ebooks in your chosen niche; the examples he uses are: Disney specific travel, bill collection strategies, money management, and a model’s guide to fashion styling. Being a good marketer, he has links to those people’s works and permission from them to tout their wares in his book.
He is, of course, promoting his own business the author marketing club.
http://www.authormarketingclub.com/
Hardcopies are invaluable to people who use public speaking as part of their business. Include a print on demand copy in the course notes, or have a pile available for sale. If people connected with your message they might buy one and they will cost you a couple of dollars each to print yourself and give away, or sell at a profit.
The days of vanity publications and you having 2,000 copies of your own work in the garage that you have to pay to pack and mail to the purchaser are long gone. At least, for the sensible and well informed.
A pile of links and sound advice but mostly for non fiction and small businesses.
2 stars
September 9, 2012
Despite patting himself on the back for being brief and to the point, he could have been even more concise. The book was full of repetitive information: Part I was good, Part II contained some good personal examples (loved the story about the twin sisters!), but Part III was a re-hash of Part I.
It was also geared entirely toward people who want to make money selling books or improving their careers. Nothing wrong with that, and the book's subtitle clearly states that intention. However, I have a hunch most people who decide they want to write a book are dreaming bigger than that: why go through all it takes to write a book just to give your career a boost when, I think, most people would love to write that book that finally allows them to leave their career altogether?
And, call me overly technical, but I really, really found it difficult to take the author seriously when the book was filled with so many typos.
It was also geared entirely toward people who want to make money selling books or improving their careers. Nothing wrong with that, and the book's subtitle clearly states that intention. However, I have a hunch most people who decide they want to write a book are dreaming bigger than that: why go through all it takes to write a book just to give your career a boost when, I think, most people would love to write that book that finally allows them to leave their career altogether?
And, call me overly technical, but I really, really found it difficult to take the author seriously when the book was filled with so many typos.
August 29, 2015
Essentially, this is a book designed to motivate businesspeople to write a book to support their other business activities. For example, a hairdresser might write a book about trends in hairdressing, or a real estate investor might write about how to attract tenants. There is good value in what the author has to say, but the book is very thin on the actual mechanics of writing, publishing and marketing a book.
I also found the tone of the book cold. Writing a book requires a certain passion for the subject matter, yet there was little of that here. While the pages contained some illuminating examples of people who had grown their businesses by producing a book, and some tips on where to go for help in the actual publishing process, it read like an off-the-cuff talk rather than an in-depth instructional or inspirational manual.
Not recommended for anyone who already has a good grasp of indie publishing.
I also found the tone of the book cold. Writing a book requires a certain passion for the subject matter, yet there was little of that here. While the pages contained some illuminating examples of people who had grown their businesses by producing a book, and some tips on where to go for help in the actual publishing process, it read like an off-the-cuff talk rather than an in-depth instructional or inspirational manual.
Not recommended for anyone who already has a good grasp of indie publishing.
March 9, 2013
Got this during a free promotion. It's a quick read, mostly about the benefits of having written a book (get more clients, be seen as an expert, etc.). It also covers why it's more doable than you may think and why you you can skip the traditional publishers and just self-publish.
I'm not the target audience; I already knew pretty much everything in here. Actually, I thought it was going to be about how to finish your book, rather than why, but the real purpose of this book is to sell you on his program that presumably shows you the how part.
It's not a bad book if you need a pep talk, but not a lot of concrete information in here.
One useful tidbit: you can get a lot of success stories to back up your point by posting on HARO and asking for them. Why did I never think of that!
I'm not the target audience; I already knew pretty much everything in here. Actually, I thought it was going to be about how to finish your book, rather than why, but the real purpose of this book is to sell you on his program that presumably shows you the how part.
It's not a bad book if you need a pep talk, but not a lot of concrete information in here.
One useful tidbit: you can get a lot of success stories to back up your point by posting on HARO and asking for them. Why did I never think of that!
August 27, 2015
Honest and Fun!
I've been following Jim for a few years now after hearing him do an interview on a podcast a few years back and this book is absolutely honest and Fun. Here's what I LOVED about it. He was shameless. In his explanation and his plugs for his services. And I appreciate that. So much so that I am buying the physical copy of this book and buying another digital copy of one of his other books to keep me sharp on my journey in writing my first book. Buy this and take action on what he says. It's worth it.
I've been following Jim for a few years now after hearing him do an interview on a podcast a few years back and this book is absolutely honest and Fun. Here's what I LOVED about it. He was shameless. In his explanation and his plugs for his services. And I appreciate that. So much so that I am buying the physical copy of this book and buying another digital copy of one of his other books to keep me sharp on my journey in writing my first book. Buy this and take action on what he says. It's worth it.
May 20, 2012
This is a short kick in the pants. He brings out some good points if you are a fence sitter and provides some motivation if you are already in the book writing world. Nice piece of work, sometimes, you just need this.
March 15, 2013
it was alright. a lot of the same thing over and over. directed mostly toward people who want to make a lot of $$ not necessarily for the joy. but I could be totally off base. just my impression. still the message was clear. fun title!
April 13, 2015
A very straightforward book to motivate entrepreneurs, consultants, and other experts to write and self-publish a book. This is less of a "how to self-publish book" and more of a "tough love for procrastinators" book.
October 14, 2015
An excellent book. Very concise, and I clarified the point correctly.
Reading very precise and highly motivated me to complete what has been my dream for years, but postponed.
I hope soon to tell one of the success stories of this book.
My thanks to Jim Kukral
Reading very precise and highly motivated me to complete what has been my dream for years, but postponed.
I hope soon to tell one of the success stories of this book.
My thanks to Jim Kukral
September 9, 2012
Good quick read. Straight to the point. Solid info.
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