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In this 43th episode of Author Platform Rocket, host Jonny Andrews interviews author Matthew Thrush, who writes novels full-time, who has went from being $85,000 in debt in 2015, to becoming an independent writer, and building his business up into a six-figure career. Download PDF Podcast Transcription
- In 2015, Matthew had $85,000 of debt and n job in eight months for typically be overqualified.
- He got a job as a technical writer in Houston.
- Matthew sought mentors, researched, and began write 2,500-5,000 words per day.
- Matthew’s 2017 goal was to make writing books his full-time job, and made this happen in four months and earned six figures.
- Ghostwriting was extremely lucrative for Matthew, which he was inspired to do by watching the movie “The Ghostwriter.”
- Matthew set a goal to each $10,000 a month.
- His ghostwriting rate started at 4-5 cents a word, and has moved up to 15 cents a word for fiction and 25 cents a word for nonfiction.
- Ghostwriters can sometimes be credited as co-authors.
- Upwork has been a great resource for getting writing jobs.
- Focus on your proposal on how you can help them achieve their goal.
- Helping others leads to an abundance mindset into of a scarcity mindset.
- Download PDF Podcast Transcription
3 Key Points:
- Treat writing like a full-time job.
- Set clear and achievable goals.
- Make writing your full-time job.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “You have to surround yourself with like-minded people who are either on their way to where you want to be, or are already there.“ – Matthew Thrush.
- “Ghostwriting…at the very basic level, someone pays you.to write a book and they have all the rights. However, “– Matthew Thrush.
- “Visualize clients like people, because that’s who they are.“– Matthew Thrush.
Resources Mentioned:
- Author Platform Rocket – Jonny Andrews website
- Webinar – Jonny’s webinar for how to sell more books consistently
- Twitter – Matthew Thrush’s Twitter
- Facebook – Matthew Thrush’s Facebook
- Website – Matthew Thrush’s website
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