Nicholas Bate

How To Write & Publish Your Business Book 1-30: 13

13: Generating the words, 5. You need a critic/editor. Ahh, you say. But isn't that what a publisher provides? Yes, but only when you have made it through all their hoops of approval; clearly the better your submission is at the start, the better your chances. Also in yet another cost-cutting measure that most publishing houses are making, there are not so many editors available. If your manuscript appears to be a a great state already that's got to be a big plus. So: who can be your supportive critical eye? A colleague? A friend? Family? Look for someone who can tell it straight, has a feeling for the market you are aiming for and is willing to put the time in. And you: take the comments and act upon them. TBC.

13: Generating the words, 5. You need a critic/editor. Ahh, you say. But isn't that what a publisher provides? Yes, but only when you have made it through all their hoops of approval; clearly the better your submission is at the start, the better your chances. Also in yet another cost-cutting measure that most publishing houses are making, there are not so many editors available. If your manuscript appears to be a a great state already that's got to be a big plus. So: who can be your supportive critical eye? A colleague? A friend? Family? Look for someone who can tell it straight, has a feeling for the market you are aiming for and is willing to put the time in. And you: take the comments and act upon them. TBC.

How Efficiency Can Destroy Effectiveness 7

1. Non-stop Blackberry=non-stop interrupts.
2. Non-stop interrupts=fragmented thinking.
3. Fragmented thinking=low attention.
4. Low attention=poor decision-making.
5. Poor decision-making=poor priority setting.
6. Poor priority setting=destroyed effectiveness.
7. Continued destroyed effectiveness=totally screwed.

Marketing Isn't 7

1. Blogging.
2. A cool logo.
3. A flash web-site.
4. Twitter.
5. A big PR spend.
6. New & Improved.
7. Although all and any might be part of the mix.

Marketing Is 7

1. Thinking.
2. Focus.
3. Asking Questions.
4. Taking Action.
5. Measuring, especially RoI.
6. Thinking deeply.
7. Reviewing & Learning.

Customer Service 7

with top blogger Tanmay Vora. 

From My iPhone, This Weekend, Oxford UK

The gorgeous Radcliffe Camera: 

Twitter 3

Thank you: Matthew Lang, Alan Gee, Brad Bengston.

How To Write & Publish Your Business Book 1-30: 12

12: Generating the words, 4. You're unlikely to generate a perfect set of words, first pass, of course. So at regular intervals you will need to edit your text so far. Once again, this is best done to a rhythm i.e. will you do it at the end of every session or at the start or will you have special editing days? As you edit you are looking for the basics such as spelling errors which the checker can't identify, confusing sentences and, as you progress your text, inconsistencies and/or errors. The more you edit , the more familiar you become with your text which is good news in that you should have an excellent overview in your mind. It is also bad news in that it becomes increasingly difficult to be your own critic. TBC.

12: Generating the words, 4. You're unlikely to generate a perfect set of words, first pass, of course. So at regular intervals you will need to edit your text so far. Once again, this is best done to a rhythm i.e. will you do it at the end of every session or at the start or will you have special editing days? As you edit you are looking for the basics such as spelling errors which the checker can't identify, confusing sentences and, as you progress your text, inconsistencies and/or errors. The more you edit , the more familiar you become with your text which is good news in that you should have an excellent overview in your mind. It is also bad news in that it becomes increasingly difficult to be your own critic. TBC.

You Missed Him...

but he's back: Matt Rutherford.

How Many? 7

1. Months dedicated to planning your new business?
2. Weeks without watching TV?
3. Days of eating consistently healthily?
4. Quality cold telephone calls in 1h?
5. Minutes without checking your Blackberry, again?
6. Press-ups in 15 seconds?
7. Moments just thinking before acting?