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8 Things I Wish I Had Known When I First Started Blogging

April 6, 2020 By Ben McEvoy

I had no real aim when I first started blogging three years ago. I’d sat on my personal domain name for a few years and knew it was time to finally do something with it. I was living in a shoebox apartment in Tokyo at the time, trying to make it as a fiction writer. […]

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What Should You Know Before Writing A Book?

February 21, 2017 By Ben McEvoy

what should you know before writing a book

There are a few things you should know before writing a book.  But they’re probably not what you would expect. You haven’t even put pen to paper yet and you ask me how to publish a book. You ask me how to self-publish and how to get readers. You ask me how to format a […]

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10 Things Type A Self-Publishers Need To Remember

September 7, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

10 things type a self publishers need to remember

Self-publishing is the greatest thing to happen to writers since the printing press. Today is the easiest day to be a writer. It’s the easiest time to get your work out there and actually get paid for it. All you have to do is be more than just a writer. You need to be a marketer, […]

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Benjamin McEvoy

I write essays on great books, elite education, practical mindset tips, and living a healthy, happy lifestyle. I'm here to help you live a meaningful life.

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