What’s the Best Reason to Write a Book?

There are so many good reasons to write a book.

You might want to…

share your unique story

build your business

create a brand

get more speaking gigs

enjoy more conferred authority

have fun

grow your audience

help others know they are not alone

express your creativity

leave a legacy

become famous

get more clients

be able to say, “I’m an author”

make passive income

have an answer when other people keep asking you, “where’s your book?”

communicate your truth

fill a gap in the marketplace

love to write

pay it forward

inspire others

enjoy the challenge

get back at someone who told you that you couldn’t

make sense of the past

entertain

tell the truth

Plus a million more great reasons to write a book.

The BEST reason?

The VERY BEST reason to write a book?????

BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ALONE.

The fact that your book idea keeps tapping you on the shoulder (or pounding you on your head with a folding chair à la WWE) is the best reason.

That’s it.

The desire is the answer itself.

You need no more justification than the fact that you keep thinking about it.

So….perhaps it’s time to relent?

Babe – it’s time to start writing.

Even just 15 minutes a day will make a huge difference in your mental load.

You have been creatively starving yourself – it’s time to nourish your soul.

If you would like to share some about your book idea with me in a small group (no sales – just wisdom and mutual support) – please find a time here.

By the way I’m offering Figure Your Book Out In One Day AND Super-Secret Book Writing Club starting in early Jan — if you’re interested in more info, please email me back here. – S.

P.S. And if you DO NOT want to hear any more about book writing, you can opt out of this 21-day series about the creative and professional process of book writing and still stay on our regular list by clicking here and we’ll take care of it within 24 business hours, OK? Thanks. – S.

Samantha Bennett
Bennett Creative Services, Inc.
Sam@TheRealSamBennett.com
(818) 468-0540 – Work
htttps://TheRealSamBennett.com

Let Me Read your Book?

The special Figure Out Your Book In One Day unadvertised bonus — my never-before-offer to READ your book or any part of it — expires today.

Funny story — I had a private client tell me yesterday that if I was offering to read your material, I should charge at least $10,000 more, because that’s how insightful and practical he found my feedback, and how much money and time I was saving him with my expertise. #perspective

If we do a good job of figuring out your book, you will end the day knowing exactly:

What your book is, exactly
- because you may have multiple ideas, or different paths you’ve been trying to decide on
How to publish
- self? hybrid? traditional?
How to get it done
- because finding the time and motivation is a challenge

then you are in a much better position to earn back your investment by:

– getting a $5k-$20k book advance (not unusual for a first time author)

– selling 100 copies of your book if you self-publish (you can do that for sure)

AND

– saving yourself the stress another 8,760 hours of spinning, perfectionism, fear, and self-criticism. Procrastination is much more costly than you know.

Plus you know I’ll throw in a bunch of stuff about marketing and selling your book, because I love talking about that stuff.

As always: your satisfaction guaranteed or we’ll make it right, including refunding your tuition if necessary.

Let’s figure out your book in a day, shall we??

By the way I’ve just had the team add on another unannounced bonus: 3 free months in the Daily Practicum starting right away, so you can have some momentum and additional accountability in getting your book written once and for all. – S.

P.P.S. If you want to have a quick but serious chat about whether or not it’s right for you, just book a time here: https://www.scheduleyou.in/IbCq4Vn

No pressure. No sales. Just an honest appraisal of where you’re at and if I think I can help. – S.

Samantha Bennett
Bennett Creative Services, Inc.
Sam@TheRealSamBennett.com
(818) 468-0540 – Work
htttps://TheRealSamBennett.com

You Can Imagine!

You can imagine holding your finished book in your hands….

And reading the “I loved this book!!!” Amazon reviews from people you’ve never met…

And maybe getting cool invitations to speak….

And most of all….

You can imagine the person you become as you write, yes?

You become clearer and more confident as you write.

(Hey! This section is pretty darn good!)

You gain inner strength as you write.

(I can’t believe I was bold enough to write the truth!)

You shift some of the old, tired beliefs that have held you back in the past.

(That teacher/adult/person who shamed me about my writing was just.plain.wrong and now I just feel kind of sorry for them. They have no power over me.)

But there is a lot of

OVERWHELM

in between you and that vision, right?

And so far, you’ve let that overwhelm keep you spinning.

You’ve let the overwhelm keep you from writing.

The overwhelm sounds like…

don’t even know what exactly I’d be writing
don’t know who would read it
don’t know how I would get it done – I’m busy
don’t know how I would publish it
FOR SURE don’t know how I would sell it

Veronica – it’s time for that overwhelm and spinning to STOP.

Because while this overwhelm seems loud and chaotic inside your head, there are actually some really simple ways to get solid answers to all that uncertainty.

And I’ve got the magic solution.

HERE’S THE SOLUTION YOU’VE BEEN CRAVING:

I have developed a fun, small-group ONE-DAY strategy session so you get:

Perfect clarity on your book
A workable plan to get it done
A decision on a publishing path (self-publish? traditional? hybrid?)

Figure Out Your Book In One Day

Sat. Jan. 4th, 2025

A one-day small-group strategy session that combines deep soul intuition and my years of experience as an award-winning, best-selling author and book coach to give you the answers — and the road map — you need to finish your book swiftly, with confidence and joy.

“Yes, thanks to Sam, I have a book proposal and an outline. Yes, my writing is well under-way….Sam’s expertise gave me tools to take on next steps: seeking an agent, choosing a publication path, and marketing the book. Sam offers a great combination of no-B.S. nuts & bolts (let’s get this DONE!) and warm, compassionate and insightful coaching.” – M.

“I am getting tons of ideas for the manuscript I am working on. I was concerned about my memory working, but it seems to be doing just peachy. I’m on a roll now. Thanks in part to your help. That 15-minute-a-day idea is GOLD!” – S.

“Much delayed thank YOU Sam – for your time and insights. To hear you talk about highly creative folks that way you is illuminating – you see me/us! What a joy that is.” – J.

I want you to be able to mosey through the holidays KNOWING that you have made a loving commitment to your book ideas….

And GLOWING with the confidence that comes when you have made a bold step forward toward your dreams…

So I am making an EXCLUSIVE EARLY BIRD OFFER:

Invest in this one-day event before 12noon on Friday, Dec. 6th and not only will you get:

1) Admission to the interactive, small-group Figure Out Your Book In One Day ($2000 value)
2) A private 1:1 consult with me ($1250 value)
3) Instant Access to the popular on-demand “Get Your Book Done” course to get you going today ($495 value)

You will also get something I’ve never offered before:

I will personally read and review your work anytime in 2025.

Yep.

This is big.

For reals – you can send me as much or as little of your book proposal or manuscript as you like anytime during 2025, and I will read it carefully and give you loving feedback, advice, and editorial thoughts.

Get all the details and enroll today and you can have me as your beta reader.

The world needs your book.
And you are actually MUCH closer to completion than you know.

Feel free to write me back if you have any questions, OK?

By the way most book coaches have a system for writing a book, but I’ve never met one yet who has a system for THINKING STRATEGICALLY about your book before and as you are writing so that you get the outcome you most desire. This is what makes this offer different. And you’re worth it. – S

Think of it this way — you can earn the tuition back by:

– getting a $5k-$20k book advance (not unusual for a first time author)

– selling 100 copies of your book if you self-publish (you can do that for sure)

– saving yourself the stress another 5,000 hours of spinning

and, as always: your satisfaction guaranteed or we’ll make it right, including refunding your tuition if necessary.

Let’s figure out your book in a day, shall we?? – S

Bad Art

Does the fear that someone might describe your work as “bad art” inhibit you?

Consider this…
What if there is no such thing as bad art?

What if anything that makes a connection between one heart and another is automatically good?

Even if it’s cheap or derivative or commercial or offensive or tacky or silly or glib or boring or has poor technique….

So what?

There are fingerprints on it.

And that’s what makes it beautiful.

P.S. Is there a piece of “bad art” that you love? Why not spend 15 minutes making a quick homage? Or maybe whip up some “bad art” of your own right now?

For extra bravery points, you could even post it on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OrgArtCo/ I’d love to see/hear what you’re up to.

Yours,
Sam

Everything is Temporary

The sky is orange and the air is heavy with smoke.

There is a brush fire burning in Ojai/Ventura – right now – about 20 miles from my home.

Houses burnt to the ground.
Habitats destroyed.
People and animals displaced.

Normally I wouldn’t try and email you in the middle of a crisis.

But we know that “crisis” contains both danger and opportunity.

So I thought we might take the opportunity of this moment to dwell on a deep truth:

Everything Is Temporary.

And it was ever thus.

Everything is always falling away from us as we circle toward something else.

Mostly we hope for things to fall away gently, not be gone in the whoosh of a sudden fireball.

But we don’t always get to pick.

Your emotions, your belongings, your body, your thoughts and fears – in time they will all pass away

Take a moment right now and imagine that it’s 100 years from now. If you were to return to this spot, what might you see?

Will there be any trace of you?

A book in a library somewhere?
A child with your name or likeness?
A piece of art displayed?
A scrap of music?
A few words of inspiration?

It’s nice to think that the work I do today could ripple through time and still be of consequence a century from now.

And if it were 10 years from now?

What of yours will survive the decade?

What about just one year from now?

What would you like to see in 12 months, as you gaze around the landscape of your life?

What will have been burned away? What will be new?

Will your dreams be still unrealized?

Or will you have created something that lasts?

I know that you are being called to create something that will still be having an impact 1 or 10 or 100 or 1000 years from now.

And I won’t accept any excuses.

You have wonderful ideas and a willing heart – all you need is some structure and support to create a workable plan.

Here’s a BRAND NEW offering:

You’re especially invited to join me for a live, highly interactive (via Zoom) workshop

Your Clear Year: 2018
Eliminate Confusion and Overwhelm and Create a Flexible, Do-Able Plan for 2018

Sat.Dec. 9
10am-1pm PT/1pm-4pm ET/6pm-9pm GMT/5am-8am + 1 day AEDT

—-> just $97 ($497 value) INCLUDES a full year of membership in 365 Club

Can’t be there live? Register anyway and get the recording – no worries.

Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Tuition Cheerfully Refunded.

NOTE: This is NOT your standard “goal-setting” workshop because, as I said, those annoy me.

“You rocked my mind set…you really get how our brain works!!! I was giving up on my dream of writing the 6 books I have titles for. I got my dream back today….Deep Thanks” – A.W.

I have devised a NEW, unusual, and highly-participatory creative process designed to get you to:

- Dream a Bigger Dream (because it’s never too late for your sweet dreams to come true)
- Discern Your Right Path (even if you’re not sure right now what your “goal” should be)
- Declare Your Deep Truth (because it’s time to stand up for your creative wisdom)
- Determine Your Do-Able Daily Steps(I’m a practical girl – this isn’t just about your vision, it’s about making your vision WORK in your actual life)

This is a live, interactive online event. You will need a good internet connection and an open mind.

—-> check it out here

If you’d like some clarity on what 2018 is going to be about for you AND how to get there, please register now.

Because the reminder that everything is temporary is also the reminder to take action now.

There is no better time than now.

Now is the only time there is.

P.S. In the past few years, I’ve had major surgery, written a few wildly successful books, lived with depression and anxiety, grown my business into the mid-six figures, and still found time to walk on the beach. I know something about how to be productive, even when life is getting in the way. Join me for this all-new live interactive video workshop – in which you will actually be DOING stuff (not just taking notes : ) and let’s have 2018 be the year that makes a difference, OK? – S.

P.P.S. Your Clear Year: 2018 also includes a full year of membership in the 365 Club, featuring a monthly “Ask Sam Anything” call, daily inspirational emails, a private FB page and access to the Library. So this isn’t just a one-off quickie – you’ll get a FULL YEAR of support from me and the team. – S.

P.P.P.S. If you are interested in helping, United Way of Ventura County is accepting donations via text by sending UWVC to 41444, online at www.vcunitedway.org, or by calling 805-485-6288. Also the Humane Society of Ventura County has taken in over 120 refugee animals, and I’m sure they would also welcome any assistance you can give. http://www.hsvc.org/. Thank you. – S.

By The Way, You Look Really Great Today

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