What I Learned as a Bestselling Author that Can Equip You for Blogging Success

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This guest post is by Peter G. James Sinclair of selfdevelopmentmastermind.com.

When I was only 14 years of age I was handed a set of lyrics from an adult friend demanding that I should add a melody to bring the words to life musically. I’d never written a song in my life, but his belief in me allowed me to produce my first masterpiece.

This then led to hundreds of original lyrics over the next ten years that culminated in a number of professional recordings.

I learned the power of concise

The habit of writing lyrics for songs sharpened my talents for writing concisely about the subject matter of each song.

This then led to writing articles for magazines, journals, and newsletters, but I always knew that I had a book within me.

I learned the power of persistence

I wrote three books over time and submitted them to the publishing fraternity all over the country and even overseas.

I often laugh when people ask me for the names of literary agents or publishers. My response? “I know them all. They all rejected me.”

But then I decided to write book number four. I gave it to my finest critic

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