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Writer Career Path #3: Non-Fiction Writer
How to become known for a niche you own (and build a business around it).
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Nicolas Cole
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Writer Career Path #2: Genre Fiction Writer
Why storytellers are the ones who end up making the most money.
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Nicolas Cole
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September 2023
Breaking Bad Storytelling Secrets 2: Crafting Impossible Situations To Create Believable Characters
The key to helping readers & viewers believe your story (and the people in it).
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Nicolas Cole
Breaking Bad Storytelling Secrets: 3 Techniques To Keep An Audience Hooked From Beginning To End (5 Seasons, 100+ Hours!)
From one of the most binge-worthy shows in TV history.
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Nicolas Cole
August 2023
Writer Career Path #1: Literary Writer
How to earn a living in the smallest category in publishing.
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Nicolas Cole
The 3 Stages Of Creative Career Development
What holds you back—and how to elevate yourself to each new level.
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Nicolas Cole
[The Art] 100 Timeless Plot Archetypes
Proven storytelling structures you can use to take the reader on a similar, but different, journey.
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Nicolas Cole
July 2023
[The Biz] Writer Career Paths: 9 Ways To Make $1M With Words (Part II)
If you want to get rich as a writer, you better pick the right game (over the right time horizon).
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Nicolas Cole
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[The Biz] Measuring Career Success As A Writer (Part 1)
3 mental models to quantify your financial success as a writer.
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Nicolas Cole
[The Art] Specificity Is The Secret
Why precision in your language matters (and how to make a fortune helping other people fix theirs).
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Nicolas Cole
[The Art] The 5 Archetypes Of Client Voices
An excerpt from my new book, The Art & Business of Ghostwriting.
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Nicolas Cole
[The Biz] George Saunders' Category Potential
His career progression for fame & fortune—and where (I think) he should go from here.
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Nicolas Cole
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