Download the PDF version of this lesson Listen to this lesson (12:06) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Rule+1.11+Five+tools.mp3] Download MP3 After the first lessons, you may be convinced it’s important to share your story, but the next question is how do you share your story? We will talk extensively about tools that will help you share your story, build your Cartel, […]
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The One Thing That Will Destroy Your Cartel [reading]
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Listen to this lesson (8:29) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%202.13%20-%20destroy%20cartel.mp3] Download MP3 “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others is immortal.” Albert Pike Even with all of your hard work to create your Cartel, all the networking you’ve done to build relationships, there is one thing can dissolve your Cartel faster than anything […]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Story Cartel Launch
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Authors have gotten over 100 reviews on their books using Story Cartel. Even authors with small platforms have managed to get dozens of reviews. Unfortunately, some authors only get a few reviews. How do you get the most out of your Story Cartel launch? This guide will show you. (And if you haven’t submitted your […]
The Secret to Connecting With Authors: The Information Interview
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Listen to this lesson (5:14) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Information+Interview+Lesson+(Track+1).mp3] Download MP3 The Informational Interview is a tool developed by Richard Nelson Bolles in his book What Color Is Your Parachute.* It’s a great way to develop relationships in your field and build your Cartel. The Informational Interview’s Three Easy Steps Informational interviews can become extremely fun, especially because you’re […]
6 Steps to Join (or Start) a Cartel
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Listen to this lesson (11:22) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Rule+2.10+-+join.mp3] Download MP3 Now that you understand the power of Cartel-based thinking, how do you join a Cartel? If you need a Cartel to succeed, how do you create one in the first place? It’s all about connection The short answer is learn to connect. When I first started sharing my […]
Behind Every Great Artist Is A Cartel, Part One
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Listen to lesson (11:14) [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/scc_files/Rule+2.2+-+Behind+every+artist.mp3] Download MP3 This may sound like hyperbole, but the truth is that behind every great artists is a Cartel. There is no such thing as the individual genius. Great artists are always found in Cartels. This is true for Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, William Faulkner, William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, Charles […]
Behind Every Great Artist Is A Cartel II
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Listen to the lesson (5:09) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%202.4%20-%20Behind%20every%20artist%20II.mp3] Download MP3 Still not convinced Cartels are important? After looking at the stories of the six famous writers in the last lesson, we can draw four conclusions about the power of Cartels. 1. Relationships Matter The underlying argument behind Story Cartel is that relationships matter, even in the arts. This […]
Three Essential Ingredients for Every Cartel
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Listen to this lesson (5:53) [audio:http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/authorcartel/Rule%202.12%20-%20three%20ingredients.mp3] Download MP3 If you want to build a Cartel, you only need to rely on one thing: the power of generosity to turn friends into allies. You don’t have to be tremendously outgoing or charismatic to build a Cartel. You don’t have to sell out or pay a publicist […]