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Dr. Gregg Akkerman is the author of multiple #1 best-selling books and the creator of greggakkerman.com where he provides advice for regular folks seeking an awesome life.
His own life used to be less awesome.
Gregg worked for years in academia, dealing with the daily drill of committee meetings, grading papers, and publishing articles that even bored *him* to death.
He decided to quit his job, get rid of everything that didn’t fit in his 2-seater car, and return to his native southern California.
He soon got his groove back and began living the life he always envisioned for himself as a young man. Gregg eventually married his childhood crush and started writing books he truly cares about.
Things are immensely more awesome for him now.
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Gregg Akkerman I don't really suffer from conventional writer's block. I simply have periods when I write, and periods when I don't. If I'm in a writing period, I ju…m´Ç°ù±ðI don't really suffer from conventional writer's block. I simply have periods when I write, and periods when I don't. If I'm in a writing period, I just sit down and get it done. (less)
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Gregg Akkerman I know that for me, the better my outline is, the better the final product is.

If you're planning on being an indie, like me, the amount of time spent…m´Ç°ù±ðI know that for me, the better my outline is, the better the final product is.

If you're planning on being an indie, like me, the amount of time spent on the business is daunting. It's so easy for time to be wasted and lost.

There are definitely times to spend money on your education, but I've found excellent information for free.

My first two books were with a traditional publisher and generated $60K in sales. I only saw about $5k of that. Being an indie is crazy hard, but I'd rather go down hard on my own than let another publisher keep 90% of the pie.
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