New Releases by Nicolas Cole

"There are only three career paths to make money as a writer. Work at a magazine or newspaper. Work in advertising. Or work at a coffee shop by day and on your novel at night." That was the advice Nicolas Cole''s college professor gave him upon graduating with a degree in creative writing in 2013. But he didn''t listen. Over the past 10+ years, Nicolas Cole has generated more than $30 million as a writer by proving that writing can be monetized across a wide variety of business models, industries, and platforms. He has generated over $1 million monetizing his writing with SaaS, over $2 million with paid newsletters, over $5 million as a Ghostwriter, and over $10 million with high-ticket coaching programs. All by leveraging the same fundamental skill: the ability to write words people want to read. So, can you make money writing? Yes, but the career path you choose determines your earning potential. That’s why some writers make millions of dollars per year, while others struggle to pay rent. Why Literary Fiction Writers win prestigious awards but live modest lives, while Genre Fiction Writers (who are often ridiculed by the literary elite) earn 10x, even 100x more. And why most writing programs fail to teach students the single most important skill: how to monetize your writing. In this book, you will learn: - The 9 Writer Career Paths, the writing skills you need to master each one, and which careers promise the highest earning potential. - What authors Colleen Hoover, Stephen King, and George Saunders all have in common, and why understanding the business model behind a writer’s career is more valuable than writing advice. - The #1 mistake aspiring writers make when trying to build a writing career, the difference between writing for status versus writing for money, and how to sequence your career accordingly. - The specific steps to start making money as a writer today, including case studies of writers earning 6-, 7-, and 8-figures across different specializations, realistic income expectations, time horizons, and business models for each path. - Why AI is not going to kill writing careers, and how each of the 9 Writer Career Paths will be impacted differently, including which paths become more valuable as AI accelerates. This book is business advice for writers. It explains the business of writing in the digital age, choosing a writing career path that aligns with your personal goals, and building a lucrative, sustainable writing career on your own terms. "If you make money writing words you enjoy—regardless of industry, business model, or genre—you''ve won. Don''t let the legacy publishing world convince you otherwise."

Ghostwriting is the single most lucrative way to monetize your talents as a writer. Over the past 6 years, Nicolas Cole has ghostwritten for more than 300 different industry leaders, C-Suite executives, founders of Silicon Valley startups, venture capitalists, and even Olympic athletes, Grammy-winning musicians, and New York Times bestselling authors. In 2017, Cole founded the first ghostwriting agency specializing in opinion articles online, and to date has ghostwritten more than 3,000 articles (under other people’s names). At its height, Cole’s ghostwriting agency, Digital Press, had more than 80 concurrent clients, employed over 20 writers & editors, and was generating several million dollars in annual revenue. And in The Art & Business of Ghostwriting, he explains exactly how he did it—so you can position yourself as a Premium Ghostwriter, too. In this book you will learn: - The differences between Freelance Writing & Ghostwriting (and why you should never call yourself a “freelance writer” again). - Why ghostwriting is much more lucrative (and why it’s the fastest path to earning 6-figures for yourself as a writer). - How to “niche down” as a ghostwriter, create your own category, and differentiate yourself from any and all competition. - The 5 different archetypes of Client Voices—and how you can create templates to streamline your efficiencies. - How to ghostwriting anything: articles, newsletters, Tweets, LinkedIn posts, Medium articles, Quora answers, blog posts, startup fundraising decks, and more. - The root fears of pricing, and why so many freelancers struggle to charge more and attract high-quality clients. - A roadmap to scaling your 1-person ghostwriting agency. - And how to easily find ghostwriting clients. “After ghostwriting for hundreds of leaders across hundreds of different industries, this book contains everything you need to know in order to making money as a ghostwriter.”

"Writers who stand the test of time create their own category. Everyone else is here today, gone tomorrow." -Dickie Bush, Captain of Ship 30 for 30. Legendary writers, the ones who stand the test of time, create a category of one. They''re snow leopards. Snow Leopard is the first writing advice book ever written through a Category Design lens. Inside, what you will not find are a bunch of nose-picky suggestions for how you can make your writing "better." There will be no talk of comma placement, grammatical correctness, or a recap of Joseph Campbell''s "Hero''s Journey." Instead, you will internalize a completely new way of framing your ideas, stories, and insights to reach and resonate with the most people possible. Written by the business world''s first "writing band," Category Pirates-made up of Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon, and Nicolas Cole-Snow Leopard shows you how to create a category for yourself, master the art of Obvious & Non-Obvious content, monetize in new ways, and enjoy a lifelong career of independence, creative freedom, and exponential financial upside. In decades past, David Ogilvy, Gary Halbert, Leo Burnett, Gary Bencivenga, Al Ries & Jack Trout, and many more master communicators have all written about the psychology behind how messages spread. Snow Leopard builds on their work and, along with dozens of new insights and frameworks, roots this thinking in the Digital Age. In this book you will find: The Content Pyramid: A proven framework for becoming a differentiated Creator or Curator Writer Business Models: A comprehensive guide breaking down all the different ways writers & creators can monetize their work in the Digital Age. Content Marketing Opportunities: An insider''s take on why the growing content marketing industry is becoming more and more saturated (and the opportunity this creates for you). The Art Of Fresh Thinking: A timeless framework for ensuring your ideas are original, unique, and highly differentiated. The Power of a POV: A new way of thinking about "scaling yourself" on the Internet-and why you never want to be a "better version" of an existing thing. Quick Guide To Languaging: A never-before-shared model for inventing new language to get ideas to "stick"-and the unfair advantage this creates. How To Write A Book That Scales: And dozens of insights from the world''s largest non-fiction study of business books, reverse-engineering books that grab people''s attention from books that flop. Whether you are a writer, creator, entrepreneur, executive, public speaker, investor, or industry thought leader, Snow Leopard is your guide for becoming known for a niche you own. And experiencing the life-changing outcomes that come with being completely differentiated.

Moments I Remembered Who I Really Was is a book of poems and journals from Nicolas Cole.

*From the #1 writer on Quora, one of the most-read writers on Medium, and Top 10 columnist for Inc Magazine* What are the secrets to writing online? Why do some writers accumulate hundreds of thousands, even millions of views on their content—and others write and write, only to go unnoticed? Nicolas Cole, one of the most viral columnists on the internet with more than 100 million views on his writing, is pulling back the curtain. After becoming the #1 most-read writer on all of Quora in 2015, and a Top 10 contributing writer for Inc Magazine from 2016 to 2018, Cole went on to build a multi-million-dollar ghostwriting company publishing thousands of articles on the internet for more than 300 different Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, C-level executives, New York Times best-selling authors, Olympic athletes, Grammy-winning producers, and renowned industry leaders. How? By using his own personal toolkit of writing strategies, headline structures, formats, and proven styles, all of which were mastered over a 10-year period. “This book contains everything I know about online writing,” says Cole. “From going viral, to building a massive library of content that will continue to pay you dividends well into the future.” In this book you will learn: • Why you should NOT start a blog—and where you should be writing online instead. • How to beat “the game” of internet publishing—and the 7 levels of success. • How “going viral” on social platforms works (and how to not give up in the process). • The Endless Idea Generator: How to never run out of things to write about. • The Perfect Post: How to write headlines people can’t help but want to read. • How to create your own “Content Roadmap,” and position yourself as an influential voice in your industry or niche. • How to turn proven online writing into longer, more valuable assets (books, ebooks, physical products, paid newsletters, companies, etc.). • And the 1 habit very single writer today needs to master in order to become successful. This book is the Ultimate Guide to writing in the digital age.

2nd Edition

★ Based on Nicolas Cole''s viral article with more than 1,000,000 views! ★ Big changes don''t happen overnight. They happen day by day, little by little-until all of a sudden, you''ve arrived. Nicolas Cole, one of the most-read personal development writers on the internet with more than 100 million views on his work, reveals to readers why the secret to success isn''t about finding a shortcut-but building tiny habits that compound along the way. Part actionable advice, part vivid storytelling, 19 Tiny Habits is a quick read. Reflecting on the 19 tiny habits that have led to huge results in his own life, Cole credits these small daily actions as being the foundational elements of his successes in his late teens and 20s: "When I was 17 years old, I was one of the highest-ranked World of Warcraft players in North America, as well as one of the first bloggers in the emerging eSports industry with a viral blog." "At 22 years old, I discovered I''d been undiagnosed with Celiac Disease for the first 18 years of my life. I turned to bodybuilding to start over, find a sense of confidence, and turn my newfound boring diet of rice, chicken, and vegetables into an unfair advantage-putting on 70 pounds of muscle and transforming from a skinny, socially awkward teenager into a shredded fitness model." "By 24, I had graduated college with a degree in fiction writing and decided I wanted to start taking my writing more seriously. In less than 2 years, I became one of the most-read writers on the internet, the #1 writer on Quora (a platform with more than 200 million users), and one of Inc Magazine''s Top 10 contributing writers." "And by 28 years old, I had quit my 9-5 job as a copywriter and turned my love for writing into a ghostwriting business called Digital Press. In less than 18 months, Digital Press became a multi-million-dollar agency with 20+ full-time employees working with more than 300 different Silicon Valley investors, executives, NYT best-selling authors, Grammy-winning musicians, Olympic athletes, and more." In this book, readers will not only hear Cole''s story first hand, but also learn for themselves: Habits for happiness Habits for success Habits to improve focus, discipline, persistence, and drive Habits to change yourself (for the better) Habits to redefine the way you see your life 19 Tiny Habits That Lead To Huge Results will change the way you think about your life journey. Process over destination, mastery over achievement, Cole has found a way to turn relentless goal-setting into a way to know yourself better as a human being-achieving your goals, while being deeply fulfilled in the process. Here''s how.

Mark Henson is a riverboat gambler at heart. But as a practiced cheat and card counter, he’s been 86’d from half the casinos on The Strip. In his mind, he’s always one game away from his luck turning around. That is, until The System arrives—and warps Nevada (and the rest of the world) into a digital card-based game. When Mark awakes in the slums of Lost Vegas, a deck of cards rests on his chest. But these aren’t just ordinary playing cards. They’re Monster cards. And Mark finds himself with his own unique class: Card Cheat, giving him the ability to progress through this fantastical game world, level up, and manipulate the monsters in his deck to win (or at least survive). But Mark isn’t the only one in Lost Vegas... and in order to find his way out alive, he’ll have to master his Monster Deck, scour dungeons for new cards, and level his class in this exciting new LitRPG deck-building story. Welcome to the first book in the series, THE MONSTER DECK—a Deck-Building LitRPG and GameLit Series utilizing a Card-based Magic System. Set in a parallel world (Lost Vegas), this story is a blood-pumping combination of steady power progression and survival. Perfect for fans of All the Skills and Towers of Heaven, as well as nostalgic games such as Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Magic: The Gathering. Get ready for funny characters placed in not-so-funny situations, collectable magical cards with secret powers, and tons of cliffhangers that will keep you up at night, flipping the page! *Also to be available on Audible, narrated by the award-winning Gary Furlong. Gary has narrated some of the biggest LitRPG series’ out there: Dungeon Crawler Carl Cinematic Version by Matt Dinniman; They Called me Mad by Jpal; The Hero Slayers by OS Marrow.

This book is for anyone who has lost touch with their art.If you are a creator who has experienced rejection, this is more than just a book to overcome creative blocks and find your flow again. This is a book that will help you understand what you''re feeling in the first place: why you don''t feel confident in your creativity, and why it''s so hard to overcome fear, discouragement, and fear of failure.Each poem is intended to act as a "creativity meditation," encouraging the reader to connect with the feelings that are holding them back, so they can acknowledge them, forgive them, and move beyond them. Whether you are a writer who has stopped writing, a painter who has stopped painting, a musician who has stopped playing, or if you''re someone who has stopped any and all creative self-expression, "Letter To My Imagination" is a reminder of how important it is to keep that connection alive within yourself-and the pain that happens when you don''t.By Nicolas Cole, the #1 personal development writer on the internet with more than 75,000,000 views, this book is part poetry, part meditation guidebook, and part memoir about what it means to stay true to your most creative self.

When people think of World of Warcraft, they think of a socially awkward, acne-faced teenager with "no life." Confessions of a Teenage Gamer challenges those stereotypes and shows how a kid from a wealthy family with every opportunity at his fingertips ended up finding himself in a video game. Confessions of a Teenage Gamer is funny in its honest retellings of teenage puberty, witty in its commentary on rich suburban life, and thought provoking in a way that questions the meaning behind success and happiness. This true story draws parallels between sports, music, and video games-and shows how, at the core, they teach many of the same lessons. With a successful spine surgeon for a father, a music teacher for a mother, and a house full of driven, high-achieving siblings, Nicolas Cole''s Confessions of a Teenage Gamer shows how far one boy will go to chase his dream of becoming a professional gamer.