I think shorter books are going to become more and more of the trend. So I don't think you have to write big, big, long books.
Never build yourself up by tearing another down.
No matter what I'm talking about, I can involve you into the story where you think it's you doing it. You're living it. I can remind you of things that went on in your life so you go, man I had that happen to me. I've been there. I've done that.
There are two things you will never be without: One is your reputation and the other is your credit rating.
Don't educate people; touch them emotionally. Remember that people want to be scared or they want to be made happy or they want to be made sad.
If you're not booked, you're not any good!
If you're selling information - and I have a lot of friends who write a lot of bestselling books and they're selling information. They don't need to have a picture on the cover at all because they are not important. They're secondary to their information. To me, the information is secondary to me.