Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

If you've lived it, chances are someone can learn from it! Embrace the idea of penning your own book

30 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this YouTube segment, Nick Hutchison and a co‑speaker discuss whether everyone should become an author and what makes a good fit for Morgan James Publishing. The speaker argues that while 86% of people want to write a book, only a tiny fraction start, finish, or get published, and even fewer see their work in a bookstore. Despite the low odds, they assert that anyone with a valuable experience or insight that could help others should consider writing, especially if the content can save lives, encourage, or solve challenges for readers. The conversation also touches on ghostwriting as a practical solution for those who have a story but lack writing skills, emphasizing that the purpose and impact of the book matter more than the author's craft. Overall, the dialogue balances realistic publishing statistics with a motivational stance on purpose‑driven authorship.

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Should everybody write a book? Who's a good fit for being an author? Well, what kind of characteristics do you look for for Morgan James authors?
I don't think everybody should write a book, but if you do have something to say or you've got an experience others could learn from, then absolutely you should. You know, the reality is you probably heard these numbers before, Luke and Nick. You know, what is it? 86% of the population want to write a book, but few start, and then even fewer finish, and then even fewer get picked up by a publisher. And then as we just alluded, there's less than 2% chance that you'll ever show up in a bookstore if you're Even if you're traditionally published. So it's like, why would you go do that on this path in the first place? But if you've got something good and you can benefit somebody, you can save a life, or you can encourage somebody or help them down a challenge that you've solved so they don't have to have the same challenges, then you must write that book. Now, I eventually learned that I may not be the best one to actually write it. My last book was ghostwritten, and oh my gosh, it was amazing. But still, I think you should write a book if you've got something powerful to say that can benefit for somebody else. Now, again, there's a lot of books that are just written for somebody