“Courage is taking action in the presence of risk, in spite of fear.” — Sean Platt Courage Copy Share Image
“by another. A full bouquet. Natasha bowed again, her heart full. The few people who hadn’t already stood came to their feet.… — Sean Platt Bouquet Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure what you mean.” “Ask him if he’s telling the truth.” Cameron thought she must be kidding, but Jeanine’s eyes… — Sean Platt Telling the truth Copy Share Image
“But see, publishers don’t actually know what readers want. They know what distributors want. Joe and Jane Smith? No clue. Barnes &… — Sean Platt Books Copy Share Image
“The theory of 1,000 true fans states that an artist (not just writers, but musicians, filmmakers, carpenters, whatever) need only acquire 1,000… — Sean Platt Art Copy Share Image
“They’d been through this before. He was flirty. It was inappropriate, but he seemed to delight in her squirming. The only way… — Sean Platt Copy Share Image
“So now there really are little green men on the moon?” “These people weren’t official SETI. They didn’t understand the data at… — Sean Platt Moon Copy Share Image
“We’ve already said the difference between success and failure in most things — and self-publishing is no exception — is a matter… — Sean Platt Failure Copy Share Image
“The ship lowered. But whatever the healthy-seeming Meyer didn’t know or couldn’t see about the Astral collective, it didn’t extend to the… — Sean Platt Ground Beneath Copy Share Image
“The people who read pirated books are never going to buy your work anyway; it’s a totally different audience than purchasing readers.… — Sean Platt Books Copy Share Image
“If you ever get stuck, ask yourself what happens next, then next, then next. Don’t get an idea for a situation; develop… — Sean Platt Ask yourself Copy Share Image
“What will life be like, some day, once you’re writing full time? Spend hours with that thought.” — Sean Platt Life Copy Share Image
“Best way to find a needle was to torch the entire fucking haystack, then come back with a magnet.” — Sean Platt Search Copy Share Image
“Writing is about you. Publishing is about the book. Marketing is about the reader.” — Sean Platt Book Copy Share Image
“the more people get, the more they want. And the less happy they are with what they already have.” — Sean Platt Happiness Copy Share Image
“Do you know what truly, honestly separates people who succeed from those who fail? It’s simple: People who do the work succeed.… — Sean Platt Succeed Copy Share Image
“Wayne Gretsky said, “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going… — Sean Platt Hockey Copy Share Image
“Any good, persistent, business-minded, prolific writer can succeed if they keep writing and moving forward. For the modern author, that’s excellent news.” — Sean Platt Books Copy Share Image
“Take Daddy’s hand. And Clara, to Lila’s immense relief, merely walked alongside him without claiming his offer.” — Sean Platt Copy Share Image
“Why was that obvious?” Cameron remembered Benjamin’s glee when he seemed to realize the same thing, regarding the whole thing as a… — Sean Platt Obvious Cameron Copy Share Image
“Taking acceptable risks is a key ingredient for success. If the path was easy, everyone would take it. Ballsy people, if they’re… — Sean Platt Risk Copy Share Image
“When you release your first book, all you really need is to get a few people to love it. When you release… — Sean Platt Books Copy Share Image
“Lila sensed the cessation of motion more than she actually felt it. Being in the shuttle did something to her equilibrium —… — Sean Platt Seat Belt Copy Share Image
“Which Meyer?” Piper chuckled. “Meyer Meyer. Charlie just calls the other one Anomaly.” “Catchy name.” “Mmm.” “Clara says he wants his own… — Sean Platt Chuckled Copy Share Image
“I stopped doing online education when I realized a sad truth: Nobody is interested in hearing the boring reality about what it… — Sean Platt Business Copy Share Image
“Way I see it, we have a limited amount of time on the planet, right? I just happened to know how limited… — Sean Platt Death Copy Share Image
“Understand That Bad Reviews Are a Sign That You're Relevant The only way you could never get any negative reviews would be… — Sean Platt Bad reviews Copy Share Image
“All humans were capable of atrocity. It was simply a matter of falling into a sequence of events that would drive them… — Sean Platt Atrocity Copy Share Image
“Your plans can be cast in concrete, and you can carry an unshakable belief that you were meant to do one thing… — Sean Platt Child Copy Share Image
“Eventually, traffic thinned enough to jockey back onto the highway. Meyer kept going, always staying in the right lane and keeping an… — Sean Platt Roads Rural Copy Share Image
