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Carmine Gallo is a Harvard instructor and the author of The Bezos Blueprint . He says Bezos uses simple, often one-syllable words, to talk through difficult things. Gallo says Bezos also used a "Day 1" mindset that involved obsessing over the customer. This story originally appeared on Business Insider . Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DJ via Business Insider Jeff Bezos wrote 48,000 words in his letters. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a dreamer who turned a bold idea into one of the world's most admired brands. When Bezos took the company public in 1997, he began writing annual letters to shareholders, a habit that continued until he stepped aside as CEO in 2021. Bezos wrote just over 48,000 words in all. His letters fueled Amazon's growth and created innovative communication strategies. "The Bezos letters give us a unique opportunity to see a genius explain his work,...

When new novelist Chelsea Banning showed up at Pretty Good Books in Ashtabula, Ohio, last Saturday for her first-ever book signing, she was pretty excited. But when only two people showed up, she left "pretty bummed" Banning tweeted: "Only 2 people came to my author signing yesterday, so I was pretty bummed about it. Especially as 37 people responded "going" to the event. Kind of upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed." Only 2 people came to my author signing yesterday, so I was pretty bummed about it. Especially as 37 people responded "going" to the event. Kind of upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed. — Chelsea Banning Author (@chelseabwrites) December 4, 2022 Banning is the author of a fantasy novel called Of Crowns and Legends , which follows King Arthur's children during a war. A professional librarian by day, she worked on the story for 15 years before self-publishing. But fear not — her story has a happy ending. ...

Photo : Nebojsa Tatomirov ( Shutterstock ) We all want our written work to look nice. Whether you’re preparing a book for possible publication, or just writing up a document for coworkers or friends to read, you’ve probably wrestled with formatting. Weird spacing, mismatched fonts, and other errors can leave us frustrated with Word or Google Docs—but sometimes the problem is, as they say, between keyboard and chair. That weird formatting you’ re battling is probably your fault. You are actually making this harder than it needs to be. Don’t indent paragraphs with tabs or spaces Sure, y ou can indent your paragraphs, if that’s your style—b ut stop using tabs or spaces to do it. When you hit the tab key, your word processing program (Word, Google Docs, etc. ) will insert an invisible “tab” character. That looks OK for now, but different programs and different settings can change how that tab character gets displayed. If you want to get persnickety about it, you can adjust the tab ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I was so excited! Last week, I spoke with a potential author, who told me that his manuscript should be done in a few days. The kicker? He hadn't started it yet. I imagined him isolating himself inside a hotel room, pulling a Hemingway in a cabin somewhere off the beaten path. "I'm using AI to write it. Have you heard of the most recent chat AI?" I had, and my 50 years made me skeptical (it's a side effect of growing old and awesome, lol). But I was curious as the AI waves in my entrepreneurship network seemed to be gathering speed. AI-speak was popping up all over the place. As a publisher, editor and writer, did I have something to worry about? How would this change the face of publishing? Would it be like the most recent changes: everyone becoming a publisher and author — which is great for the market and people, but then there was the drawback: everyone becoming a publisher ...

When new novelist Chelsea Banning showed up at Pretty Good Books in Ashtabula, Ohio, last Saturday for her first-ever book signing, she was pretty excited. But when only two people showed up, she left "pretty bummed" Banning tweeted: "Only 2 people came to my author signing yesterday, so I was pretty bummed about it. Especially as 37 people responded "going" to the event. Kind of upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed." Only 2 people came to my author signing yesterday, so I was pretty bummed about it. Especially as 37 people responded "going" to the event. Kind of upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed. — Chelsea Banning Author (@chelseabwrites) December 4, 2022 Banning is the author of a fantasy novel called Of Crowns and Legends , which follows King Arthur's children during a war. A professional librarian by day, she worked on the story for 15 years before self-publishing. But fear not — her story has a happy ending. ...