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Mark Franklin - The Four Fears® Guy

I've been embarrassed by Premature (e)Publication

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

It is a real thing Reader,

I don't know how many other authors also suffer from this difficult condition but, at 5am this morning, I discovered that Amazon had got a little over-excited and published my book 48hrs early.

The book is now available to buy

"How to Embrace The Four Fears® of Business Ownership" is now for sale on ALL Amazon sites, internationally, for Just £12.99.

Enjoy, scribble on, devour...

Be it a physical copy that I put in your hand myself (coming later this week) or an Amazon purchase of your own; should you do the beautiful thing of buying the book, I insist you devour it.

Write all over it, make notes, attach stickies, fold down page corners... the book's whole purpose is to excite you into action... so do please ACT!

And (assuming you love it) please take a photo of yourself with the book and post a review on Amazon.

Will I see you Monday?

I'm doing a reveal, Q&A and reading live on LinkedIn on Monday 17th February - 2pm UK. It's free to attend, just log on and tune in. There's also a prize draw on the day to win a free copy:

Link to share: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7293589611765792769/​

Throughout February and March I'll also be attending various in-person events with a pile of books and a pen. I'll be sharing details of each on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook so keep an eye out.

As for the publishing dysfunction

I appreciate that "It's NOT that common, it DOESN'T happen to every author, and it IS a big deal!" but, on this occasion, I am very happy for you to share this with everyone you know.

You've got my back, right?

Mark Franklin
​The Four Fears® Guy
​www.markfranklin.co.uk

405 Thorney Leys, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 5NR
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Mark Franklin - The Four Fears® Guy

Author, Speaker, Mindset Expert & Business Strategist

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