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Dan Poynter

Since 1969, Dan Poynter has written and published more than 100 books including Writing Nonfiction, The Self-Publishing Manual, and The Skydiver's Handbook.

Dan Poynter's seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to Dan because he is the leading authority on book publishing.

Dan shows people how to make a difference and a living by coaching them on their book."


“Each step you take reveals a new horizon. You have taken the first step today. Now, I challenge you to take another.”
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“If only it were as easy to do the work of othersas it is to criticize their performance.”
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“Fiction writers can’t be trusted. They make things up.”
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