BSP 153: You Have a Book in You by Mark Victor Hansen

Mark Victor Hansen, author of You Have a Book In You: Make
Money With Your Story, is known for co-authoring the Chicken
Soup for the Soul series, and has written a total of 309
books, including his most recent, You Have a Book In You: Make
Money With Your Story. The purpose of this book is to serve as a
reminder for anyone to “plug back into their genius.” Hansen
believes that everyone has a story to tell. He says, “What writing
does is it refines you, refines your spirit, your soul, and your
heart. It defines who you are.” He stresses that writing is the
outlet that allows people out of their own confinement. Hansen says
throughout his travels around the world promoting Chicken
Soup, people often asked him “Can I tell you my story? That sparked
an idea about writing a book that featured several stories about
several successful writers and what catapulted them into greatness,
including Michael Crichton. He says, “Michael is a great writer
because you get intrigued by the people.” He adds, “All of us are
supposed to have peaking life experiences and writing a book does
get you out of mediocrity, gets you out of your complacency.”
Hansen has collaborated with many industry giants as well as many
others in the age spectrum – from a 4-year old, to 98-year old Art
Linkletter. It is essential that everyone writes their story –
whatever that is, to leave it as a legacy, as ancestral wealth
because “the world needs more intellect, more thinking, more
spirit, and brightness and expand those opportunities for
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