Why Collecting "Fieldstones" Will Transform Your Writing (And Your Bank Account)
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Why Collecting "Fieldstones" Will Transform Your Writing (And Your Bank Account)
To recap on topic choice:
- Read books and consume content that is different from what is often talked about in your niche or main areas of interest
- Find an idea (or two) that you feel compelled to take a lot of notes on
- Have a list of high-performing YouTube titles from accounts in your niche that you can use as angles for those ideas
- That way, you
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