Coffee With Cole: The Digital Writing Podcast

If you’re new to my channel… hey there! 
My name is Nicolas Cole and I’ve been writing online since 2007. 
Since then, I’ve generated over a billion views on my writing, written 10+ books, and built multiple 7+ figure writing-related businesses, including two of the largest writing programs on the Internet: Ship 30 for 30 & Premium Ghostwriting Academy. 
I have made millions of dollars writing online, so I fundamentally reject this narrative (pun intended) “nobody makes a living as a writer.”
Yes, you absolutely can make a living as a writer. In fact, you can make more than just a living. You can make tons of money as a writer… IF… you’re a digital writer, and embrace learning the new skills required to thrive in a digital world. 
Which is why I started this YouTube channel.
Consider me your Digital Writing Mentor!
On this channel I talk about:
Digital Writing

Ghostwriting

Writing With AI

Self-Publishing

Writing Services & Business Models
So if you have any questions, drop me a comment on any video and I’ll answer them in a future video!
Keep writing,
Cole
(00:00) Getting Started & Writer Mindset
(03:16) Volume and Output: Why Creating Wins
(07:38) Sharpening Your Craft: The Right Practice
(12:15) Big Ideas & Writing for a Specific Audience
(17:19) Communication that Resonates: Tangibles and Promises
(22:00) Serving the Reader First
(26:00) Standing Out: Say Something New
(29:45) Value, Selling, and Choosing Your Business Model
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🔗 Other digital writing videos I think you'll enjoy:
✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started: [https://yt.startwritingonline.com](https://yt.startwritingonline.com/)
🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: [https://www.ship30for30.com](https://www.ship30for30.com/)
👻 Want to enter the lucrative world of ghostwriting? Here’s a free guide to get you started: https://yt.premiumghostwritingbluepri...
🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Come subscribe to our newsletter (100,000+ readers!) on how to Write With AI: https://writewithai.substack.com/
💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: [https://typeshare.co](https://typeshare.co/)
📈 Want to write/ghostwrite just like me? Check out Ghostbase, which is trained on all my writing & ghostwriting frameworks: https://www.ghostbase.com/
🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Do you want to watch me build my 7-figure fiction writing vertical? Come check out Commercial Fiction Club: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com/
📕 For more information on my books, businesses, and other writings, visit my website: [https://www.nicolascole.com](https://www.nicolascole.com/)
📚 To shop my library of print, eBooks, and audiobooks, visit my bookstore: https://www.differentpublishing.press/

In this episode of Coffee With Cole, Cole reflects on crossing a $20M+ milestone selling writing courses online and unpacks the operational, financial, and growth lessons that came with scaling from a creator-led project into a full-fledged business.

(00:00) $20 Million Milestone & Business Evolution
(02:04) Key Lessons from Scaling Writing Businesses
(05:49) Operational Complexity as a Moat
(09:33) Customers Want Value, Not More Stuff
(12:03) Managing Risk & Smart Business Finances
(14:09) Team Building, Commissions & Scaling Sales
(17:34) Paid Ads, Growth Challenges & Analytics
(20:32) High Performers, Video Content & Final Thoughts
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✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started: [https://yt.startwritingonline.com](https://yt.startwritingonline.com/)
🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: [https://www.ship30for30.com](https://www.ship30for30.com/)
👻 Want to enter the lucrative world of ghostwriting? Here’s a free guide to get you started: https://yt.premiumghostwritingbluepri...
🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Come subscribe to our newsletter (100,000+ readers!) on how to Write With AI: https://writewithai.substack.com/
💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: [https://typeshare.co](https://typeshare.co/)
📈 Want to write/ghostwrite just like me? Check out Ghostbase, which is trained on all my writing & ghostwriting frameworks: https://www.ghostbase.com/
🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Do you want to watch me build my 7-figure fiction writing vertical? Come check out Commercial Fiction Club: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com/
📕 For more information on my books, businesses, and other writings, visit my website: [https://www.nicolascole.com](https://www.nicolascole.com/)
📚 To shop my library of print, eBooks, and audiobooks, visit my bookstore: https://www.differentpublishing.press/

In this episode of Coffee With Cole, Cole breaks down one of the biggest myths in writing: that great writers are “born” instead of built. After publishing fiction, non-fiction, and thousands of thought-leadership pieces, he explains why strong writing comes from simple, repeatable techniques—not talent.
Cole walks through a set of small, practical sentence-level habits that dramatically improve clarity, persuasion, and impact. From choosing stronger last words to defining terms before using contractions, this episode is a tactical deep dive into how tiny edits can change how your writing feels, flows, and converts.
If you’ve ever felt like your ideas are good but your sentences fall flat, this one gives you tools you can apply immediately.
(00:00) Intro & My Writing Credentials
(00:26) Tip 1: Strong Sentence Endings
(01:11) Tip 2: Using Contractions Wisely
(02:23) Tip 3: Write Economically
(03:30) Free Masterclass Plug
(04:08) Tip 4 & 5: Avoid & Vary Repetition
(05:16) Tip 6 & 7: Word Choice & Comma Rule
(06:43) Tip 8: Hemingway's Adverb Rule & Wrap Up
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✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started: [https://yt.startwritingonline.com](https://yt.startwritingonline.com/)
🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: [https://www.ship30for30.com](https://www.ship30for30.com/)
👻 Want to enter the lucrative world of ghostwriting? Here’s a free guide to get you started: https://yt.premiumghostwritingbluepri...
🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Come subscribe to our newsletter (100,000+ readers!) on how to Write With AI: https://writewithai.substack.com/
💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: [https://typeshare.co](https://typeshare.co/)
📈 Want to write/ghostwrite just like me? Check out Ghostbase, which is trained on all my writing & ghostwriting frameworks: https://www.ghostbase.com/
🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Do you want to watch me build my 7-figure fiction writing vertical? Come check out Commercial Fiction Club: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com/
📕 For more information on my books, businesses, and other writings, visit my website: [https://www.nicolascole.com](https://www.nicolascole.com/)
📚 To shop my library of print, eBooks, and audiobooks, visit my bookstore: https://www.differentpublishing.press/

In this episode of Coffee With Cole, Cole breaks down one of the most misunderstood parts of becoming a better writer: how to practice.
Instead of treating writing as a vague, intuitive skill, he explains why mastery comes from isolating specific sub-skills—and how practicing those skills manually becomes the foundation for using AI effectively later.
(00:00) Why “becoming a better writer” is the wrong goal
(01:45) Unbundling writing into trainable sub-skills
(03:28) Why repetition alone doesn’t create mastery
(07:18) Story seeds and shortening the feedback loop
(10:49) Frameworks, constraints, and deliberate practice
(14:26) The 5-part story seed formula (with Star Wars example)
(18:20) How practice turns into AI prompts and training data
(26:42) Creating compounding leverage as a writer
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✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started: [https://yt.startwritingonline.com](https://yt.startwritingonline.com/)
🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: [https://www.ship30for30.com](https://www.ship30for30.com/)
👻 Want to enter the lucrative world of ghostwriting? Here’s a free guide to get you started: https://yt.premiumghostwritingbluepri...
🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Come subscribe to our newsletter (100,000+ readers!) on how to Write With AI: https://writewithai.substack.com/
💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: [https://typeshare.co](https://typeshare.co/)
📈 Want to write/ghostwrite just like me? Check out Ghostbase, which is trained on all my writing & ghostwriting frameworks: https://www.ghostbase.com/
🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Do you want to watch me build my 7-figure fiction writing vertical? Come check out Commercial Fiction Club: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com/
📕 For more information on my books, businesses, and other writings, visit my website: [https://www.nicolascole.com](https://www.nicolascole.com/)
📚 To shop my library of print, eBooks, and audiobooks, visit my bookstore: https://www.differentpublishing.press/

This is how I went from charging $200 per article to ghostwriting thought-leadership articles for founders and executives for $2,000.

So, in this podcast, I explain:
• The 3 core benefits of specialization
• How to niche down (Service vs. Industry)
• Why niching down doesn’t limit opportunity
• Services I recommend writers should specialize in
• How to find your Information Advantage & niche down

And tons more!
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✍️ Want to start writing online? Download this free Ultimate Guide to get started: [https://yt.startwritingonline.com](https://yt.startwritingonline.com/)
🚢 Ready to build your daily writing habit and accelerate your trajectory as a Digital Writer? Join Ship 30 for 30: [https://www.ship30for30.com](https://www.ship30for30.com/)
👻 Want to enter the lucrative world of ghostwriting? Here’s a free guide to get you started: https://yt.premiumghostwritingbluepri...
🤖 Need some help learning how to leverage AI as a writer? Come subscribe to our newsletter (100,000+ readers!) on how to Write With AI: https://writewithai.substack.com/
💻 Want an endless supply of proven, viral-worthy digital writing templates? Check out our software platform, Typeshare: [https://typeshare.co](https://typeshare.co/)
📈 Want to write/ghostwrite just like me? Check out Ghostbase, which is trained on all my writing & ghostwriting frameworks: https://www.ghostbase.com/
🧙‍♂️Are you a fiction writer? Do you want to watch me build my 7-figure fiction writing vertical? Come check out Commercial Fiction Club: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com/
📕 For more information on my books, businesses, and other writings, visit my website: [https://www.nicolascole.com](https://www.nicolascole.com/)
📚 To shop my library of print, eBooks, and audiobooks, visit my bookstore: https://www.differentpublishing.press/