Scott Allan

Scott Allan is a bestselling personal development author with more than a dozen books on habit change, courage, rejection resilience, and the psychology of taking back your life. His titles — including Do the Hard Things First, Rejection Reset, Fail Big, Relaunch Your Life, and The Discipline of Masters — have sold widely and built a loyal readership of indie authors, entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing a bigger life. Scott writes across discipline, self-mastery, and the mindset shifts that turn ambition into action. When he isn't writing, you'll find him practicing the hard-things-first routines he teaches and walking the coast near his home in Japan.

Scott Allan

Articles by Scott Allan

Is Spines Publishing a Scam? The Ultimate Spines Publishing Review (2026)
Is Spines Publishing a Scam? The Ultimate Spines Publishing Review (2026)
TL;DR Spines isn't a scam, it's a real, venture-backed AI p ...
How Many Chapters Are in a Novel? Averages by Genre (With Examples)
How Many Chapters Are in a Novel? Averages by Genre (With Examples)
TL;DR Wondering how many chapters are in a novel? Most nove ...
The 11 Parts of a Story Great Authors Use (+ Examples)
The 11 Parts of a Story Great Authors Use (+ Examples)
TL;DR: Every story is built from 11 parts: characters, sett ...