Here’s the second half of my guide to book writing — How to Write — a Practical Timeline Here’s the nitty-gritty of how I get to ‘The End’: Get an idea. You might be reading a news article, or a another novel, watching a film, or daydreaming a ‘what if’ and it gets you —Continue reading “How To Write a Book (Part 2 of 2)”
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The Day You Woke Up
This is the day you woke up. This is the day you realized you only have so many days left (even if it’s a lot, it’s still a finite number). This is the day you decided the start living. Today you realized your talent and passion and vision are too beautiful to take to theContinue reading “The Day You Woke Up”
How to Start Living the Life of Your Dreams Today
This is about to be a huge cop out because the answer to the question above is to remove the first two words from the title of this piece — there’s your answer. But hopefully my explanation will be more satisfying. There’s a lot of dithering, planning, dreaming, whiteboard and index card use, and fantasizingContinue reading “How to Start Living the Life of Your Dreams Today”
Are You Selling What I’m Buying?
If you’re an author today (or any sort of entrepreneurial business person) this is truly a wonderful time to be alive. The freedom and power given by the internet is unprecedented. But for authors, all that power comes with great responsibility. How to you make yourself heard, rise above the masses, and sell books withoutContinue reading “Are You Selling What I’m Buying?”
What I’ve Learn After 50 Blog Posts (Tips & Tricks)
TA DA! (TWEET, TWEET!) WE MADE IT! Happy 50th post on this website. I was kind of surprised that it sneaked up on me. But I’ve learned a lot since March 2nd, 2013 and I want to share what I have learned with any would-be writers or bloggers — 10 Things I’ve Learned About BloggingContinue reading “What I’ve Learn After 50 Blog Posts (Tips & Tricks)”
Stay Extraordinary 