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About Tom Collins

Here at Master Book Builders, I'm known as the "Book Artisan" -- the guy who takes over to help with your book design and publishing steps, after you and Yvonne finish writing, editing, and polishing your book manuscript. As a writer myself, I usually chime in with a suggestion here or there. Since reading your book is inherent in my layout process, I bring that understanding of your message to your cover design, as well. And then I help with many of the tech and "author business" tasks in the publishing and marketing phases, constantly learning as the industry evolves. I try to share some of that learning in my blog posts, too.

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Learning vs. knowing: Is one of my favorite #Success stories a lie?

What happens when you find out one of your favorite stories about achieving success is wrong? The real story behind my success mantra: “lots of pots.”

By Tom Collins May 16, 2022 Creativity, Tips from Tom's inbox, Writing
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Wise up! How to grow wiser as you age

We’d all like to be known as wise, right? And deserve the label. So whether or not you’re thought of as wise right now, this post will show you how to recognize wisdom and how you can gain more of it over time.

By Tom Collins April 18, 2022 Aging Well, Marginalia, Tips from Tom's inbox
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On “revisioning” and the PIERS whole-self model

How a “revisioning” process can help you get unstuck, what inspired that name, and how it fits in with the PIERS Whole-Self Model.

By Tom Collins April 4, 2022 Business & Entrepreneurship, Health & Happiness, Tips from Tom's inbox
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A [TfTi] 2-fer: Love Your Local Bookstore & The Power of Play

Saving local bookstores from Amazon? I’ll start with the message from Bookshop.org that came in a few days ago, summarizing what this new player in […]

By Tom Collins February 4, 2022 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Learning, Marketing your book, Tips from Tom's inbox
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How to Publish Your Book in Hardcover on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

Until recently, if you wanted to publish your book in hardcover on KDP, that was not an option. That’s all changed, since the beta release of the KDP hardcover option. Here’s how it works and how to make it easy on yourself.

By Tom Collins October 28, 2021 Books, Copyright & Legal Stuff, Writing
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“MWe” knew it! Neuroscience confirms: learning is about connecting the dots

Tom here, to share my thinking behind this bit of marginalia. Here’s what I wrote aside a paragraph on “active learning” in the new book, Uncommon Sense Teaching: […]

By Tom Collins September 11, 2021 Books, Learning, Marginalia
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Kintsugi Mind: (re)Writing the Stories of You

We all feel broken, sometimes, or in some parts of our being. Or as if we’re showing cracks on the outside, hiding stress fractures within. […]

By Tom Collins June 29, 2021 Health & Happiness, Learning, Lifestyle, Writing
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HIBs? 14 Proven Ways to Increase Your Happiness

Ever wonder if there are scientifically proven ways to live a happier life? Here are 14 “happiness inducing behaviors” backed by research.

By Tom Collins May 11, 2021 Books, Health & Happiness, Learning, Lifestyle, Tips from Tom's inbox
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Age Diversity at Work: Can Solos and Small Businesses Share the Benefits?

We looked at the benefits of age diversity running to the organization: increased productivity, innovation, workforce stability, and the bottom line. And the evidence continues to pile up.

By Tom Collins April 2, 2021 Aging Well, Big Ideas, Health & Happiness
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Top 5 Reasons You Must Embrace Imperfection in Your Work

わ び ‌さ び (wabi-sabi) The Japanese phrase wabi-sabi means to celebrate imperfection. It’s connected to the art form called kintsugi, or “golden repair” – in which broken […]

By Tom Collins February 28, 2021 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Flawsomism, Health & Happiness, Lifestyle
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