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 […]
12 Ways to Fail As An Author, Final Four
Who is behind the “you” that shows up at networking events. You need to tell a story, not give a report. Too many first authors give a report – they act as outside eyeballs giving a word by word description of what happened here or there, and when.
12 Ways to Fail As An Author, Continued
I would love it if we could rely on the advice and insight of family and friends, but the truth is so different. These are not the people to trust when it comes to deciding to write a book. Their opinions will be suspect. Yes, share and discuss and take their thoughts to heart. But don’t believe them when they say, “Yes, that’s a great idea! It’s going to be a best-seller!”
Are You Qualified to Be an Author?
Seven roles you’ll need to fill to be qualified as “the author of” that book you dream of writing and publishing.
What If You Did Write That Book This Year?
I wasn’t thinking of dollars and cents, while I wrote. I was thinking of dollars and sense. The dollars I would invest by self-publishing and the sense of pride and accomplishment I would have once the book was completed. And, the sense to know the book was not going to make me rich and famous.
Writing Lessons from HGTV Stars
Ever wonder what the HGTV home renovations stars could teach you about writing and publishing your book? Check these lessons in book building.
Still No Justification (for justified page layout)
The neuro-science of reading and lots of expert opinion tell us why you should not use justified margins in your book.
27 Quotes on Books, Reading, Writing, Learning, and Doing
I gathered a lot of quotations while researching the topics covered in Read ‘Em & Reap! Many are spread throughout the book, so I thought I’d collect my […]
Reaping the Seventh Reward: Shared Immortality
The subtitle of my book is 6 Science-Backed Ways Reading Puts You on the Road to Achieving More and Living Longer. The title of this post confirms what the judge I worked for right after law school taught me: No piece of writing is ever done; you just run out of time.