Finding and Fixing Your Sacred Flaws
A funny thing happened when I was reading Will Storr’s The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better. […]
Finding Lost Time (and What to Do with It)
As I began writing, the photo above made sense. A major Nor’easter was moving up the coast and the governor had declared a state of […]
Don’t Write a Good Book – Write a GREAT Book – Here’s How
Everyone wants to write a good book. I want you to write a GREAT BOOK! Your first job is to decide Yes! I’m going to […]
Wanna Bet? – Why Authors Need a Scout Mindset
This edition of Marginalia focuses on The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, by Julia Galef. As the subtitle suggests, it’s […]
Should You Write That Nonfiction Book? Are You Ready?
It takes courage to be vulnerable and authentic to the whole world. That’s pretty much what writing a book is about. That vulnerability. That courage. […]
Taming the AI Beast: How to make ChatGPT serve, not enslave you
We’ll review ways content creators can use ChatGPT’s capabilities; 2 major concerns about quality and 1 about copyright in AI’s output; and how to avoid those dangers.
Writing a book only FEELS like herding cats
Take your book writing project from herding cats to the Hero’s Journey!
The DREADED Writer’s Block and How To Overcome It
You’re intent. Focused. You know what you need to do. You have your schedule for the day and you’re close to completing your top 3 tasks… all of which involve writing, writing, writing; or, shall we say, creating, creating, creating.
Messaging for Authors and Others: A Smart Conversation with Messaging Strategist Dorothy Wisnewski
Dorothy Wisnewski is a copywriter who approaches her craft a little differently than many others. In our call, we started with the concept that authors are a brand. They also have a brand.
Which BIG DOG will you choose for your book?
[A version of this post first appeared in our weekly newsletter, which of course you should sign up for.] I called this entry “manufactured marginalia” […]