What the hell am I doing here? What in the world would possess an intelligent person to spend about an hour a day on blogging? The answer is simple: me, and you. Let’s start with you I have a very clear idea of who you, my audience are. You are an author, or someone who…
Newsletter week 15: lesson about the ego. This week’s offering is a little different. No news, no recommendations. Just reflections on my 65th birthday. That’s right. I’m 65 today so I’m going to retire. Just kidding. If you know me at all, you know I’m not slowing down. If you are 65 and you’ve had…
When I help authors, I often start with a brainstorm to identify a great title and subtitle. But perversely, my brain recently coughed up some titles unconnected to actual book projects. Since there are no books yet, I offer them to you. Steal my title and write the book. All I ask is that you…
I am one of the most egocentric people you ever met, because I am so talented. (Modest, not so much.) It’s always been this way. So how did it feel to participate in a somebody else’s party for a book I helped write? More than a year ago, Dave Frankland and Nick Worth asked for…
Yesterday, in a writing workshop I was conducting, a woman interrupted me to tell me my explanation of the concept of flow was incomplete and not quite right. And a commenter pointed out an embarrassing grammar mistake in the title of my post. I had only one emotion in each case: gratitude. People seem to…