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Do people want what you’re offering?

When you think about launching your nonfiction book, you may have in mind a grand opening, where you dazzle the planet with the...

Books are bridges in disguise

If you’ve visited my website or my Teachable course page, you may have noticed a recurring theme in the images I choose. Bridges. ...

Smug alert

Warning: this is the equivalent of a “happy dance” celebrating my clients’ achievements. If you don’t want to know about it, look away...

Finding creative focus in the midst of chaos

Today I want to tip you off to a couple of very timely webinars from the good folks at Gotham Ghostwriters. (Disclaimer: I’m one of...

To write a book, you need to plan for dragons

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near him.” —JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit Honestly? I’m not even...

Publishing choices: it’s more than an either/or

The word on the street is that in these times of Covid-19, #literary agents have more time to consider new projects, so it’s a great time...

Are you a speaker, not a writer?

I’m a lover, not a fighter… A speaker, not a writer. Four out of five people who contact me about writing a book or a #book #proposal...

Even Superheroes Mess Up

Here is a story that would have made no sense three months ago. I’m writing this in week four of the “shelter in place” phase of the...

Are you a huddler or a strider?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who divide everything into two groups, and those who don’t. (See what I did there?) ...

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