Writing tips “No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” When writers are open to learning and growing through the writing process, a sense of discovery infuses our words. Personal growth isn’t a selfish reason for writing; it’s an essential…
Marketing tips, Writing tips You start talking about the problems your customers face Identifying our customers’ problems deepens their interest in the story we are telling. Every story is about somebody who is trying to solve a problem, so when we identify our…
Marketing tips A strategy for applying your ideas to shifts in the marketplace More wisdom from @markwschaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2021/03/26/strategy/
Marketing tips Shared meaning According to research published in the Harvard Business Review, there are three common myths around customer loyalty. Myth: Customers want to have relationships with brands. Truth: 77 percent don’t want…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Technological acceleration It is one of the great truisms of our time that we live in an age of technological acceleration; the new paradigms keep rolling in, and the intervals between them…
Marketing tips Look for Opportunities for Newsjacking A term coined by David Meerman Scott, newsjacking describes a process to align your brand message with breaking news events so you ride a wave of traditional media coverage. A…
Writing tips Find a character Find a character, like yourself, who will want something or not want something with all his heart. Give him running orders. Shoot him off. Then follow as fast as you…
Writing tips Writing as an agent of spiritual growth Every spiritual memoir reaches into mystery, attempting to place human life in a broad sacred context. Your task as a writer is not to shy from the unknown but to…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips We must define a desire In business, if we don’t communicate clearly, we shrink. When we’re motivating a team, convincing shareholders, or engaging customers, we must define a desire our customers have or our audience…
Marketing tips Artisanal marketing “Artisanal” is one of those words that has been beat to a pulp on the web, like “personal branding” and “best-selling.” And yet there aren’t many worthy synonyms for this…
Publishing tips Will a Publisher Consider My Self-Published Work? by Chris Ferebee What do The Shack, Jesus Calling and 50 Shades of Grey all have in common? Their respective commercial trade publishers have sold millions of copies of each,…
Writing tips The sensation of writing The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of rearing and peering from the bent tip of a…
Marketing tips, Writing tips Kleiber’s law Working out of the legendary Santa Fe Institute, where he served as president until 2009, West assembled an international team of researchers and advisers to collect data on dozens of…
Publishing tips, Writing tips Path to Publishing: Writing Even When No One is Reading by Kathy Izard https://www.womenfaithstory.com/blog/kathyizard-23r3m-t98fk
Marketing tips, Writing tips Why Writers Should Blog by Angela Enos Blogging is a great way to share your thoughts, connect with readers, practice your writing skills, and build a writing platform. As emerging authors, we have all been…
