Marketing tips, Writing tips Personal Fit Another way to look at this idea of “personal fit” is through the lens of ikigai, an ancient Japanese ideology. A combination of the Japanese words “iki,” which means “life,”…
Writing tips If Things Aren’t Going Well Sometimes, you know that you’re not doing well. The writing may not be stuck, but it has ceased to tap anything deeper than your thesaurus. The prayer may not have…
Marketing tips What Do We Do When Our Favorite Leaders Leave Social Media Behind? by Kaitlin Curtice https://kaitlincurtice.substack.com/p/what-do-we-do-when-our-favorite-leaders
Writing tips What About Me? The book I most often recommend to writers is William Zinsser’s On Writing Well. It is wise, practical, and enjoyable to read. Friends have even heard me talk about Zinsserizing…
Uncategorized 7 Reasons why this is the most challenging time to be in marketing Another insightful article by Mark Schaefer: https://businessesgrow.com/2022/06/20/challenging-time-to-be-in-marketing/
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Six considerations If you’re devoting a meaningful portion of your life to launching a new idea, why not give yourself the best chance to succeed and do some homework first? That requires…
Uncategorized HarperCollins Teams Up with Trevor Project https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/89602-harpercollins-teams-up-with-trevor-project.html
Writing tips Challenges of truth-telling First, a list of distinguishing characteristics that seem to me to help distinguish truth from its many facsimiles: Truth is elusive. Truth avoids institutional control. Truth tugs at conventional syntax.…
Publishing tips Potential Costs for Self-Publishing Developmental editing (comes before writing in some cases and includes developing the theme, target audience, tone, outline, chapter organization, etc.; may also include substantive editing) - from $3500Substantive/content editing/book doctoring…
Writing tips The mystery of mysteries at the bottom of the well The Jewish Rabbi Abraham Heschel said toward the end of his life, “What keeps me alive - spiritually, emotionally, intellectually - is my ability to be surprised.” Fred was surprised;…
Uncategorized The greatest source of resilience I believe that a new scientifically defined human faculty, which I call natural spirituality, is the next big idea for parents. We can now apply new research and data about…
Marketing tips, Writing tips The single most important thing you need to write a great book The single most important thing you need to write a great book is: A HOOK! If your book has a great hook, it is much more likely to sell well,…
