Would-be authors ask me whether they know enough to write a book all the time. It’s in the top 3 concerns people have about writing a book –
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Quick fix pitfalls for authors
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve seen a lot from me about how to make writing easier and how to keep your book from
Keep Your Work Safe
Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing the first draft of a book about writing a book about your business. As I was preparing to print the
How a Writing Ritual Puts You in Control of Your Creativity
Have you thought about your writing ritual lately? Rituals are powerful. We all already know that. If rituals weren’t powerful, we wouldn’t see so many of them in,
How to Write Like You Talk to Your Friends
In a blog post from 2011, Seth Godin famously pointed out: ‘No one ever gets talker’s block.’ He goes on to argue that writer’s block should be equally
The Stories of Our Lives
If you’ve come across Donald Miller’s Building a Story Brand (2017) – or work by anyone who’s been influenced by him – you’ll know that story and narrative
Half Lives
I recently asked a former client, Lucy Jane Santos, to write a post about her recently published book, Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium. I edited some
Jump in at the Deep End: Be a Fearless Writer
Before a swimming lesson when I was about two years old I jumped in at the deep end of the pool. I loved jumping into the water, so
Conversation, Writing, and Coaching
On one level, it seems fairly obvious how I got from studying and teaching literature and writing, to being an editor, to being a writing coach. My training
Race, LGBTQ+, and Business
Over the last several weeks I’ve been quiet on here because I’ve been doing a lot of listening, reading, and thinking as we’ve seen problems that have been