the old story of being stuck
The thing is, we don’t get stuck at the beginning of writing a book. We don’t get stuck in the middle of writing a book. We don’t get stuck in publishing a book.
We get stuck in the story of being stuck itself.
Warning: You Cannot Plug in Your Potential
Every writer has dormant potential to be realized. Potential is not static, and pre-programmed It’s not an, “Either you have writing potential or you don’t” proposition.
Your potential is like dynamic water.
When harnessed, your potential rises and rushes forward in full power.
And it serves entities far greater than your little self.
You have a book running through you. If you can find the methods, habits, and support to harness it, you can step out of the Amateur Bubble and step into the Apprentice-Artist Arena and ultimately flourish in the Artist-Maestro Stadium.
Anyone can do this.
Myths About Writing Talent vs. The Writer’s Inner Game
Myth #1: Successful, gratified writers mostly have talent. Myth #2: Marketing & platform-building are the most important qualities for any writer to have a long-term career these days. A few years ago, a question troubled me. Among the many creatives…
How Seth Godin’s Book The Icarus Deception Works
There are thought leaders, and there are Thought Leaders.(1) And Seth Godin is the latter. Why? Godin is a Thought Leader not only because he’s smart. It’s not only because he’s prolific and creative. Godin is an archetypal Thought Leader because…
Does Your Manifesto have integrity?
Don’t Just Ship It In the past 8 or so years, corporate manifestos, entrepreneur manifestos, and creative entrepreneur manifestos have popped up in many places. Some of them seem true. Many feel derivative. Manifestos are provocative mission statements (1). Numerous Internet…
Books That Matter to Michael Bungay Stanier
Books change our world views and spark revolutions, inside and out. [Tweet this] Books awaken what’s dozing. Books crack open our hearts and our lens of possibility. Books matter. Today marks our first feature for the second annual Books That Matter series. Books That…
Women, Speed, & Other Publishing News
To flourish in the publishing life as a thought leader or artisanal author, know the book biz and know your options. Easier said than done, right?
The Art of Wandering for Writers & Business Artists
“I was cultivating stupidity.” That’s what Andre Dubus III said when he wrote his first memoir, Townie. The son of a prominent short story writer, Dubus had met success as a novelist, the least of his successes being that The…
The Art of Prioritizing Projects
When working on multiple projects, at least one key difference exists between those creatives and business artists who flounder and those who flourish.
Their ability to learn to discern.
It’s easy to say you make art only for yourself
We turned toward art as kids because we could not not create. But we also turned to art for our own defenses. It quieted the yelling downstairs. It salved the confusion of being an outsider when we didn’t have the…
