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.
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…
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…
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…
You only get one 2014. Make it your “Why not?” year.
The Idea The idea started to congeal this past summer: In the past few years, I had offered a creative work flow series, an author’s mentorship program that sold out, and a live author’s intensive that sold out – all…
You are not a brand to sell. Stand up for the Story you must tell.
These four elements form the basis for the Story she had to tell, for the Story of what she and her business are all about, the Story of how she repeatedly, consistently, and effectively takes her clients and customers – her audience – from an undesired state to a desired state.
Publishing Predictions for 2014
It might seem foolish to make predictions about the world of publishing. But being ignorant to the trends and shifts seems even more foolish if you’re a writer, author, service provider, or thought leader. Rapid changes and disruptions in publishing…
How do you shape a meaningful, sustainable life of creating?
How do you shape a meaningful life of creating while also making a right livelihood and making a difference? That question has burned inside me for years, and I’m finally ready to share with you work that has come from…
