Not long ago, the closest an author could achieve to creating an e-book himself or herself was converting a word processing document into a PDF and then e-mailing copies to close friends and family members. Today, though still a burgeoning industry, e-book publishing is becoming creative and fruitful in ways comparable to traditional book publishing….
A series of phone calls I have had this week hearten me about humanity. A thought leader, a start-up co-founder, a memoirist, an herbalist professional, a novelist, a marketing boutique owner-cum-memoirist – they all reminded me of the importance of why. But they also remind me of the flip side of why. And that positive…
Not so long ago, people really didn’t know about the book launches my clients had or their New York Times best-selling successes or Oprah appearances or simply finishing the books that had been brewing inside them sometimes for years. I used to think it poor form to draw attention to my work or to my…
The book publishing industry’s annual three-day BookExpo America (BEA) has concluded. More than one journalist has reported in the publishing world an air of optimism. Compare that air to six months ago when hyperbolic headlines predicted eBooks, Amazon, the economy, and rogue authors taking down the Big 6 or 5 altogether. Consider the obvious: All…
I want to talk about self-esteem and creating. About creating the work not only that we want to create but creating the work that your patch of the planet needs. I want to hear from you because I never have the complete picture, and hearing from you expands my – our – perspective. Here’s what…
How do successful books work? We think they succeed because of some insider mystery, talent, or connection. There is insider knowledge. But the insider knowledge that matters is what can make you a more informed reader and a more captivating author with a brave new story. For a while, I’ve wanted to create book review videos…
When William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize for Literature, he implored the then-younger, perhaps more jaded writers to exhibit this quality. The next year, John Steinbeck followed suit and called for it as well. Maxine Hong Kingston has called it the most important quality a writer can possess. And David Foster Wallace rhapsodized about it,…
Here’s what I’ve been hearing: Something in us aches to be free and brave to create what matters. To take risks to stand up and stand out. To tell the Story we know must be told. But time dogs us. We make a creative mess more than a mountaintop. We’re not sure how to shape…
http://youtu.be/Ozc4nBvprFY For anyone yearning to be heard. For anyone whose voice feels caged in a cubicle or sliced on a chopping board. For anyone whose Muse still battles Time and Mind and Circumstance. For anyone ready to shape a glorious creative mess or message into a Story. For anyone supplicating for courage to make choices…
Branding is part and parcel of who we are as thing-making, idea-shaping, experience-crafting creatures. Few people have helped me weave meaning and mission into brand-making for myself and clients more than Marty Neumeier. Marty is Director of Transformation at Liquid Agency, devoted to helping businesses craft amazing brands. He’s helped companies such as Apple, HP, Adobe,…
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