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How Long Does it Take to Publish?
A lot of people ask me how long it takes to publish a book. I wish I had the definitive answer. Let’s get perspective on the reality and why you might or might not need a traditional publisher. It took…
Books That Matter to Author & Entrepreneur Jonathan Fields
Navigating the Challenges of Writing Your Book
Here is what I cannot stop asking myself: How do people get through the inevitable challenge of writing and create their best work? What drives them? Really, that question has driven me for years to experiment with, research, and…
Guidelines for Crafting Story
Image: Unsplash So who’s your Story about? I generally feel a wee bit disoriented right after shaping a book proposal. What’s it worth? I wondered. What if my agent rejects it? What if this is all…
How Many Drafts Does it Take to Write a Book?
Image: Unsplash Writing drafts is a process of discovery You know, Michael Bungay Stanier didn’t write his elegant book The Coaching Habit in one draft. Or two. Or three. He wrote multiple drafts. In fact, he…
The Freedom Project – Getting Started on Writing Your Book
Image : Unsplash How do we stay productive each day and each week while still feeling spacious with presence, delight, purpose? This comes up a lot when we discuss the process of writing your book. “Productive”…
From Writer to Published: Craft & Creative Mastery
Image: Unsplash You want to publish your book. Whether you’re writing your first or fifth book, you fantasize about finishing that book, getting it into the hands and hearts of people who need it, and what might happen…
Brand & Innovation Digest – February 2017
Image: Unsplash During the past month, Tracking Wonder’s research assistant Gianna Kaloyeros has curated some of what we deem the most relevant studies, stories, and news that will help you and your team excel at having the…
Basecamp Templates: A Delightful Time-Saver
Image: Unsplash Guest Post by Erin Haworth, Tracking Wonder’s Systems Shark The Remote Team’s Time Challenges I’m fortunate to be Tracking Wonder’s operations manager and overseer of a dynamo team of remote contractors. It’s common for…
Stop trying to make time. Enter into relationship with time.
Guest Post by Marisa Goudy, Copywriter and Storytelling Coach “Creating in the midst of chaos is your superpower.” When someone first said this to me, I took it as a compliment. I’m a mother, a business owner, and a creative. Chaos seems…
12 Riffs to Help Boost Creativity & Shape Time
How to Stop Fighting Time
We business artists are blessed and cursed with a generative mind – the ability to come up with lots of ideas. You may be feeling the effect of shifting cultural causes calling you to act. How do you find the time…