This is the second in a three-part series of posts about being a podcast guest. Read the first one here. Congratulations! You’ve landed a podcast interview to talk about the subject of your book. What do you do next? Prepare. Here’s my personal preparation time line. Immediately I like to take notes and assemble my […]
Better than the Last One
When is something truly finished? You’ve written a blog post, or an article. How good does it have to be before you hit the publish or send button? Do you get stuck in revision, polishing the words or rethinking your approach? Doubting yourself? Putting your words out into the world can be frightening. Perfectionism makes […]
An Author’s Guide to Being a Good Podcast Guest
Part One: Planning Being a podcast guest has turned out to be one of the unexpected pleasures of publishing a book. Through showing up on podcasts, I’ve made new friends with podcast hosts. Recently, I even connected with a second cousin, who listened to a podcast I did! But aside from being fun, chatting about […]
The (Not Really) Shrinking Reader Attention Span
“We are moving from a world where computer power was scarce to a place where it now is almost limitless and where the true scarce commodity is increasingly human attention.” Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft It’s almost a truism that our attention spans are dwindling. What does that mean for writers? First, let’s get our […]
Subscribed: The Subscription Economy Has Been Waiting for This Book
The Review: Short Version Finally – a comprehensive guide to the Subscription Economy, told from a viewpoint at the center of this tectonic shift. Long Version When I wrote the first edition of Subscription Marketing (published January 2015), I tried to get my head around the scope of the changes happening to businesses as they […]
The IndieReader Discovery Award for Nonfiction
The Workplace Writer’s Process wins second place in the overall non-fiction category for the 2018 IndieReader Discovery Awards! Of all of the books submitted, the judges choose three fiction and nonfiction entries for special recognition. The Workplace Writer’s Process came in second in the overall nonfiction category. Read the press release here. Check out the […]