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 […]
Catching a Flood of Writing Ideas
How do you cope when writing ideas rain down faster than you can catch them? How do handle a creative Muse that delivers batches of writing ideas at inopportune times, like packages that pile up on your doorstep while you’re on vacation? Like summer fruit, inspiration can spoil if left unattended too long. The Creative […]
Finding Your Revision Groove (and Staying Sane)
Revision – people love it, people hate it. They forget to leave time for it, or get stuck in it forever. Revising and self-editing can bring out a writer’s worst qualities: Perfectionism: It’s never quite good enough to show people. The imposter syndrome: Who am I to write about this topic? What was I thinking? Impatience: […]