Like many people I know, I spent part of my holidays reading The Undoing Project, Michael Lewis’ wonderful new book about the relationship between Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman as they laid the foundations for behavioral economics. The book is way more interesting than I just made it sound. Anyway, at one point (page 230, to be […]
Saving Unwritten Ideas for Later
You get an inspired idea for a blog post, story, or screenplay. You can almost see it in your head. It’s good – very good. It’s so important that you decide to save it for some future time, when you can give it your full attention. When you finally have the time, you open up the notes or revisit […]
A Few of My Favorite Apps (for Authors)
In the spirit of the holiday gift exchanges, let’s share our favorite resources for writers and authors. I’ll go first. This post includes a list of tools and apps that either make it easier to get your book out into the world (writing and publishing) or that simplify the task of creating and maintaining the online author platform […]
You Are Not an Imposter
Neil Gaimon not really a storyteller? John Steinbeck not a writer? Tina Fey and Maya Angelou – totally faking it? Absurd as it sounds to you and me, everyone on that list has confessed to feeling like an imposter or fraud. (Steinbeck wrote the words “I am not a writer” in his journals.) How could they […]
Books for the Writers On Your List
It’s December again, when you need to come up with gift ideas for friends, family, and colleagues. I feel your pain, and I’m here to help – as long as you know people who enjoy a good book. The Internet is replete with lists compiling the books of the year. Here are a few worth checking out: The […]
Move the Starting Line
Are you a careful planner? Do you like to know your exact daily itinerary before you take a trip or do you leave yourself open to exploration and discovery? In writing as in travel, you may not discover exactly where you’re going until you’re well on the way. If you wait to figure out the entire course, you […]