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Be a Podcast Guest
Being an author in our media age isn’t just about creating books or written content. It’s also about creating a media platform that can consist of video, podcasts, and social media. Of course, I encourage you to take...
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New Book Release: 18 Words to Live By
I’m thrilled to share with you that my brand-new book, 18 Words to Live By: A Father’s Wisdom on What Matters Most, is available today! 18 Words is a compass, a sort of a collection of essential values to carry with...
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The Room Where It Happens
In the musical “Hamilton,” Aaron Burr sings a number called “The Room Where It Happens.” He is upset that his rival, Hamilton, has been invited into the inner circle of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson to help make...
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Danielle Cook: The Power of Owning Your Story
As writers, we spend a lot of time focusing on helping other people tell their stories. Maybe you do client work, coaching, run a writing community as I do, or interview others for a podcast, as I do as well. Even if...
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The Power of a Handwritten Note
There are few things in life as powerful as a handwritten note sent through the mail. Why? Because we all want to feel noticed. We want to feel special. We love the feeling that someone took the time to hand-write a...
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5 Ways to Support Other Writers
One of the most critical truths of living in the modern world is that we are all connected. As the poet John Donne wrote, “No man is an island.” (And neither is any woman, of course.) And because you are the type of...
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An Easy Way to Reduce Friction
All of us deal with a certain amount of friction as writers. Even under the best of circumstances, there are obstacles and problems that threaten our productivity and success. When you are under a deadline or...
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How Writing Actually Gets Done
One of the reasons that writing feels so hard to many people is because their expectation doesn’t match the reality of how a clean draft actually gets written. Many people have an ideal of sitting down at a computer...
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It Can’t Be Done… or Can It?
If someone gave you the assignment to write a sentence without the letter E, how would you respond? Would you think it’s too difficult, or that it can’t be done? What about a whole paragraph, a scene, or even a whole...
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The Middle 50%
Have you ever thought about why do so many writing projects get started, but never get finished? Lots of people want to write a book, start a podcast, create a blog, or build a writing business. But why do so many...
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Jennifer Zahourek: How to Create Custom Print Books
We all know that Amazon and other print-on-demand companies give authors an amazing opportunity to get our books out into the world without having to stock and ship our own books. But you may not have known about the...
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Your Book Cover Keeps the Vision Clear
One of my very best friends is a guy named Eric Elder. He is a musician, author, and creative genius who runs TheRanch.org. A few years ago, we were on a call and he showed me how he stays motivated to finish the...
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