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December 29, 2017
The end of a year always catches me by surprise, just like Christmas. Even though we have so much time to look forward to it and prepare, time simply moves too quickly. My wife and I have two boys and at this point one is a bit over 4 and the other a bit over 1. Whether you've got children or not, or are married or not, your life is likely filled to the brim. And that issue takes us full-circle to the end of the year.
September 1, 2017
If you ask anyone why they aren't progressing further on their goals, time is often the answer. "I just don't have the time." I've said it. You've said it. Time is unfortunately one of the clearest, most finite resources available. Interestingly enough, we all have the same amount.
August 27, 2017
It's been said every sentence is a persuasive argument that succeeds or fails in convincing the reader to read the next. Agree or disagree?
Frankly, I don't agree (completely) because the reader is complex, having a multi-dimensional purpose for reading. One aspect may be truly that each good sentence does cause the reader to continue on. But at the same time, the reader, once personally invested through time, money, promise, or any other act of will may continue reading not for that purposes alone. I listen to audio books during my commute. I have literally finished books only to be able to say I finished them, not because they provided some revolutionary insight or emotional experience. I simply wanted to finish what I started.
August 23, 2017
Depression is a very real, very damaging, very painful experience that can be short term or long term and have long lasting consequences. This perspective of author depression in no way is intended to come across flippantly as if to compare on the same level as chronic or acute depression. An author, however, can learn a great deal about how to process the feelings and thoughts encountered during the road to publication by examining depressive symptoms.
August 22, 2017
Every step in the book publishing process is an aspect of business. Let's take the author's role for a moment. Authors provide both a product and a service. The product being obvious, a written book, and the service a bit more subtle, the reader's reaction.
August 21, 2017
Have you ever had a passion that began as a teeny, tiny seed deep inside your heart? The more you thought about it, the more it grew from your heart into your mind. Once it became lodged in your mind, you turned it over and over, thinking about the details, the what if scenarios, and began doing research. After a while, as if the secret well inside of you was so big it was about to burst, you told someone. Not just anyone, of course, but a close friend or a family member. You knew the passion, the dream, was so delicate, you couldn't entrust it to just anyone.
August 17, 2017
You'll often hear writers say they are not in competition with each other. Although I believe this to be true, it's easy to see why some would disagree. There is such a thing as finite space in bookstores, limited page 1 landing room online, and only so much money the average reader has to spend on a new book.
August 16, 2017
Communication through the written word. It is rife with rewards and consequences. A good word nourishes the soul while the opposite breaks the strongest spirit. We, as men, women, and youth, are charged with a responsibility to use words wisely, whether written or spoken.