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The Last Choices Left to Survive as a Writer

Today, as I did my usual LinkedIn perusal, I read about the bloody week the news industry has had. Major outlets like Business Insider, The Los Angeles Times, and Forbes are all cutting staff or...

4 Ways to Create Your Book Cover

Need a book cover? There are four basic options to create one, and I cover them all in this quick video. https://youtu.be/NQaAGzQQ2o4 Watch/Subscribe:https://youtu.be/NQaAGzQQ2o4 My preferred option is... In complete honesty, I have no idea which...

Want to Self-Publish a Book? Here’s What You’ll Need

You need more than a finished manuscript to self-publish a book. In this video, you'll learn the other basic resources you need to prepare before you launch. Watch/Subscribe:https://youtu.be/3aTVpzZeSeE re: ISBNs -- It's MUCH...

How Censorship and Invalidation Psychologically Damage Writers

Writers always have faced some degree of criticism and difficulty getting their work out into the world. We've never had the easiest time when it comes to having our craft respected. Now, though, censorship and...

8 Influential Books That Changed My Life

Write for the right reasons. There are other professions where it's way easier to make money, so focus on making a difference with influential books or other content. Because I didn't have a lot of...

How to Deal With the Feeling Your Writing Dream Won’t Come True

I think every writer has felt like they'd never make it at some point, like their writing dream would never come true. Take some encouragement from this video in which I provide a simple strategy...

The Number of Books You Read Is Not a Badge of Honor

In her piece for The Atlantic, Emma Sarappo dives into the practice of keeping track of the books we read. Can someone explain why people do this? Just because you read doesn't mean you remember...

5 Mistakes (Most) Beginning Writers Make

I've been in the writing game for almost two decades now. But once upon a time, I was a newb. I had no idea what I was doing. (Like, seriously, none.) But looking back, it's...

Want to Be a Great Writer? Go Over the Top

OMG, lol... A little over the top, yes? But if you think about it, over the top means standing out. I can get behind that. It's kind of a serious point, though. As writers, we...

Spew and Write First, Edit Second

Yes, you have to edit. While you write, though? How about not? https://youtu.be/TPQwVgGIgng I'm not talking here about minor edits where you are catching errors and assisting with the overall construction of your document as...