10 Tips to Conquer Writer’s Block
Today, I’m introducing a short, week-long series on becoming a more productive writer. Let’s talk about the biggest perceived productivity killer: writer’s block. Whatever you’re …
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
One of the hardest things for any of us writers to swallow is being ignored. We work for months, or in some cases years, on …
What Writers Can Learn from Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane is universally recognized as one of the greatest films of all time. Orson Welles and his collaborators created a masterpiece well ahead of …
Write for the Ninety-Nine, Not the One
We writers often talk about the reasons we like to write. But what are the reasons we don’t write? What keeps us from writing? Several …
Legendary Artist Jimmy Abegg on Creative Habits
Today is another example of why I love podcasting: it gives me the opportunities to have conversations with amazing people. Then I get to share …
Become a Person of Interest
In the law-enforcement community, the phrase “person of interest” is used to describe someone who may be involved in an ongoing investigation or connected with …
Simple, Clear, and Direct
Everybody wants to be admired. And why not? That is completely in line with human nature. From the dawn of time, humans have tried to …
Do You Take Things Personally?
We writers have a reputation for taking everything personally. Many of us would describe ourselves as introverted artists who are highly sensitive. We tend to …
The Curse of 4.0
When you’re in high school or college, your main academic goal is to have a GPA (grade point average) of 4.0. That’s a great strategy …