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What’s Luck Got to Do With It?

When you begin studying the lives of the great writers, one of the most surprising things you’ll learn is how well aware most of them ...

Celebrating 100,000 Downloads!

I want to take a moment to let you know about an important milestone we just passed here on the podcast in the last couple ...

No Such Thing as Objective News

Every day, you are surrounded by news—news on the internet, news on television, news in the newspaper, news that other people deliver. Have you ever ...

The Saddest Reason to Avoid Writing

There are a lot of reasons people give for avoiding the hard work of writing. One of the most common ones is a lack of ...

Say It Out Loud

If you are familiar with the organization Alcoholics Anonymous, you have probably seen or heard about the way people sometimes introduce themselves at these meetings. ...

Step Out of the Shadows

One of the most famous movies of all time, and what many consider to be the greatest movie of all time, is 1941’s Citizen Kane, ...

Your Weakness is Your Secret Weapon

This one is for all the 1980s rock fans out there. In 1985, the music group Heart was choosing songs to record for its 8th ...

The One You’re Writing For

So many aspiring authors never write their books because they are always worried about what people will think. Will their book be “good enough” (whatever ...

Read Your Writing Out Loud

When we talk about your “writing voice,” we usually mean the unique way you communicate. It involves tone, language, turns of phrase, attitude, and more. ...