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The Time That is Given to You

In your life as a writer, there are many things you get to choose: how and when you write, what kind of material you create, ...

Your One Thing

Each day is a thread you are weaving into an epic tapestry. One day, the threads will run out and your life will be over. ...

Begin with the End in Mind

In his classic book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey famously wrote, “Begin with the end in mind.” Come with me on ...

Think 100 Years Into the Future

On a day-to-day basis, we are consumed with the here and now—what we have to write and publish today or this week. Expand your horizons ...

Create a Body of Work

The writer Matthew Kelly said, “It is important to understand that you are not writing a story or a book, or a sentence or a ...

A Lesson from Gothic Cathedrals

When I became a college professor in 2004, one of the courses I was assigned was Introduction to the Arts. It was a basic survey ...

Success Comes at a Price

We all wish for success… but sometimes we forget that it comes at a price. Take Harper Lee, for example. She published the classic American ...

Put Yourself in a Box

Most people don’t like the idea of being put in a box. We want to keep our options open and avoid labels. But if you ...

Focus on a Specific Audience

It’s tempting as a writer to think that “everyone” is your audience. But the reality is that your message is not for everyone. It’s a ...

It’s Never Just Another Day

Every writer understands this basic truth: it’s easy to let one day run into the next one. Then weeks, months and eventually years pass by ...