Mark Gottlieb on Finding & Working with a Literary Agent
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, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...