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Most of Your Words Are Coal, Not Diamonds

In J.R.R. Tolkien‘s epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, we meet the creature Gollum, who is obsessed with the magical One Ring. Back when he ...

Writing for the Right Reasons

Sometimes we make a false distinction between writing for money and writing for pleasure. Both goals can be valid and important. What ties them together ...

The One Year to Live Test

We all know that perfectionism can be debilitating. It can rob you of the joy of writing and cause you to waste endless amounts of ...

Resting: Create Space in Your Life

Over the past six days, we have been through a key cycle in the creative life of a writer: preparing, planting, watering, pruning, harvesting, and ...

Harvesting: Producing the Words

In the previous weekday episodes, we have talked about activities that will help you maintain a growth mindset as writer. We began with preparing the ...

How to Be a 10-Year “Overnight Success”

Ever since I went full-time in my ghostwriting business this past summer, I’ve had a lot of conversations about how that happened. People have been ...

Pruning: Eliminate A Few Activities

As you continue to grow in your writing skills, your connections, and your influence, you will have more and more opportunities. This is both a ...