Steve Jobs and 5 Tips for Being a Successful Author
Image via segagman Flikr Creative Commons Yesterday, one of our WANA International instructors, Amy Shojai, wrote about the importance of reinvention, and I strongly recommend her class this Saturday...
View ArticleDo You Have a Psychic Vampire Critique Partner?
WHAT do you MEAN I am head-hopping? THAT is my VOICE. You are ruining my ART!(Image via Carniphage Flikr Commons) Several months ago, in my Enemies of the Art series, we discussed Psychic Vampires....
View ArticleThe Three "Acts" of a Writer's Journey—From Newbie to Master
Pirate Code=Writing Rules. Clearer now? The mark of a great storyteller is they make our job look easy. The story flows, pulls us in, and appears seamless. Many of us decided to become writers because...
View ArticleThe Writer's Journey—Staying the Course From Newbie to Master
Some of you may or may not know that I practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. BJJ is unique in that there are only FOUR colored belts (blue, purple, brown, black) and new practitioners are a white belt for...
View ArticleBreaking Big: How to Impress Big Five Publishers
The BIG FIVE Publishers sing a siren’s song irresistible to most writers. Granted, in the New Publishing World we now have multiple publishing options, numerous paths to take us to our goal (whatever...
View ArticleBreaking Big: How to Impress Big Five Publishers
The BIG FIVE Publishers sing a siren’s song irresistible to most writers. Granted, in the New Publishing World we now have multiple publishing options, numerous paths to take us to our goal (whatever...
View ArticleThe Priority Parallax: Everything is Not as Important as It Appears
For most of my life, being ‘right’ was my single greatest priority. Years ago, I believed I knew everything. Okay, that’s a lie. More like a couple weeks ago I believed I knew everything. More lies....
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