February 2014
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about fear. That may be obvious to some of you. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about how insidious it can be. Here’s a few definitions of the word insidious: “causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed” “awaiting a chance to entrap” “having a gradual and cumulative…
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Two recent emails I’ve received from readers: “This advice seems geared toward extroverts/people persons, but many writers are introverts who find it hard to reach out to people and who, thus, suck at marketing. [It is] easy for extroverts, and painful or even next-to-impossible for introverts. Is there any hope for introverts like me who…
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I’ve been blocked all week. I’ve strung out over 4000 words in blog posts with no finished product to show for it. Everything I write seems to come to a sheer cliff with no soft way to land. Even that metaphor sucks. This is the fifth time I’ve started over writing this post. I’ve found…
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It’s hard to overstate the importance of picking the right title for your book. It is the handful of words people will use to make a split second decision to click on your book or move on to the next. However, when it comes time to actually make a decision, it’s really hard to figure…