Your Guide to Making and Marketing a Self-Published Book

You’ve decided that 2018 is the year that you’re finally going to self-publish your first book. But without a publishing house behind you, can you really succeed? The short answer…

The Magic and Mystery of Creative Writing

Creative Writing is writing that comes from the heart. It’s opposite, I suppose, would be technical writing, where you’re writing to sell a product or provide instruction. The only thing…

Before You Start Your New Writing Habit? Don’t.

When my friends at CreativeLive asked me to write about how to start a new writing habit, I said, “Are you sure? I’m kind of, like, the un-habits guy.” Don’t…

How to Tell Stories that Sell

It’s a scientific fact: human beings LOVE stories. On a physiological level, our brains are wired to perk up, listen more intently, and remember details more accurately when they’re presented…