A book that ought to be banned

Given my job, I pay attention to trends in the book industry. Currently, there’s a lot of talk about book banning and Trad wives, not to mention a bunch of new publications that address these two separate topics. A Trad wife, if you’ve been living under a rock, is a...

A music video with an embedded writing lesson

I broke my ankle a number of years ago. I ended up in the gym after six weeks of going crazy at home, which is precisely what happens when I don’t run. I don’t tend to watch TV or music videos, but I happened to be on the stair-master one morning when this video...

Game recognize game

We once had a dog named Edgar whose whole raison d’ etre was to kick cat ass. Unfortunately, we also had two cats: Peanut Butter and Mozart. Peanut Butter was a cat-hater’s cat. He had all the swagger of John Wayne, and the cool detachment of Humphrey Bogart. Tail up,...

The cure for Imposter Syndrome

I write about the Imposter Syndrome all the time because it’s the single biggest issue many of my clients have. It’s what keeps them from starting their book, finishing it, then publishing it when it’s time to let it go. In fact, I’ve written about this issue HERE and...

The Curse of the Natural

If you want to write a book but hesitate because you don’t consider yourself a gifted writer, you may be suffering under The Curse Of The Natural. You assume that if you’re not great at something straight out of the gate, you should set it aside because...