by AnnSheybani | Nov 28, 2016 | Life
Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future day in, day out, not just for the week, or the month, but for years, and working really hard to make that future a... by AnnSheybani | Nov 28, 2016 | Life
Do you give up at the first sign of trouble? Are you thrown by even the tiniest bump in the road? So, I was ice climbing in New Hampshire a while back. If you’ve never ice climbed before, picture a group of 10 or so men and women in puffy jackets, plastic helmets,... by AnnSheybani | Nov 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wrong, on so very many levels. by AnnSheybani | Nov 14, 2016 | publishing, Writing, writing lessons
If, after writing your no-doubt best-selling book, you want to go the traditional publishing route, you’ll need to hire an agent to represent you. Manuscripts sent directly to a publisher are called unsolicited submissions. They’re usually thrown away; unceremoniously... by AnnSheybani | Nov 6, 2016 | Reading
I’m loving this book right now. (Just between you and me, if I were editing the thing, I’d start off with a much more powerful story–the guy, Chris Voss, has so damn many of them–than the one chosen to launch the reader into the world of...
