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Why I’m revising a book I already wrote (and what it taught me about the writing game)
Eleven years ago, I published How to Eat the Elephant: Build Your Book in Bite-Sized Steps. It was solid advice that helped hundreds of writers complete their manuscripts. But here's the thing about the writing and publishing world: it doesn't stand still while you're...
From bulletin boards to Bloomberg
Back in the day, I ran a local writers' workshop with a couple of fabulous partners. We started this business on something of a lark. The three of us had spoken to a friend's college classroom about the benefits of starting or joining a writing group after graduation...
In defense of the mundane
I recently put together an anthology about single pieces of advice that changed people's lives—real stories from real people about those small inflection points that shift everything. When it came time to promote the book, I asked the contributing authors to share the...
Process: a four-letter word
A few years back, I joined a money-mindset program because I recognized that my relationship with earning had been clouded by my past—my parents' attitudes, early financial mistakes, my deep-seated fear of loss and making even bigger mistakes. The course was genuinely...
READING
Why I’m revising a book I already wrote (and what it taught me about the writing game)
Eleven years ago, I published How to Eat the Elephant: Build Your Book in Bite-Sized Steps. It was solid advice that helped hundreds of writers complete their manuscripts. But here's the thing about the writing and publishing world: it doesn't stand still while you're...
From bulletin boards to Bloomberg
Back in the day, I ran a local writers' workshop with a couple of fabulous partners. We started this business on something of a lark. The three of us had spoken to a friend's college classroom about the benefits of starting or joining a writing group after graduation...
If you don’t know me, this will sum me up
Several years back, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Denise Brown for a column she writes in the North Star Monthly, a New Hampshire publication. I thought I might share an excerpt of it with you here. It’ll give you some of my philosophy and background,...
Haters are going to hate
I was 26 the first time I realized that what people thought about me had more to do with them than with who I was/am as a person. Such an epiphany should have freed me; unfortunately, it didn't. When I’d first moved to Iran, I wanted two things more than...
LIFE
In defense of the mundane
I recently put together an anthology about single pieces of advice that changed people's lives—real stories from real people about those small inflection points that shift everything. When it came time to promote the book, I asked the contributing authors to share the...
If you don’t know me, this will sum me up
Several years back, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Denise Brown for a column she writes in the North Star Monthly, a New Hampshire publication. I thought I might share an excerpt of it with you here. It’ll give you some of my philosophy and background,...
Let’s discuss my feet
I'm guessing you're here because you're interested in writing and/or publishing books. Bear with me for a moment while I seemingly deviate from the topic... Every once in a while, Walt gets it in his head that we need to climb another mountain. So, one week not so...
Haters are going to hate
I was 26 the first time I realized that what people thought about me had more to do with them than with who I was/am as a person. Such an epiphany should have freed me; unfortunately, it didn't. When I’d first moved to Iran, I wanted two things more than...
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