I get the occasional irate email from those who don’t appreciate the way I greet them in my newsletters. I mean, some folks get incensed. Case in point: Ann, I…
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That’s the question all of us writers ask, not just my clients. And there’s a short and sweet answer–when you’ve done everything you can do, everything you can think of…
Once upon a time (actually, in 2014), Naval Admiral William H. McRaven gave the University of Texas Austin commencement address. It was a twenty-minute speech that outlined ten principles he’d…
Years ago, I had the privilege of working with the author Anne Batterson at East Hill Writers’ Workshop. She and I were part of a trio of writers (no one’s…
A blast from the past. Someone I was talking to this past week reminded me of this story, so I thought I’d bring it back. We have a dog named…
I think about my arch nemesis–efficiency–a lot when I’m on a mountain. Day in and day out, carrying one load up to a higher camp, going back down for another….
I got to thinking about this bike rack I refused to buy because it looked like way too much bother. Anything that requires me to read a user’s manual, well,…
Here’s a question I got in response to a short survey I issued in preparation for my free masterclass. (You want to know what your audience wants? Ask them.) Now,…
Walt and I flew to the highlands of Scotland for a long weekend. (Not a big deal if you live in Ireland, by the way, so don’t be too impressed.)…
A while back, one of my friends questioned my penchant for voluntarily placing myself in situations where I could get hurt, for “manufacturing fear”. The world provides enough danger already,…
