Sep 30, 2021
Do you struggle with being a perfectionist? Perfectionism is the tendency to get paralyzed by the idea that your work is never good enough. Perfectionists imagine there is a standard out there and they can never reach it. They have convinced themselves that they will be an utter failure unless they reach that...
Sep 29, 2021
One of the most helpful perspectives we can adopt as writers is understanding that we don’t have an objective view of reality.
This is hard to hear because most of us naturally believe we see things as they are. We assume we can see ourselves and everyone else clearly, as they are. We trust that our perceptions about...
Sep 28, 2021
There is a common trait among successful writers, and it has nothing to do with skill, talent, genre, or style. Instead, it has everything to do with taking responsibility for your own life choices.
Most people are passive observers of their own lives. They accept the choices that life hands to them. They assume what...
Sep 27, 2021
Have you ever sat in a coffee shop and listened to the conversations happening around you? It’s fascinating.
99% of the time, people are only talking about themselves. Almost everyone in every social situation makes a conversation about them. It is rare to hear someone who is listening empathetically to the other...
Sep 26, 2021
There are many keys to your success as a writer and author. Writing a great book is an important part of it, but there are other important things as well. One of those components is book marketing, which can seem like an intimidating and mysterious part of your business as a writer.
While there can definitely be a lot...