As I write about my journey as a writer, I find myself referring to nonfiction with and without a hyphen. I must have grown up hyphenating non-fiction, but I see it presented both ways. Here are a few ways to find a definitive answer to whether there should be a hyphen in nonfiction: Does Amazon…
Archives for January 2018
The Two Paths to Success According to Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio writes in his book Principles: “There are two paths to success: 1) to have what you need yourself or 2) to get it from others.” (page 179) The first path means that you have a good mental map, which you have either learned or received as a blessing of exceptionally large common sense….
How I Plan to Read 50+ Books This Year
The most common advice from authors for other authors about being successful is: “Read a lot, write a lot.” I’ve always believed this but I didn’t put it into practice until recently. Last year I read more books in one year than the previous three years combined. This year I set my 2018 Reading Challenge…
Maker's Schedule, Marketer's Schedule, and Manager's Schedule: How Creative to Organize Your Day as a Writer
One of Y-Combinator founder Paul Graham’s most popular essays for startup founders is “Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule.” The basic premise is that tech startup founders, who have typically come from programming backgrounds, have to make a mental shift from a maker’s schedule to a manager’s schedule where more time is spent in meetings. At some…
For the Love of the Game
We watched a lot of football this weekend. Even when we weren’t watching football, we were watching football when We Are Marshall came on TV on Sunday morning after church. One consistent theme seemed to continue to pop up in the stories we heard and the successful teams we watched. It was articulated best by…
