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Archives for February 2018

Will my book still sell a decade from now?

By Jared Dees

In Zero to One Peter Thiel asks a really valuable question for entrepreneurs to ask about their businesses: Will this business still be around a decade from now? The corollary question an author must ask is: Will this book still be in print a decade from now? Will this book still sell a decade from…

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February 18, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing

The Ten Person Test: How to Get Feedback on Your Book

By Jared Dees

The other day someone asked me how they could get published. That’s a big question! There are so many different ways to get published today. Further into the conversation she asked, “So, should I get an agent?” That’s getting ahead of herself. Before you get an agent or an editor, get feedback on your writing….

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February 17, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing, Playbook

You Choose Your Reaction

By Jared Dees

Yesterday was the longest day of travel I’ve ever had. After a foggy morning drive to Midway airport, I received a notification that my flight had been delayed by more than three hours. By the time I got to the desk to change my connecting flight, every flight out of Chicago had been cancelled. Some…

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February 16, 2018 Filed Under: On Spirituality

The Lent Trap

By Jared Dees

I almost didn’t buy flowers for my wife on Valentine’s Day. Since it was also Ash Wednesday, we decided to defer the celebration of Valentine’s Day until the following Sunday. That way, we could focus on the fasting required on Ash Wednesday. I spent most of the day thinking about what I was doing for…

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February 15, 2018 Filed Under: On Spirituality

Ash Wednesday and Memento Mori

By Jared Dees

Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return. With the rise in popularity of Stoicismย (mostly thanks to Ryan Holiday) among many people today, so too has come the increase in awareness of the Latin phrase memento mori, which means “remember your death.” The phrase has seen a resurgence among Catholics today, too. Sr….

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February 14, 2018 Filed Under: On Spirituality

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