“I have never had a creative idea or an ah-ha moment sitting at my laptop.” That is what Jason Zook said on his Invisible Office Hours podcast with Paul Jarvis. Zook and Jarvis are both well-known online entrepreneurs. The laptop is key to their success. They know, however, that the way to find creative ideas…
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Tips for entrepreneurial authors.
How to Be a Writer: 3 Lessons I Learned from Jeff Cavins
I always wanted to be a writer and speaker. It took me awhile to realize how to actually become one. Now the challenge is becoming a really good one. Jeff Cavins is a writer and a speaker and he is good–really good. He is very well known among the people I write for and speak…
A Word Count Chart for NaNoWriMo
For the second year in a row, I am going to participate in National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo). I’m actually not a novelist and I don’t plan on writing a novel (this year). Last year, I finished a non-fiction manuscript for a book I was working on and this year I am going to…
Social Media Principles for Authors
I believe in establishing principles for ourselves that inspire action. Out of the principles, we can make good decisions that have positive effects. As an author I know I need principles for using social media. Otherwise, I know it will pull me away from my work. (Remember Stephen Pressfield’s observation: “The amateur tweets. The pro…
How Author Hugh Howey Uses Social Media
I listen to a lot of podcasts for authors and entrepreneurs. Every now and then I hear something so great that I have to stop the car, pull over, and write it down. It happened again a couple of days ago while listening to a Kobo Writing Life podcast interview with Hugh Howey. Hugh Howey…
