Friday! Here’s to hoping you have a few relaxing days ahead. Reads to check out this weekend: If you’re self-publishing a book, give a look at Sean Ogle’s ideas for how to increase Kindle sales on Amazon. Thought-provoking description of “thin places” in The New York Times‘ travel section. The passionate Amber Rae included an […]
Happy Friday! Make Your Own Luck, my social media course, is one week in — what a great group! Several folks have already asked when I’ll offer the course again; if it continues to go this well, the answer is SOON! If you want to receive an email when it becomes available, add yourself to […]
I’m back from Nicaragua and reuniting with my Google Reader! Here are a few links to start the weekend: While I was gone, Tom Ewer shared a really cool list: 100 blogs that will help you leave your work behind (including The Traveling Writer!). Hopped on the Pinterest train? Over at Copyblogger, Beth Hayden shares […]
So many of you are trying to figure out how to make a living doing what you love — and you often want writing to be a significant part of that — that I’ve compiled SIX BIG IDEAS to help. These ideas are inspiring and informative and will kick your butt into gear. If you’re […]
February is here already?! Start the month with these links: Smart book-publication approach: author David Kazzie shares how giving his book away for free helped generate sales. If you enjoyed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, you’ll like this work by artist Joana Ricou, a friend I met at an artist’s residency. It’s HeLa-inspired! Over […]
Four years ago, a few writer friends and I got together in Houston for a Modern Love brunch. All avid readers of The New York Times column, we vowed to each write our own essay and share them aloud. A Modern Love critique group. I only wrote half my piece. But over the next few […]
Happy weekend! Here are a few links to get you thinking: Enjoyed this post from my Brazen colleague Whitney Parker, who shares her fashion consulting experience with CakeStyle. I, too, am not a shopper — Might have to give this a try! Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn has re-released her Author 2.0 blueprint, a […]
Friday has arrived! Smart reads for your weekend: Must-read article for writers in Forbes: author Michael Ellsberg shares tips for book promotion based on his personal experience. If you’re considering working for yourself, entrepreneur Thursday Bram suggests taking time to establish your title — Should you call yourself a freelancer? Independent contractor? Consultant? Great glossary. […]
It is NOT a pipe dream, the idea of making a living as a writer. Lots of people do it successfully. But here’s the secret: you have to be more than a writer. You have to be an expert on a topic or a creator or an entrepreneur or a salesman — or maybe a […]
This post from Seth Godin about the first thing you do when you sit down at the computer really made me think. He writes: …the first thing you do should be to lay tracks to accomplish your goals, not to hear how others have reacted/responded/insisted to what happened yesterday. He’s right about my habits: usually […]